THE Greens made their mark in Ballarat on Saturday when candidate Stephanie Hodgins-May launched her pre-election campaign.
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Ms Hodgins-May chose to hold the launch at M.A.D.E because it was in key with the Greens' democratic reform policies.
“We want truth in political advertising, tougher regulation on lobbyists, fixed parliamentary terms of three years and a National Integrity and Anti-Corruption Commission,” Ms Hodgins-May said.
“From a young age I was privy to the injustices in the world.
“There are hundreds of homeless in Ballarat, and one of my key goals will be to eliminate this.”
Ms Hodgins said the Greens have a costed plan to make Ballarat a 100 per cent renewable energy user by 2030.
“The technology is there and we just need the political will to make it a reality,” she said.
Victorian Trades Hall Council president Colin Long and Victorian Greens leader Greg Barber attended the launch to support by Ms Hodgins-May
Mr Long – a Greens party member of 15 years – said that he chose to back Ms Hodgins-May because of her party’s Industrial relations policies and the job growth attributed to renewable energy policies.
“The NTEU will be spending $1 million to fund a campaign against federal governmentt cuts to tertiary education and to try and stop Abbott getting control of the senate.”