Feliciity had no hesitation in answering our five foundational questions in the affirmative. Voters can be confident in her Green light status and her suitability as a representitive of Brighton in the Victorian parliament.
Climate
Port Phillip Bay
- Increase investment into quality of water entering the bay
- zero sewerage outflows
- remediation of stormwater treatment and drains, including the Elwood Canal
- Single oversight body
- Develop long-term strategy for the health of the Bay
- An integrated approach to beach and cliff erosion
- Renewal of existing public infrastructure to increase Bay use
- Introduce more “sea bins” in the bay to collect debris
Accessible clean energy for homes and businesses
- Support the solar panel and battery scheme
- Revisit feed-in tariffs
- Accessible EVs and charging networks (no public charging station in Brighton electorate)
- Support for transition to heat pump appliances
- Amend the Planning Scheme to reduce carbon emissions:
- no more new gas connections
- capture more stormwater on site
- increase tree canopy
- mandatory EV charging stations
- improve overall energy ratings etc
Improving our climate
- Develop a Climate Charter
- Develop a statement of compatibility for all new legislation and key funding decisions against the Charter
- Include specific targets for key planks such the Planning Scheme, logging, transport and air quality, new gas exploration sites
- Advocate for a 60% emission reduction target by 2030 (based on 2005 levels)
- Stop all native forest logging immediately
- deploy the $21.2M taxpayer subsidy into transitioning the loggers into full time fire management/ prevention/ planning and forest regeneration
- Mandate underground power lines in all new developments where there is a high fire risk
- Increase investment in active transport (bikes, walking)
Lead the transition away from fossil fuels and high energy costs
- Encourage education, research and innovation
- Victoria to be the Silicon Valley of renewable energy technology, including EVs
- No new fossil fuel projects in Victoria
- Transition plans for Victorian communities reliant on coal and gas (no coal and reduced gas reliance)
- Advocate for 90% renewable energy by 2030
- Incentivise landlords to install renewable energy infrastructure
- Immediately stop the Twelve Apostles gas exploration project