I come from a northern English working class background and came to Australia at 9 years old as a “ten pound Pom”. With grandparents on both sides who were staunch Labour (UK) voters all their lives but aspirational parents who came here to better themselves, from the...

Virginia Waters, Lismore Greens Councillor  - Why I ran for Council I ran for council because I wanted to make a difference in our community at a time when there was not enough civil, strong, compassionate leadership. While there were dedicated voices such as Vanessa,...

My Journey to the Greens Ludovico Fabiano, Waverley Greens Councillor since 2021 Ludovico Fabiano is a committed community advocate and Greens Councillor on Waverley Council. Ludovico is driven by a strong belief that local government can and should play a meaningful...

Why I joined the Greens I grew up as the fourth of eight children in a very Catholic, very patriarchal family.  My family prayed a lot, attended lots of masses and some more, but discussion of politics and sex and religion were pretty non-existent Thankfully my...

Why I joined the Greens I grew up in Mosman, Sydney, the son of a rusted on Liberal-voting widow. As a kid, I spent as much of my time outdoors, exploring the local bush and taking full advantage of the standard 70’s “Don’t come back until dinner time” mentality. I...

January 2026 I've had a win recently. After attending a Planet Ark circular economy conference I began working for textile recycling on our shire. We have donation points at our charities but most of the material isn’t saleable and goes to landfill. After gaining...

My journey to the Greens Was there life before the Greens? It’s hard to imagine now, but yes there was, and not as fulfilling as life is now. I grew up with strong social justice values, staunch union member and although never a member, a traditional Labor voter. As a...

Greener and Greener This morning I went to pay my respects to old Blotchy for the first time this year. Old blotchy is a  monumental spotted gum among many! He's maybe 500 years old and 14 people arms outstretched in circumference. We both live on the lands of the...

I think I was predestined to join the Greens. My father was born in the west of Poland, then under German control, in 1915. He grew up in a small village, and told stories about going hungry, not having shoes and his family having to dig themselves out of the house...

We all want to be safe getting around our local community especially around the Leichhardt Aquatic centre when there are so many children and young people.