Posts filed under ‘Vote Climate’
Wills candidates Forum on Climate and Sustainability #ausvotes19 #willsvotes
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has visited the Governor General and called the Federal election for Saturday May 18. This is widely seen as a climate election, with environmental issues and addressing the climate crisis up there with health, education and taxation.
Climate Action Moreland will be holding a meet the Candidates forum at Merlynston Progress Hall on Monday April 29, 2019. Register at Eventbright or Facebook.
Wills Candidates who have signed the climate emergency declaration #ausvotes2019
Here in Moreland for the electorate of Wills some of the declared candidates have already signed the climate emergency declaration.
- Peter Khalil MP (Labor)
- Sue Bolton (Victorian Socialists)
- Christopher Miles (Animal Justice Party)
- Adam Pulford (The Greens)
Follow their details at Meet the Candidates election forums, including a Forum organised by Climate Action Moreland on Climate and Sustainability.
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Victorian Liberal Senator Scott Ryan targeted over Australian climate inaction
Inspired by Greta Thunberg climate strike in Sweden and Caroline Danaher outside Sara Henderson’s office near Geelong, Climate Action Moreland convenor John Englart started a Persistent Presence, Fridays for Future action outside Liberal Senator for Victoria Scott Ryan’s office in Moonee Ponds. Senator Ryan is a memeber of the Liberal National Party Government that has seen 5 years of climate inaction. He is currently President of the Australian Senate.
The first presence outside Senator Ryan office was during a heatwave with the maximum temperature that day reaching 45.2 degrees Celsius at Essendon Airport. Jane Morton’s book on climate emergency messaging and a leaflet on why we need to Stop Adani were left with staff in Senator Ryan’s office.
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Greens Brunswick MP Tim Read identifies climate action priority in first speech
The new Greens MP for Brunswick, Tim Read, identified climate action as one of the priority areas he wants to pursue in his first speech to the Victorian Parliament. Tim Read was elected at the November 2018 state election to join Greens colleagues Ellen Sandell (Melbourne) and Sam Hibbins (Prahran) in the Legislative Assembly.
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Vote Climate in the Victorian state election 2018
Our index page for the Victorian state election in 2018 and our campaign on climate change and climate action. Climate Action Moreland campaigns on climate issues for the state electorates of Brunswick, Pascoe Vale and Broadmeadows, and the Northern Metro Region (Upper House).
Update Note: 29 November: Brunswick count continuing with the Greens candidate Tim Read 350 votes ahead of Labor’s Cindy O’Connor. Pascoe Vale count continuing with sitting MP Labor’s Lizzie Blandthorn likely to be easily returned on preferences. Pascoe Vale was previously a safe Labor seat.
In the Upper House it is likely the Greens will be reduced from 5 MLCs to just 1 MLC (Samantha Ratnam), due to the tight preferencing of minor parties using group voting tickets. The Counting is continuing for the Legislative Council.
- Brunswick electorate – candidates, forums
- Pascoe Vale Electorate – candidates, forums
- Broadmeadows Electorate – candidates, forums
- Northern Metro region – review of party policies on climate
- Energy Minister signs Climate Emergency Declaration
- Surveying the candidates on climate action – 13 question survey
- Call to end logging in Victorian Forests by Indigenous nations #Voteforests
Call to end logging in Victorian Forests by Indigenous nations #Voteforests

Sovereign indigenous clans ifrom Taungurong, Wurundjeri and Gunai Kurnai statement on sovereignty, land and forests
Aboriginal clans and families from the Taungurong, Wurundjeri and Gunai Kurnai peoples read a statement on sovereignty, land use and forests which called for a moratorium on the logging of Victorian forests by the Victorian Government. Conservation of Victoria’s native forests raises concerns over presercving our water, a safe climate and preventing species extinction.
The statement was met with a standing ovation from the packed crowd in the Brunswick Town Hall who had come to hear and discuss the Future of Victoria’s Forests in an event organised by Brunswick Friends of the forests.
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Climate survey of Candidates in #Vicvotes #Brunswick #PascoeVale #Broadmeadows
Climate Action Moreland has conducted surveys of candidates for the Victorian State Election in November 2018 for the electorates of Brunswick, Pascoe Vale, and Broadmeadows. Candidates were emailed the survey based on the Candidate email details supplied to the Victorian Electoral Commission (VEC). Survey was sent Monday 12 November, and a reminder on Friday 16 November.
The results for each Legislative Assembly electorate are:
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Victorian Energy Minister Lily D’Ambrosio signs climate emergency declaration
The Victorian Minister for Energy signed on to the climate emergency declaration.
At the Brunswick prepoll station for the Victorian election the Energy Minister Lily D’Ambrosio was handing out How to Vote cards for Brunswick Labor Candidate Cindy O’Connor.
As Cindy has already signed the climate emergency declaration, I asked Ms D’Ambrosio if she would consider signing the declaration. After a short period considering the request, she accepted and signed the declaration.
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Deciphering climate policy for Northern Metro Legislative Council Parties in #vicvotes
Climate Action Moreland is campaigning on climate related election issues in the Moreland based seats of Brunswick, Pascoe Vale and Broadmeadows and also in the Northern Metro Region (Legislative Council). The State election is on Saturday 24 November 2018.
We have done a policy review of all party groups standing for the Northern Metro Region (Legislative Council).
Also read our detailed posts on the 3 lower house electorates:
Broadmeadows #vicvotes candidates sign on to #climateemergency
The 2018 State election date is November 24, and candidate nominations closed on 9 November. We are asking all candidates to sign the Climate Emergency Declaration.
Sheridan Tate, the Greens candidate, and Jerome Small, the Victorian Socialist candidate have both signed:
- Stephen Jolly and Jerome Small (Victorian Socialists)
- Sheridan Tate – The Greens