She said from door knocks and meet-and-greets hot topics were a community pool, cost-of-living and climate change.

"Instead of subsidising fossil fuels, we should instead support solar power and batteries on houses, rentals, business and school, which would bring down power prices across the board, as well as emissions," Deb said.

"There are a range of solutions to cost of living, such as cracking down on the supermarket duopoly, stemming their anti-competitive practices."

In August, Voices for Monash (V4M) announced Deb as their candidate after she picked up 10.98 per cent of the vote at the last federal election.

Deb said independent candidates were able to attract "far more government funding", citing the success of independent Helen Haines securing "tens of millions of dollars in federal funding for roads and pothole fixes in her electorate".

Deb said top of her priority list would be a Phillip Island pool, better roads and improved mental health services.

"I know how important an aquatic centre is to our community and will advocate for funding to get it built.

"Resident feedback will directly influence my policies," she added, encouraging locals to fill out a survey on her website to highlight key issues.

With a date yet to be confirmed for the upcoming election, Deb said it could be as early as March 2025, or be held in May.

Details: debleonard4monash.com.au/monash