Donna Buxton lives in Charlton in regional Victoria, where she works as an allied health professional and owns a small business. A former primary school teacher, Donna has spent much of her working life supporting children, families and communities across regional Victoria.

Born and raised in Traralgon, Donna first went to university as a mature-age student while raising her children, completing a business degree before postgraduate studies in education and becoming a primary school teacher. Years later, she returned to university to retrain in allied health and now works with children and adults in rural communities.

Through her work in education and health and her lived experience of disability, Donna understands the importance of accessible health, disability and community services. She has seen firsthand the challenges regional Victorians face accessing essential services and the pressures on families and small businesses when rural communities are overlooked.

Donna is particularly concerned about the cost of living, access to health and essential services, Victoria’s growing debt and the impact of government policy on farmers and regional communities. She believes farmers and landholders deserve a genuine voice when major infrastructure projects affect productive farmland, livelihoods and communities.

As a mother of three adult sons, family and the future we create for the next generation are important to her.

Donna believes regional communities deserve representatives who listen, understand life outside Melbourne and speak up when government decisions are not working for them.

She is standing as One Nation’s candidate for Ripon to give regional Victorians a stronger voice in Parliament and practical, common-sense representation focused on the issues affecting everyday people.

For Donna, standing for Parliament is about stepping forward, having a voice and helping create a better future for regional Victorians.