You deserve a council that advocates for the inclusion of all voices. Young people are underrepresented at all levels of government, despite being the future leaders of the Hawkesbury.
Young people have continuously highlighted a lack of mental health support, activities, employment opportunities, social isolation and inadequate transport as points of concern.
On Council, we will:
- Create a youth consultation and participation strategy,
- Create a Youth Council that will afford young residents the opportunity to directly influence the decisions that impact you, ensuring future generations inherit a Hawkesbury built for your future.
- Put intergenerational equity at the heart of our decision making,
- Include young people on all Council committees.
- Create dedicated youth spaces to provide young people with safe places to socialise, organise activities and congregate.
OUR PLANS AND PRIORITIES
My Journey to the Greens – Liz Atkins, Inner West Greens Councillor
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...
Why I Ran for Council – Virginia Waters
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
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...
My Journey to the Greens – Diedre Stuart
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...
My Journey to the Greens – Simon Chate
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 – Nola Firth
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 – Arthur Bain
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...
My Journey to the Greens – January 2026
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...
Why I joined the Greens – December 2025
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...
Support pedestrian safety for Glover and Mary Streets
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.