OUTSTANDING GREEN LIGHT CANDIDATES

Stella Yee

GREEN LIGHT CANDIDATES

Bill Pheasant

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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. You can then print the How to Vote card using your home printer or for larger numbers use the services of a commercial printer.

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

Stella Yee (Independent)

Some of you may remember me as the Labor candidate for Menzies in 2019. Since then, a lot has changed. We’ve faced a pandemic that tested our resilience, a cost-of-living crisis that’s hitting families hard, and a housing market that’s making homeownership out of reach for too many Australians.

During this time, I made the decision to part ways with the Labor Party. It’s apparent that the major parties put their own agendas ahead of everyday Australians —prioritising big business and special interest groups instead of the people they were elected to serve.

Like many of you, I’ve become disillusioned with the two-party system. It’s simply not working. Instead of listening to their communities, politicians are toeing the party line. 

That’s why I’m running as an independent—because Menzies deserves a representative who will put people first, not politics.

My Story: Family, Career & Community Service

Making Australia our home wasn’t something my husband and I stumbled into—it was a choice. We studied in the U.S. and lived in several countries for his work, but when it came time to lay down roots, we chose Australia—for our children, for the opportunities, and for the future we wanted to create. And we love it here.

I have a background in social work and policy development, and I know the everyday struggles of running a small business, raising a family, and re-entering the workforce after a career break. For 24 years, I’ve dedicated my time to serving our community—through Rotary, St Vincent de Paul, and Manningham Life, an initiative I started to keep locals informed after our local newspaper was shut down.

I’ve stood up for what is right, even when it meant taking on the system in a true David vs Goliath fight—challenging the Victorian Electoral Commission at the Municipal Electoral Tribunal to demand better voter rights awareness.

I also played a key role in saving the old Police House in Warrandyte from being sold off by the State Government.

I Know What It’s Like to Be Let Down by the System

While I am deeply grateful for the opportunities my family and I have had in Australia, I also know what it’s like when the system fails ordinary people.

My own family suffered devastating losses when a financial firm we entrusted with our life savings collapsed—and those responsible walked away without accountability. 

I know the frustration, the helplessness, the anger of being failed by those who were supposed to protect us.

I’ll be sharing more about this experience another time, but for now, I want to say this: I understand what it’s like to feel unheard and unprotected. And that’s why I’m determined to push for accountability and justice.

A Voice for Menzies—A Voice for You

For too long, our community has been taken for granted — this is our chance to demand better representation. We need a representative who will stand up for our community and deliver real improvements to our lives. This election is our opportunity to make politics work for us and ensure our needs and concerns are heard.

With a strong track record of advocacy, community service, and standing up for what’s right, I’m committed to making a difference.

Together, we can build a future that puts people over politics.

Bill Pheasant (Greens)

I’m a Warrandyte resident of 25 years, an environmentalist and former business journalist. I’m committed to building community, sustainability, transparency and justice.

I’m nominating for Menzies because the major parties take millions of dollars in donations from corporations. It’s no wonder they put their corporate mates before you. 

I’m proud to be part of a party that seeks an end to new coal and gas, and backs publicly owned renewable energy, cheaper groceries, and a rent freeze. 

We want to make big corporations pay their fair share of tax and fund things we all need, like putting dental and mental health into Medicare and creating government-built homes to rent and buy.

In a wealthy country like ours, everyone should be able to afford the basics and governments should actually solve the problems we face.

The people of Menzies know they deserve better, and I am ready to demand it. If you want change, it’s time to vote for it.

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 Representitives

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 stategy will help discourage the worst senario for climate action which would result from a combative Coalition/right wing party majority in the senate.