the pledge:

If elected as Councillor, I pledge to advocate for and actively work towards increasing social and key worker housing in my ward and the broader local government area. I believe that more diverse housing options are essential for the wellbeing and success of our local community, and I am committed to ensuring everyone has a safe, secure, and affordable home.


364 candidates from 59 councils have pledged.

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Pledged candidates

Alpine Shire Council

Alpine Shire Council

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Sebastian Collyer

Ballarat City Council

Brown Hill Ward

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Ellen Burns

Central Ward

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Belinda Coates

Delacombe Ward

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Gab Salkowski

Golden Point Ward

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Dion Cartledge

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Josh Whittingham

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Mark Harris

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Phillip Lincoln Yordonopulo

North Ward

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David Harris

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Rebecca Mcintosh

Sebastopol Ward

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Colin Muir

Wendouree Ward

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Jay Morrison

Banyule City Council

Bakewell Ward

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Callum Shaw

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Nicola Rooks

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Stephen Hird

Griffin Ward

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Peter Castaldo

Grimshaw Ward

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Sam Boatwright

Ibbott Ward

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Nina Crawley

Olympia Ward

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Alex Childs

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Amina Liban

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Craig Langdon

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Mary O'Kane

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Paul Morland

Bass Coast Shire Council

Bunurong Ward

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Mat Morgan

Island Ward

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John Trigt

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Marnie Chadwick

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Tim O'Brien

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Tracey Bell

Western Port Ward

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Glenda Minty

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Jan Thompson

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Jon Temby

Baw Baw Shire Council

East Ward

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Jannette Langley

Bayside City Council

Boyd Ward

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David Williams

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Faiza Nouman

Dendy Ward

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Alex Nutman

Ebden Ward

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Clifford Maillard

Ivison Ward

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Alysia Regan

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Anastasia Sagris-Desmond

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Andrew Hockley

Benalla Rural City Council

Benalla Rural City Council

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David George Blore

Boroondara City Council

Cotham Ward

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Liz Kelly

Glenferrie Ward

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Wes Gault

Maling Ward

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Anthony Nicholls

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Shima Ibuki

Maranoa Ward

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Jackie Carter

Riversdale Ward

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Rob Baillieu

Solway Ward

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John Friend-Pereira

Brimbank City Council

Harvester Ward

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Daniel Kruk

Kororoit Creek Ward

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Ben Bligh

Cardinia Shire Council

Ranges Ward

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Catherine Oldenburger

Casey City Council

Correa Ward

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Tracey Ryan

Grevillea Ward

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Dave Perry

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Haroon Sayed

Kalora Ward

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Afroz Ahmed

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Damien Sawyer

River Gum Ward

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Lynette Pereira

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Wayne Smith

Waratah Ward

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Jamel Kaur Singh

Colac Otway Shire Council

Colac Otway Shire Council

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Chrissy De Deugd

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Max Arnott

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Tina Hill

Darebin City Council

Central Ward

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Alexander Taylor

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Cameron Rowe

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Courtney May

North Central Ward

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Carmel Italiano

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Carmen Lahiff-Jenkins

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Julie Williams

North East Ward

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Nina Laitala

North West Ward

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Gaetano Greco

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Patchouli Paterson

South Central Ward

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Liz Landray

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Ruth Jelley

South East Ward

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Emily Dimitriadis

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James Atyeo

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Melanie Thewlis

South Ward

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Julie O'Brien

South West Ward

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Alexandra Sangster

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Cat Rose

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Kate Polglaze

West Ward

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Connie Boglis

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Leon Zembekis

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Steph Price

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Susanne Newton

East Gippsland Shire Council

East Gippsland Shire Council

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Jes John

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Sasha Kruse

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Tom Crook

Frankston City Council

Centenary Park Ward

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Shane Osborne

Elisabeth Murdoch Ward

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Stephen Mcdonald

Kananook Ward

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Lisa Stark

Pines Ward

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Quinney Brownfield-Hanna

Wilton Ward

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Annaliese Collison

