KURRAJONG

Your Traffic light Voting Guide to elect five members for the Electorate of Kurrajong will be available after September 25th. You can print the guide at home and take it to the polling booth to help steer your choices as you fill in the ballot paper. Alternatively you can access our advice on your mobile phone.

The team at Vote Climate One encourages all candidates to support the 3Rs and the Climate Rescue Accord to underpin any decisions in the ACT Assembly relating to action on the climate emergency.

If you have any information which may inform our candidate assessments please use our contact form at the bottom of this page or phone Rob on 0427 580803

Here is a mock-up of a Traffic Light Voting Guide for Murrumbidgee. The actual Kurrajong guide will be available on your electorate page for printing or viewing following the ballot draw on September 25th. In the meantime scroll down this page and check out the greenlight candidate profiles.

Green Light Candidates

Candidates who have committed to supporting the 3Rs and the Climate Rescue Accord are on the top of our list as exceptional Green Light Candidates.

Shane Rattenbury (Greens)

I’ve lived in Canberra for over thirty years, and currently I’m a proud resident of the Inner North. I’m a keen runner and triathlete, having competed in events around the world including the Ironman World Championship held in Hawaii. I’m a big fan of 80s pub rock and Aussie hip hop, as well as photography, but my greatest interest is in making the world a better place.

I became an environmental advocate at a young age, inspired by campaigns to prevent ozone depletion, protect Antarctica and stop logging of native forests. I joined the Greens while studying at the ANU, graduating with a Bachelor of Economics and Law. Since then I’ve worked in various public service positions, as the International Political director of Greenpeace, and now as your MLA for Kurrajong and Greens leader.

It’s been an honour to serve you as your representative for so many years, as well as Speaker, Attorney-General, and other Ministerial roles. In 2020, we made history here in the ACT by electing 6 Greens MLAs to the assembly. Since then, we’ve shown that pressure works, securing nation-leading reforms in renters’ rights, climate, and justice.

But there’s still so much more to do. That’s why me and my team of Greens candidates are asking for your vote in the 2024 ACT election. We have the experience, drive, and policy to ensure that Canberra keeps our record as the most progressive city in Australia. Join me and my campaign team to make it happen.

Rebecca Vassarotti(Greens)

I’ve been one of your Greens MLAs for Kurrajong since 2020. And I am excited to again be one of your Lead Candidates for the 2024 Legislative Assembly election

I was born in the heart of Canberra at the old Canberra Hospital, and spent my childhood raised on the other side of O’Connor Ridge in Belconnen. For the last 11 years I have called Dickson my home, where I live with my partner and have raised our three children and our spoodle.

After graduating ANU with a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Environmental Law I entered the public service, where I worked in urban services, environment, and finally the Bushfire Recovery Taskforce after the devastating fires in 2003. Prior to being elected as one of your two Greens MLAs for Kurrajong in 2020, I worked extensively in the community centre, including with ACOSS, CHC, the Racing and Gambling Commission, and 10 years as CEO of YWCA Canberra. My career has helped foster a deep passion for the environment and improving human services, and spurred me to join the Greens in order to contribute to a different kind of politics, one where people and planet are placed above profit.

We’ve achieved so much in the last few years in Canberra. But in the midst of a growing Inequality crisis, now more than ever we need to invest in our public services to lift Canberrans out of poverty. In the face of a warming planet and an El Nino Summer, and with the memories of Black Summer in 2020 still fresh in our minds, we need immediate action to protect our natural environment from the threats of Climate Change.

Together we made history in the last election, beating the Canberra Liberals for a second seat in Kurrajong by only 407 votes. In the years since, me and my ACT Greens colleagues have shown in the Assembly that pressure works, and that the ACT Greens are the best positioned to deliver progressive outcomes in our community. Join me on the campaign trail to keep making Canberra the fairer city we deserve.