The Green Party is promoting “abundant affordable housing'' in Melbourne as a central policy in its City Hall election campaign.
A “fairer, greener Melbourne” is the message the Green Party is urging Melburnians to support as the party pivots to delivering much-needed affordable housing in the city. I promise to do my best.
Launching its campaign in Carlton on August 18, the Green Party's 2024 Melbourne bid will feature mayoral and deputy mayoral candidates Roxanne Ingleton, a North Melbourne resident, and Marley, a mental health peer support worker who lives in the CBD. It will be led by MacRae McLeod.
Melbourne's electoral gerrymandering gives businesses two votes for every one residents vote, making it nearly impossible for a Green Party mayor to be elected, although the party has historically held two people in city hall. of members of Congress have donated.
As CBD News previously reported, the first and second places on the Green Party parliamentary ticket will be held by incumbent Cr Dr Olivia Ball (pictured above) and newcomer Carl Hessian from West Melbourne. .
Incumbent Rohan Reppert, who has served three consecutive terms in the City of Melbourne over 12 years for the Green Party, has no plans to run again in the October election.
Roxanne Ingleton, a registered midwife at the Royal Women's Hospital, said at the party's campaign launch that she is running for Lord Mayor because she believes in a more “affordable, sustainable and healthy city”. said.
Having lived and worked in Melbourne for most of her life, she is passionate about building connected communities and “fighting for compassionate treatment for the most vulnerable among us.” He said he was there.
“I live in Melbourne,” Ms Ingleton said. “In my work, I interact with and care for members of local communities from all walks of life, often during the most sensitive and transformative times in their lives.”
She added that much of her work was about “advocating for fairness and equality, both in the workplace among colleagues, in the health system, and in the broader community.”
In an interview with CBD News ahead of the party's election campaign, he said housing was central to its message and it was the only team in Melbourne with plans to take action on housing. Ta.
Mr Ingleton said the Green Party would continue to increase pressure on the government because there was an opportunity for more affordable housing in urban renewal areas like Arden.
“The pandemic, recession, and ongoing cost-of-living crisis have exposed not only skyrocketing housing prices across the city, but also unreliable and precarious jobs. “I know what it means to be an essential worker who is struggling to make ends meet,” she said.
“Rent affordability and housing diversity are in a dire state. We need an abundant supply of housing, and we need to do it well. We need high-quality housing to support healthy communities. They need affordable housing, and they need services, infrastructure and green open space to keep pace with growth.”
“As Mayor, I will fight for high-quality, energy-efficient, affordable housing close to where people work. The plan I am announcing today will build a city that is more affordable and more sustainable. It’s something to build.”
The Green Party has shared exclusively with CBD News its housing policy and plans to:
Meeting and beating the Victorian Government's proposed housing targets for the City of Melbourne through urban planning strategies. Expand Homes Melbourne to build 300 new below-market rental homes for key workers on council-managed land and manage affordable private housing in the next council. contribution. A fierce advocate for inclusive zoning, including a 30 percent affordable housing mandate in urban renewal areas. Holding the state accountable for its promise of affordable housing in Arden, an obvious site for new high-density public housing. Power Melbourne 2.0 offers affordable renewable energy at scale for residents, whether they are owners or renters. We maintain the highest pensioner rate preferential policy in Victoria and the highest rate hardship policy in Victoria.
In addition to Green Party council candidates Dr Olivia Ball and Karl Hessian, third and fourth place respectively were Parkville resident and health campaigner Aaron Moon, and North Melbourne public housing resident and youth leader. Barry Beliff of the company joins us. •