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Richard Rendell

Yamala Ward

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Garry Ebbott

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Nathan Butler

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Steve Toms

Glen Eira City Council

Bambra Ward

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Catherine McNaughton

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Max Gross

Booran Ward

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Jane Karslake

Caulfield Park Ward

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James Steedman

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Victor Deng

Jasper Ward

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Arabella Daniel

Mallanbool Ward

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Jim Magee

Murrumbeena Ward

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Callum Bugbird

Orrong Ward

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Simone Zmood

Wattle Grove Ward

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Emiko Hunt

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Eric Stone

Glenelg Shire Council

Glenelg Shire Council

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Mike Noske

Golden Plains Shire Council

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Gavin Gamble

Greater Bendigo City Council

Axedale Ward

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Alida Robinson

Golden Square Ward

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Karen Corr

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Maryann Martinek

Kennington Ward

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Gavin Hicks

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Gavin Hicks

Lockwood Ward

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Jay Brady

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Jay Brady

Ravenswood Ward

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Damien Hurrell

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Emma Berglund

Greater Dandenong City Council

Cleeland Ward

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Rhonda Garad

Keysborough South Ward

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Isabella Do

Springvale Central Ward

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Alice Phuong Le

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Sean Stebbings

Greater Geelong City Council

Barrabool Hills Ward

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Aleta Moriarty

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David Mcginness

Charlemont Ward

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Emma Sinclair

Cheetham Ward

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Melissa Cadwell

Connewarre Ward

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Elise Wilkinson

Corio Ward

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Maddie Slater

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Sarah Hathway

Deakin Ward

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Andy Richards

Hamlyn Heights Ward

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Angela Carr

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Joey Nicita

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Mathew Hood

Kardinia Ward

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Emilie Flynn

Murradoc Ward

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Kate Lockhart

Greater Shepparton City Council

Goulburn River Ward

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Emmersyn Rea

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Sherri Smith-Hoyer

Hepburn Shire Council

Hepburn Shire Council

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Benny Pettersson

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Shirley Cornish

Hobsons Bay City Council

Altona North Ward

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Rayane Hawli

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Rowena Joske

Altona Ward

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Susan Miller

Laverton Ward

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Paddy Keys-Macpherson

Spotswood Ward

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Hayley Royal

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Rosa Mckenna

Williamstown Ward

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Lisa Bentley

Horsham Rural City Council

Horsham North Ward

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Claudia Haenel

Oatlands Ward

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Dylan Hesselberg

Hume City Council

Burt-kur-min Ward

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Jo Hardie

Emu Creek Ward

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Kate Hamley

Jacksons Hill Ward

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Jarrod Bell

Merlynston Creek Ward

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Joe Aguilus

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Karen Sherry

Mount Ridley Ward

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Ananta Raj Poudel

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Marcus Harrington

Roxburgh Park Ward

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David Williams

Tullamarine Ward

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Linda Hanna

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Naim Kurt

Woodlands Ward

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Joseph Haweil

Yubup Ward

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Vikein Mouradian

Kingston City Council

Caruana Ward

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Eric Lee

Como Ward

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Chris Hill

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Ya Ge Xu

Longbeach Ward

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Bronwyn Currie

Melaleuca Ward

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Alex Breskin

Sandpiper Ward

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Kealey Nutt

Knox City Council

Baird Ward

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Andrew Church

Macedon Ranges Shire Council

East Ward

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Andy Mckenzie

South Ward

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Christine Walker

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Rob Guthrie

West Ward

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Janet Pearce

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Jennifer Anderson

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Karan Hayman

Manningham City Council

Bolin Ward

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Mary Helen Merkenich

Currawong Ward

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Deepak Joshi

Manna Ward

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Tomas Lightbody

Ruffey Ward

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Amanda Paliouras

Westerfolds Ward

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Dean Greguric

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Isabella Eltaha

Mansfield Shire Council

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Kammy Cordner Hunt

Maribyrnong City Council

Bluestone Ward

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Brad Reich

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Catherine Cumming

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Pierre Vairo

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Pradeep Tiwari

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Wallace Huang

Braybrook Ward

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Chris Wilson

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Cuc Lam

