With a sturdy gaze and kind smile, Carnarvon local Judy Bartllet knows all too well about the issues affecting the town.
"I've been broken into twice, I've had the windows smashed on my car twice, and that's kids, you know," she said.
But her brow furrows when asked about why Labor has not put forward a candidate in WA's North West Central by-election, one week from today on September 17.