GREEN LIGHT CANDIDATES

Francine Wigg

Sue Etheridge

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You can learn about how to effectively use Traffic Light Voting Guides for the upcoming Federal election by following this link to our video and familiarising yourself with its instructions:

Here’s how you can make climate a compelling issue locally.

Hand out Traffic Light A5 How to Vote cards at polling booths. Phone or text 0427 580 803 to arrange for print ready artwork tailored for your electorate.

This is particularly effective to help add extra reach to Green Light independent campaigns and draw in swinging voters. Vote Climate One’s assessment of candidates has the elevated status of being fiercely independent.

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Green Light Candidates

Francine Wigg (Independent)

Francine is part of the Community Independents Project

I’ve called the Fairfax electorate home for 20 years, when I moved from Brisbane to join my husband, who has lived here for nearly 40 years. Together, we run our family’s long-established air conditioning business, and we’re raising our 10-year-old twins right here on the Sunshine Coast.

This community is everything to us – it’s where we work, live, volunteer, and build lifelong connections.

My professional background spans small business, law, education, and community service, giving me a broad perspective on the challenges and opportunities we face here in Fairfax. I hold a Bachelor of Laws and an Associate Degree in Business from the University of the Sunshine Coast.

Running a business and navigating complex legal issues has equipped me with the resilience, discipline, and problem-solving skills needed to tackle tough challenges and deliver real results.

I believe deeply in contributing to the community you live in and leading by example. Over the years, I’ve volunteered extensively with our local schools, community groups, and sports clubs. 

Community connection is at the heart of everything I do. I’ve spent 5 years serving on the School Board at my children’s primary school, including 4 years as Chair, where I supported governance, strategic initiatives, and community-building activities. I’m passionate about creating environments where people can come together and thrive.

I am heavily engaged with my kid’s youth theatre productions, helping bring stories to life and supporting the next generation of performers. My husband and I are also proud to be actively involved in our local Football Club – coaching teams, refereeing games, organizing events, and, of course, cooking plenty of sausages at the weekend BBQs.

For me, community is about showing up, pitching in, and helping create the kind of place we’re all proud to call home.

Why am I stepping up now?

Like so many of you, I feel a sense of despair when I look at the current state of politics. Fairfax has been a safe seat for far too long, and that means our voices are being ignored.

Instead of addressing real issues like housing affordability, cost of living, transport, education, small business and climate action, our current representative is promoting policies that don’t solve the urgent problems we face.

I want to change that. I’m here to represent you – not a political party.

I’ll listen to our community, work hard to bring your concerns to Canberra, and fight for the real solutions we need to build a better future for Fairfax.

This beautiful part of the world deserves so much more, and together, I know we can make a difference.

I’d love to hear from you, so please reach out, get involved, and join this movement for change.

Sue Etheridge (Greens)

If you’re worried about the cost of living, housing or climate crisis, you’re not alone.

In a wealthy country like ours, everyone should be able to afford the basics: a home, food, and access to world class healthcare and education. 

Right now, you’re paying too much while 1 in 3 big corporations pay no tax.

Instead of working for you, the two major parties take millions in donations from big corporations. They donate because it gets them results. The Greens don’t take donations from billionaires and big corporations. We can’t be bought. 

We should make big corporations and billionaires pay their fair share of tax, raising over $514b to fund the things we all need: dental and mental health into Medicare, to see the GP for free, cap rent increases and lower mortgages and strong climate action, not more coal and gas.

TRAFFIC LIGHT VOTING GUIDE ASSESSMENT WARNING

The team at Vote Climate One may change our Traffic Light voting advice right up to shortly before election day. For instance it is very difficult to access ranking information from parties or candidates who have no public email, phone number or little internet profile. In these cases, we apply the precautionary principle with a Red Light ranking until further information and commitment to climate rescue comes to hand.

Please contact us if you have local information which could effect our rankings. Phone Rob 0n 0427 580 803

The major parties have let the Australian public down when it comes a serious policy commitment to action on the ecological and climate crisis. Consequently, we have assessed both the Labor party and the Coalition as Red Light parties. Nevertheless, in relation to our Traffic Light Voting guides, the Labor party has been ranked orange ahead of the Coalition which remains a stubborn Red Light proposition.

The House of Representatives

Labor is ranked Orange for the House of Reps. The opportunity for a Green Transition, sparked by the influence of a progressive cross bench holding the balance of power in a Labor minority government, is our bet bet for climate rescue.

The Senate

Likewise our senate Traffic Light Voting Guides also promote Labor ahead of the Coalition using an Orange Light status. This strategy will help discourage the worst scenario for climate action which would result from a combative Coalition/right wing party majority in the senate.