She is running second on the Group D ticket for Country Labor. 

In her professional life, Ms Noveska has worked locally as an employment relations consultant, trade union legal officer and a lawyer in private practice.

She migrated to Australia from Macedonia as a three-year-old and spent her early years in Sydney, before moving to Queanbeyan with her husband for work. 

During her decade or so in Queanbeyan she has volunteered for numerous community organisations.

She is currently P&C president at her daughter’s school, secretary of the Queanbeyan Macedonian Dancing Group and a board member of Treehouse-Queanbeyan Children’s Special Needs Group.

If elected, the Country Labor candidate wants to see council regain its focus. 

“In recent years QPRC has forgotten about its core purpose – to serve its community,” she said. 

“On council I want to make sure that it continues to deliver council services effectively – right across the new council region - from Braidwood to Burra.”

Ms Noveska echoed the priorities of many other candidates on the Group D ticket, namely job creation and capping rates. 

“Country Labor wants to make sure that council rates and increases are set, so that local families have certainty when pay their bills,” she said. 

What compelled her to stand for local government was a long period without a platform to pursue local community issues due to the amalgamation.

“The council was sacked by the state government and an unelected administrator was appointed - making decisions without community,” she said.

“This is not how local democracy is best served. Country Labor believes in local representation and will fight to ensure that our community gets it say back.”