Mawson
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Below is Traffic Light Voting advice for Mawson. You can print it, or alternatively, use you phone for access as you cast your vote. Profiles for Green Light Candidates and their policies will be added below as we complete our candidate assessments.
Don’t forget how important your vote in the Legislative Council is to creating a Fair Future for all South Australians.
Outstanding Green Light Candidates
Lesley is the Legalise Cannabis candidate for Mawson.
Lesley Gray is a respected Kangaroo Island community leader, health educator and long-time advocate for sensible reform that puts people, health and local communities first. After 46 years working in health and wellbeing, she now teaches therapeutic movement both on Kangaroo Island and online, while remaining deeply involved in community life.
Since moving to the Island more than six years ago, Lesley has become known as a “mover and shaker,” serving on the American River Progress Association, supporting the Community Garden, volunteering at the Kingscote Show and helping organise local fundraising and community events across the region.
Lesley is a strong supporter of an immediate cannabis amnesty, particularly for medicinal cannabis patients. From personal experience, she believes cannabis is medicine and that no patient should face fines, criminal charges or driving penalties simply for managing their health. She is outspoken in her advocacy, encouraging education, compassion and evidence-based policy so patients can access treatment safely, affordably and without fear.
She also strongly supports developing a premium industrial hemp industry on Kangaroo Island, seeing it as a natural fit for the Island’s values and environment. Hemp offers farmers an alternative to intensive livestock production, improves soil health, reduces pressure on fragile ecosystems and creates new income streams through seed, fibre and value-added products.
Lesley supports hemp’s role in producing hempcrete, an energy-efficient, fire-resistant building material well suited to bushfire-prone regions like Kangaroo Island. Used in public housing and community infrastructure, hempcrete can lower long-term costs while creating skilled local jobs.
For Lesley, smart cannabis reform and a thriving hemp industry go hand in hand, delivering healthier people, stronger communities and a resilient, future-focused Kangaroo Island.
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Green Light Candidates
Hi, I’m Lawrence Johnson
I’m running for the seat of Mawson because I want to see real, bold action on climate change, cost of living, and the issues that matter to working people. With global temperature and extreme weather events on the rise, and democracy under pressure around the world, complacency is no longer an option.
I’m a gardener and a small business owner. I’m also a lifelong renter. It’s getting harder and harder to make a living, while big corporations increase their profit margins and fail to pay their fair share of tax. With people struggling to make ends meet, now is the time to take action and limit the ability of supermarkets and other private entities to profit at the expense of us all.
From door knocking with the Greens, it is clear to me that people are losing faith in our political system. I want to show them that it is worth fighting for, and the way to do that is by providing real outcomes for everyone in the community, not just those at the top. If the major parties aren’t providing these outcomes, they need to be held accountable.
It is my great pleasure to be your Greens candidate for Mawson.
This moment demands strong climate action.
If you’re worried about the climate crisis, you’re not alone.
Millions of us are worried about rising power bills, environmental destruction and protecting our families from extreme weather.
Labor has approved over 25 more coal and gas projects while in office, while the Liberals’ commitment to fossil fuels remains stronger than ever.
Both take millions in donations from coal and gas corporations to fund their election campaigns. They’re working for their donors, not for people, our planet or the future.
With the Greens in the balance of power in the Senate, this parliament has a real opportunity to deliver strong climate action.
Our plan for ambitious climate action
Our wins on climate and clean energy have shown what’s possible. Now it’s time to push further and lead the world in the move away from coal and gas.
- Stop new coal and gas.
- Expand publicly-owned renewable energy.
- End the billions in handouts to coal, oil and gas corporations.
- End native forest logging.
- Lower power bills by transitioning to more reliable, clean energy.
- Subsidise solar & batteries for homes & businesses.
- End fossil fuel subsidies for all industries except agriculture.
- Save koalas and our wildlife from extinction.
- Create thousands of jobs during the transition.
- Provide grants and low-interest loans to help households and small businesses electrify, install solar batteries, and cut emissions and energy bills.
Legislative Council Traffic Light Voting Guide
Here are Outstanding Green Light lead candidates for parties or groups in the South Australia Legislative Council
Lionell Pengilley… lead candidate for Animal Justice
Jessica Neis… lead candidate for Legalise Cannabis
Tammy Franks… lead candidate for the Tammy Franks group
