CLARENCE GREENS, Media Release, 19 August 2018:
Clarence Greens announce State
candidate
The Clarence Greens have
endorsed Dr Greg Clancy – a Greens councillor on Clarence Valley Council – as
the Greens candidate for Clarence in next year’s State election.
His announcement as candidate
follows a preselection ballot of Greens members from across the electorate
contested by Greg and Will Elrick of Woombah.
Dr Clancy stated that he
was very humbled to be selected and thanked the membership for placing their
trust in him.
‘I look forward to
working on the campaign with Will and the other members of the Greens to raise
the important issues,’ he said.
‘There are many issues
that should be the focus of the campaign,’ he said.
‘These include
supporting public services such as TAFE, hospitals and national park management
and retaining staff in the valley to deliver regional services. I am also keen
to promote the need for a new high school in the lower Clarence.
‘Of course, protecting
the environment is a key concern, as so much of our local economy relies on a
healthy environment,’ he said.
‘There needs to be
better oversight of native forest management, improved funding for national
parks, improved incentives for sustainable agriculture and a reversal of the
weakened land clearing laws. I will be continuing to oppose gas mining and the
proposed cobalt, antimony and gold mines in our catchments. A key statewide
issue is action to ban single-use plastics.’
‘I am looking forward to
promoting the four pillars of the Greens at the local level. They are
ecological sustainability, peace and non-violence, grassroots democracy and
social justice.
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The
Daily Examiner,
10 May 2018:
TRENT Gilbert has been endorsed as the Country Labor candidate for
Clarence in the 2019 state election and will once again run against sitting
member National's MP, Chris Gulaptis.
Mr Gilbert stood for
Labor in the 2015 election and gained an impressive 22.2% swing.
"I took it up to
Chris Gulaptis in 2015 and will use that experience to campaign hard again,” Mr
Gilbert said.
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Meet Alan Carr, Your
Nationals Candidate for Lismore
A qualified carpenter, a
university graduate with degrees in communications and economics, and now a
local macadamia grower, Austin will use his broad experience to advocate for
everyone.
Austin was raised and
educated in Northern NSW so understands the unique nature of our community and
is committed to protecting our way of life.
As the father of
three young kids, Austin knows the importance of good local schools, keeping
crime under control and how important it is for our kids to have the
opportunity to realise their dreams at home.
As a farmer, Austin
is committed to practical environmentalism — real action to make our local
environment more livable and sustainable.
As someone who hasn’t
been a long time member of a political party, a political or union staff
member, he brings a new approach to politics and a fresh face ready for
our future.
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Echo
News, 13 June
2018:
HIGH profile public
interest lawyer Sue Higginson is set to be announced today as the NSW Greens
candidate for the seat of Lismore.
The announcement sets
the stage for a compelling state election contest next year with two
heavyweight contenders, in the form of Labor veteran Janelle Saffin and now Ms
Higginson - to pit themselves against Nationals newcomer Austin Curtin.
A well known figure in
Lismore, Ms Higginson was the solicitor for the Northern Rivers branch of the
Environmental Defender's Office for several years and was instrumental in
setting its local office up in 2006.
She is also a dry land
rice farmer on the Richmond flood plain who raised her family in the region,
and has garnered respect across the political divide for her principled legal
work.
From 2012 she commuted
to Sydney to take up the chief solicitor role with the EDO before becoming the
organisation's CEO in 2015, until stepping down last November to become a
member of the Greens, and seek pre-selection for the seat of Lismore.
Speaking to The Northern
Star this morning, Ms Higginson said going into politics was a "very
natural” progression after years of working to protect for the interests of
regional communities via law reform.
She said a
Parliamentarian's role was twofold - to be an advocate for the community, and
to make new laws for the state - and said she was an "expert” on the
complexities of the latter.
"I'm no stranger to
Macquarie St,” she said.
"I've spent many
long hours advising members of Parliament across the board.
"I feel that I am
absolutely the most qualified candidate for Lismore.”
She has also lived in
the Lismore region since her teens and has a grass roots activist past, having
participated in anti-logging protests in the early 1990s before going on to
become lawyer.
On the seat of Lismore,
she said: "I strongly believe it’s time for a change here”.
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