Burndap Ward

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Fletcher Bubb

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Minh Quan Nguyen

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Pete Thomas

Saltwater Ward

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Aman Gaur

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John Cumming

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Samantha Meredith

Sheoak Ward

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Ari Casanova

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Bernadette Thomas

Wattle Ward

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Clint Lingard

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Elena Pereyra

Maroondah City Council

Bungalook Ward

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Tony Dib

McAlpin Ward

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Suzy Stojanovic

Tarralla Ward

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Aaron Martini

Melbourne City Council

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Aaron Moon

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Barry Berih

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Gladys Liu

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Jake Land

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Michael Smith

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Mohamed Yusuf

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Olivia Ball

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Sam Janda

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Steve Michelson

Lord Mayoral Ticket

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Arron Wood

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Esther Anatolitis

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Eylem Kim

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Greg Bisinella

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Jamal Hakim

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Marley Mcrae Mcleod

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Roxane Ingleton

Melton City Council

Coolibah Ward

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Affan Hashmi

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Victor Ikeh

Stringybark Ward

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Chander Sharma

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Ravinder Kaur

Merri-bek City Council

Bababi Djinanang Ward

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Sue Bolton

Box Forest Ward

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Metin Golbasi

Brunswick West Ward

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Ella Svensson

Bulleke-bek Ward

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Jay Iwasaki

Harmony Park Ward

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Angelica Panopoulos

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Jason A. Clarke

Pentridge Ward

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Nat Abboud

Randazzo Ward

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Felix Dance

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Liz Irvin

Warrk-Warrk Ward

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Jenne Perlstein

Westbreen Ward

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Emma Burrows

Mildura Rural City Council

Henderson Park Ward

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Helen Healy

Kings Billabong Ward

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Rohan Morris

Nowingi Place Ward

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Mark Eckel

Mitchell Shire Council

Central Ward

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Douglas John Dyson

Monash City Council

Banksia Ward

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Arthur Athanasopoulos

Gardiners Creek Ward

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Anjalee De Silva

Jells Ward

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Dustin Kim

Mayfield Ward

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Stefanie Bauer

University Ward

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Josh Fergeus

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Martin Barry

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Toby Taylor

Moonee Valley City Council

Canning Ward

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Paula Theocharides

Myrnong Ward

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James Gallagher

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Jodie Kinnersley

Moorabool Shire Council

Moorabool Shire Council

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Moira Berry

Mornington Peninsula Shire Council

Benbenjie Ward

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Max Patton

Briars Ward

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Despi O'Connor

Brokil Ward

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Patrick Binyon

Coolart Ward

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David Gill

Kackeraboite Ward

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Daniel Mccaffrey

Tanti Ward

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Nick Fallaw

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Paul Pingiaro

Tootgarook Ward

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Andrew De Bartolo

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Antonella Celi

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Cam Williams

Warringine Ward

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Hilda Rachid

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Nic Robertson

Mount Alexander Shire Council

Campbells Creek Ward

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Bill Maltby

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Gavan Thomson

Coliban Ward

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Phillip Walker

Murrindindi Shire Council

Cheviot Ward

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Paul Galea

King Parrot Ward

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Kim Travers

Kinglake Ward

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Jodi Adams

Nillumbik Shire Council

Ellis Ward

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Darren Zilic

Wingrove Ward

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Eve Gallagher

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Roma O'Callaghan

Northern Grampians Shire Council

Central Ward

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Lauren Dempsey

Grampians Ward

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Lisa Whyte

Port Phillip City Council

Albert Park Ward

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Joan B. Lamb

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Rhonda Small

Alma Ward

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Dick Gross

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Jill Horman

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Justin Halliday

Balaclava Ward

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Alex Darton

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Alex Kats

Elwood Ward

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Janet De Silva

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Liliana Carranza

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Louise Crawford

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Sally Gibson

Lakeside Ward

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Barney Moore

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Levi Silcox

Montague Ward

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Alex Makin

Port Melbourne Ward

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Sabina Sablok

