The Greens hope to continue their march into Melbourne's inner city and score an upset win in Melbourne Ports, a seat held by Labor by for more than half a century.
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But to win, the party's candidate, 30-year-old Steph Hodgins-May, would have to drastically increase the party's primary vote from 20 per cent and leap-frog Labor into second position, securing a favourable preference flow in a two-party battle with the Liberals.
It is a big ask.
Major party strategists are well aware of the growing tide of inner city Greens voters, many who do not necessarily hail from Labor backgrounds.
At last year's state election the party's Sam Hibbins seized Prahran from the Liberals, and until the coup against Tony Abbott the party had a shot at winning the once blue-ribbon seat of Higgins.
Melbourne Ports was first won by Labor in 1906 and has never been won by the Liberals – incumbent Michael Danby won it in 1998 and sits on a 3.6 per cent margin.
It is the wealthiest seat held by a Labor MP in Australia and includes affluent Albert Park and Middle Park, as well as Caulfield, Port Melbourne and St. Kilda. And, the population has a turnover rate of about 35 per cent every three years with many young people moving into the area to either study or work in the city.
The story appears similar to other inner city seats the Greens have their eye on: Higgins, Batman and Wills.
But unlike those seats the party's vote has remained between 14-20 per cent of the past four federal elections, elsewhere the party has significantly increased its primary.
Major party strategists still view the marginal seat as a traditional battle between Labor and Liberal, with the ALP winning the two-party vote on the back of Greens preferences.
The ALP is confident it will retain the seat and is less worried about Liberals leaking votes to the Greens, believing the conservatives in the seat are more loyal.
Despite all these factors the Greens believe they can win Melbourne Ports, and if they cannot do it this election then they will be in a strong position three years later to mount a major challenge.
That is the mantra of Ms Hodgins-May. She entered politics after the federal government began to unwind the commitments Australia had made on international development, including contributions to aid and climate change.
Ms Hodgins-May, who spent time as a property lawyer, had worked for Australia's mission to the UN when the country was lobbying for a spot on the Security Council.
Her first major life-changing moment was triggered by tragedy. Her mother Vivien was caught in the 2009 tsunami that devastated Samoa. Travelling with a teaching friend to the islands on the recommendation of her daughter, Ms Hodgins was killed.
The death of her mother and the impact on the poor island nation made Ms Hodgins-May rethink her life as corporate property lawyer and she drifted into studying international development and work at the UN.
Mr Danby has a strong personal brand in the Jewish community within the electorate and he believes that Labor's stance on marriage equality, renewable energy and a funding public transport will resonate with voters.
He says despite the coup against Mr Abbott voters will quickly realise that Malcolm Turnbull is not tinkering with these issues, which are critical in the electorate.
The Liberal party have yet to preselect a candidate. Up until last week many in the party believed a good result in Victoria was to hold its seat.
