I am Cr Adam Guise and with your support, I’m committed to keep flying the Greens flag on Lismore council. Following in the footsteps of long serving Cr Vanessa Ekins, I am proud to continue her legacy of standing up for the community and bringing compassion and care to the chamber.

Off the back of devastating floods and budget black holes, I’ve been a voice for reason, integrity and rationality. Rather than a council acting in self-interest, I want a council who listens to the community and governs in the public interest.

Lismore council needs to involve the community in decision making to create happy, healthy and liveable communities that people are proud to be a part of. We need flood solutions which don’t involve giant levies or mega dams, at the same time we need to build housing that is ecologically sustainable, fit for purpose and genuinely affordable. We need a circular economy which makes manufacturers responsible for the waste they create, and not continue down the path of privatisation or devastating waste incinerators.

With 8 years experience on council already, and my extensive knowledge of planning and local government laws, I have the necessary skills to continue as an effective and proactive councillor. I have a Law, Arts and Teaching degree and currently work for NSW Health all of which have given me capacity to investigate, research, seek solutions for the problems we encounter to provide the best outcomes for all.

I stood alongside thousands of others at the Bentley Blockade to protect our land and water from invasive coal seam gas mining. During the height of the coal seam gas campaign, I worked with a Greens MLC as policy and legislation advisor in the NSW Parliament giving me insight into the process and procedures of state governance.

I have made Lismore my home for 25 years, with the last 10 years on the North Lismore floodplain where I have regenerated and farmed this important landscape. I am deeply invested in our community and the country on which we live.