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In the meantime, you can scroll down this page to check out the Green Light Candidate profiles in your electorate.

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Green Light Candidates

Andrew Stimson (Greens)

I’m a high school teacher with a background in both education and business. I’m active in local community groups, Community Alliance (GC) and Wildlife QLD (GC & Hinterland). Through my work teaching, I know first-hand how public schools are struggling due to lack of funding and how tough it is out in our community.
 
Our government needs to lead on global warming. The climate challenges the Gold Coast, and the rest of the state, faces are great. Experts are telling us we must act quickly – much more quickly that those with vested interests would like. The scientific evidence is now very clear that unless we move to 100% clean energy by 2030 and cut carbon pollution to zero by 2050, our state will be hit by more climate-related disasters like floods, cyclones, droughts and heatwaves. It’s now past time our state declared a climate emergency and puts a stop to any new coal and gas mine approvals. 
 
As a result of lack of focus in the things that matter – housing, transport, schools, healthcare and safety are big issues for all of us. Buying a house has become unaffordable. And many are finding rents are also unaffordable. Many local roads are near gridlock at times as public transport goes under-funded.

I know first-hand how public schools may struggle as more money per student ends up in the private system. Hospitals and GP surgeries may at times be overrun and turn away sick patients. Crime is always a concern – it cannot help that children may not see their parents because they are working multiple jobs just to pay the rent. 

We can start to address these issues right now by electing people who will fight for you, not vested interests.
 
The Greens will take on the big corporations that are ripping off Queenslanders. We’ll make them pay their fair share and use that money to build 100,000 public homes, fully fund schools, provide free childcare, hospitals and essential services.

We’ll take real action on the cost-of-living crisis. We’ll freeze rents and cap increases and make groceries cheaper by breaking up the duopoly power of Coles and Woolies and stopping price gouging for essentials. We’ll cut power bills with 100% publicly owned renewable energy. 

As your Greens representative, I will work tirelessly to ensure everyone in Theodore gets the opportunities to have a good life and no one is left behind.

Will you join me?