Here is your Traffic Light Voting Guide for Nicklin. You can download the guide to your own computer, print, and fill it in at home and then take it to the polling booth with you. It’s super easy then to transfer your choices onto the ballot paper.  Alternatively, take your phone with you when you head off to vote, and you can then access our advice on the screen.

In the meantime, you can scroll down this page to check out the Green Light Candidate profiles in your electorate.

The team at Vote Climate One encourages all candidates to support the 3Rs and the Climate Rescue Accord to underpin any decisions in the Queensland Legislative 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

Green Light Candidates

Melody Lindsay (LCQ)

Melody qualifies as an Outstanding Green Light Candidate.

The Legalise Cannabis Queensland Party endorses the vision of the Climate Rescue Accord, to stop and reverse global heating, and recognise the 3Rs as commensurate action to achieve that vision, and have adopted or are on the path to adopting a comprehensive suite of the 3Rs in their policies.

Hemp has some impressive environmental credentials. It grows faster than most weeds, negating the need for herbicides and it is fairly pest resistant. Two crops can be grown per season. It is an excellent crop for carbon sequestration and it can be used to make a strong and pest-resistant building material called hempcrete that continues to absorb carbon dioxide as it cures.

We need urgent measures to stop plastic pollution. Our lives and future depend on it. Bio-plastic materials offer significant advantages for the environment. As they are not made from fossil fuels, they do not produce carbon dioxide when decomposing. In addition, most of them are biodegradable. Everything indicates that they could be an especially important part of solving the climate crisis. Hemp is increasingly being recognised as having tremendous potential in our natural ‘toolbox’ of promising crops for bioplastics.

Policy Statements

• We care about the future of our planet. A greener bent will give our children and our grandchildren clean/er air and clean/er water. Each of us must try to do our part to innovate, change and respect the environment. Our lives and future depend on it!
• Plastic waste chokes the planet. Petrochemicals are found in a wide array of household items, from plastic wrap and rubbish bags to plastic bottles. Hemp based plastics decompose in months rather than decades
• Bio-futures is one of the opportunities that will support future economic development, open the door to new investment and grow employment in regional areas of Queensland
• Bio-products offer a renewable and environmentally beneficial alternative to existing conventional chemical and fossil fuel refining processes
• Transitioning to biofuel power stations would lower emissions and create a carbon neutral cycle and thus reduced greenhouse gasses.
• Reducing our own dependence on mining will protect our water tables from contamination. Fracking would be completely off the agenda

Legalise Cannabis Queensland endorses the 3Rs and the Climate Rescue Accord

Sue Etheridge (Greens)

I’m a small business owner and have extensive experience in banking, finance, accounting, and business management.

Born in Tara, I was raised on a sheep and wheat property, and moved to the Coast permanently over 40 years ago. I reside on rural acreage in the hinterland with my extended family and a menagerie of animals.

Right now, our community is struggling. Soaring house prices and mortgages, skyrocketing rents, and the high cost of living are making it harder for everyone. But it doesn’t have to be this way.

With more Greens in Parliament, we can fight for the things that truly matter to you. We’ll make sure everyone has access to the essentials for a good life.

Big corporations in Queensland often pay zero tax while everyday Queenslanders struggle. The Greens will hold these big corporations accountable, making them pay their fair share. We’ll use that revenue to build 100,000 public homes, fully fund schools, and provide free childcare, healthcare, and essential services.

We’ll address the cost-of-living crisis head-on – by freezing rents and capping increases and stopping corporate price gouging for essentials. We’ll cut power bills with 100% publicly owned renewable energy, and take back control of our economy by bringing key infrastructure and services into public ownership.

Neither Labor nor the LNP are taking meaningful action to reduce emissions or address the growing threat of man-made climate change. Their continued support for fossil fuels, despite global climate commitments, shows a lack of real urgency and ambition to solve the crisis.

I believe our state deserves representatives who will fight for people, not their wealthy donors. Unlike Labor and the LNP, the Greens don’t accept donations from big corporations, which means I’m here to represent you, not vested interests.

As your Greens representative, I will listen to our community and work tirelessly to make sure that everyone in Nicklin has the opportunity to have a good life and that no one is left behind. 

Remember, nothing changes if nothing changes. Real change starts with your vote.