Casey/Federal Election 2025
OUTSTANDING GREEN LIGHT CANDIDATES
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GREEN LIGHT CANDIDATES
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Green Light Candidates
Andrew Klop (AJP)
Andrew is an Outstanding Green Light Candidate
Animal Justice Party Victoria is proud to announce Andrew Klop as our candidate for Casey in the Federal Election. Andrew has lived most of his life in the south-eastern suburbs and is proud to give the people of Casey the opportunity to vote for an alternative option this election, someone who cares deeply for animals, people and the planet.
As a construction Industry manager, Andrew has great concerns about green wedge preservation and wildlife protection in the face of ever-growing urban development. Andrew is very active in the South Eastern Metropolitan regional group of the Animal Justice Party and you will often see him at events and supporting election campaigns. Now, it is his turn to run for office.
Andrew became an animal advocate following a health scare that caused a reassessment of his priorities and he now combines his animal advocacy with environmental advocacy. A father of five, Andrew wants a planet where his children and future generations can live in a healthy, kind and sustainable way. The Animal Justice Party has core values of kindness, equality, rationality and nonviolence which perfectly reflect Andrew’s own values.
The AJP endorses the 3Rs and the Climate Rescue Accord
Claire Ferres Miles (Independent)
Claire is part of the Community Independents Project
Climate Change
Today the people of Casey are living with the impacts of climate change. We’ve been hit hard by more intense and more frequent storms, floods and bushfires, putting our homes and lives at risk and sending our insurance premiums through the roof.
Instead of taking action to protect us, the previous Liberal government wasted a decade playing politics on climate change, and now the current Labor government has continued approving large-scale coal and gas projects with permits to operate beyond 2050.
I’ve advocated for practical solutions to complex problems, including on climate, where I have supported community groups to invest locally in solar panels and EV charging stations, led an innovative residential energy home upgrade program for people with chronic illnesses, invested $100million in waste management infrastructure to improve recycling and supported mobilisation of Victoria’s Container Deposit Scheme.
Climate Change is an economic policy, the skills and jobs for our kids and grandkids to work in. We need to accelerate solutions that deliver jobs and prosperity for Casey.
I will work hard to advocate for sensible solutions that are good for us, good for the economy and good for the environment.
Merran Blair (Greens)
I am a local health professional and university lecturer, ready to step up and fight for our community.
I was born and raised in Emerald, and am proud to once again call it my home.
So many in our community are disconnected and distrustful of politics because our leaders are not making decisions that help us.
Major weather events are wreaking havoc in our communities and homes, and we’re beginning to feel that no season is safe from the climate emergency. Voters here know that no new coal and gas is the way to a safer future.
The financial stress felt by people in Casey cannot be overstated. Almost half of our community are mortgage holders, with soaring repayments making it harder to put food on the table.
I am ready to step up and fight for our community. If you want change, vote for it.