South Melbourne Ward

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Bridget Mullahy

St Kilda Ward

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Robbie Nyaguy

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Tim Baxter

Southern Grampians Shire Council

Southern Grampians Shire Council

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Tam Ramsay

Stonnington City Council

Como Ward

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Hamish Taylor

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Meghan Hopper

Greville Ward

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Alison Baker

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Mike Scott

Orrong Ward

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Arkie Paten

South Yarra Ward

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Julie Mclean

Tooronga Ward

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Peter Hammond

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Polly Morgan

Wattletree Ward

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Nicki Batagol

Surf Coast Shire Council

Otway Range Ward

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Leon Walker

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Libby Stapleton

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Mike Bodsworth

Torquay Ward

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Liz Pattison

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Phoebe Crockett

Winchelsea Ward

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Aleisja Henry

Swan Hill Rural City Council

Swan Hill Rural City Council

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Jana Sarantis

Warrnambool City Council

Pertobe Ward

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Matthew Walsh

Platypus Park Ward

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Vicki Jellie

Wellington Shire Council

Northern Ward

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Cameron Jamie Hogan

West Wimmera Shire Council

West Wimmera Shire Council

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Tim Meyer

Whitehorse City Council

Cootamundra Ward

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Andrew Munroe

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Jeffrey Rickard

Eley Ward

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Euan Thomas

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Trudy Skilbeck

Kingsley Ward

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Jotin Tonjamba Khuman

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Kirsten Langford

Lake Ward

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Denise Massoud

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Hayley Weller

Mahoneys Ward

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Jason Martin

Sparks Ward

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Peter John Allan

Terrara Ward

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George Manos

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Jarrod Gunn

Walker Ward

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Stephanie Gaut

Whittlesea City Council

Epping Ward

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Edward Sukkar

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Rachael Hussein

Mernda Ward

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Jarrod Lappin

North Ward

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Helen Franks

South Morang Ward

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Martin Taylor

Thomastown Ward

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Halimah H. F. Mcglashan

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Lea Thornton

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Quentin Bai

Wyndham City Council

Bemin Ward

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Rav Sri Panditharathne

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Syeda Bahadur

Brinbeal Ward

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Robert Szatkowski

Cheetham Ward

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Shyam Viswanathan

Grange Ward

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Beth Jackson

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MALIK Ahmad

Heathdale Ward

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Jack Boddeke

Quandong Ward

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Poly Kiyaga

Werribee Park Ward

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Heather Marcus

Williams Landing Ward

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Inshu Misra

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Luke Faraci

Wimba Ward

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Deepak Bansal

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Paul Mayen Malual

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Venkat Ram Upparlapalle

Yarra City Council

Boulevard Ward

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Annie Toller

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Oscar North

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Sarah Mcritchie

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Sharon Harrison

Curtain Ward

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Edward Crossland

Hoddle Ward

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Sophie Wade

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Tony Lee

Langridge Ward

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Angus Fretwell

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Harrison Watt

Lennox Ward

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Sam Poustie

MacKillop Ward

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Charlotte George

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Stephen Jolly

Melba Ward

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Karen Hovenga

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Sarah Witty

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Stella Heffernan

Nicholls Ward

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Catherine Noone

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Thibaut Clamart

Yarra Bend Ward

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Jill Post

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Leonie Gnieslaw

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Sarah Mckenzie

Yarra Ranges Shire Council

O'Shannassy Ward

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Chloe Bond

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Wil Mikelsons

About the pledge:

The Coalition for Housing Diversity is a group of non-market housing advocates and housing providers working to create a more equitable Melbourne and believe that housing for all Australians is an essential infrastructure that is the basis for a future prosperous Australia.

The coalition recognises the critical shortage of non-market housing supply, and the need to deliver more housing for more people across all of Melbourne, especially to those most vulnerable.

As part of the 2024 Victorian Council elections, we will be asking all candidates across Melbourne to make a single pledge which recognises the important role that local government has in creating the additional housing supply required. Otherwise, the social and economic impacts that a lack of sufficient housing will create will significantly erode the quality of life of future generations.

For the purposes of this pledge, diverse housing options include: public housing, community housing, disability housing, key/essential worker housing, cohousing, retirement housing, crisis accommodation, women’s shelters, supported and disability living, and other non-market housing options.


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