I still reside in the electorate where I cast my first vote as an eighteen-year-old and I recall voting for Greens candidate Susie Russell here during those early adult years.

It became obvious that cycling was the best and most convenient way to travel in cities when I bought a second hand bike at the age of 17 in my 2nd year at Aberdeen University.
Other people thought so too. When I moved to Edinburgh, cyclists were starting to lobby for a cycle route across the Meadows from the south to the central area. The Lothian Cycle Campaign – Spokes – was born and continues to this day. Notable successes included the Meadows cycleway, disused railway lines converted into a network of traffic-free cycle routes across the city, maps of the most suitable routes, contra-flow bike lanes, cycle rallies, rides including the annual Edinburgh to St Andrews ride and increasing numbers of cyclists counted passing through key intersections. I was treasurer of Spokes for over 10 years until I moved to a small town in NSW, named after Armadale on the Isle of Skye.

Early Community Involvement A long time ago, around Y2K, I was pursuing a PhD at the University of New South Wales while also throwing myself into a wide range of community and outdoor activities. I was involved in the bushwalking club, the Pigweed food...

Ryan Brook - Greens Councillor on Tamworth Council   I was a slow start within the Greens, but I'm making up that time now. I originally joined back in 2017, wanting to support the party I saw with both the policy platform and the actions in parliament that...