A Liberal Party Senate candidate called at Warnertown, near Port Pirie, to speak to party faithful.
Kerrynne Liddle, a former corporate executive and journalist, of Adelaide, is third on the party's ticket for the federal election on May 21.
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If elected, she will be the first Aboriginal woman senator from South Australia.
In a tour of the Upper Spencer Gulf, Ms Liddle attended the annual general meeting of the Southern Flinders branch of the party at the Flinders Rest Hotel on Wednesday.
Both she and federal Grey MP Rowan Ramsey addressed the members.
Mother-of-two Ms Liddle says she was raised in Alice Springs and "went from a jillaroo to a journo".
Seizing educational opportunities, she attended university as an adult student to take a Bachelor of Arts and a Masters of Business Administration.
She worked for energy giant Santos in employment and training for Aboriginal participation and did similar work for a company called Voyages at the Ayers Rock Resort.
At Voyages, she was responsible for 400 Aboriginal tourism workers.
She also worked for the Aboriginal Legal Rights Movement and in small business and aged care.
"Now I am on the campaign trail," she said.
"I have had political ambitions for a long time, but I wanted to wait until my two children were adults.
"My intentions are completely about South Australians and to improve their lives.
"I hope they will see that I would be a good chance to back."
Greg Mayfield
As editor, I am responsible for 11 mastheads around the state. I have more than 45 years' experience in newspapers and digital platforms. I am lucky to have an enthusiastic and dedicated team of journalists working with me.
As editor, I am responsible for 11 mastheads around the state. I have more than 45 years' experience in newspapers and digital platforms. I am lucky to have an enthusiastic and dedicated team of journalists working with me.
