• Greens announce candidate for federal seat of Bass
The Tasmanian Greens have announced Lucy Landon-Lane as their candidate for the federal seat of Bass.
Lucy Landon-Lane, artist and former organic farmer in the Tamar Valley, is also the spokesperson for Pulp the Mill.
Senator Peter Whish-Wilson and Paul O’Halloran MP launched Ms Landon-Lane’s campaign on Sunday 7 July.
“Lucy grew up in Launceston and she brings a wide experience from the health sector, the agriculture sector, a fine food business and the arts,” Senator Peter Whish-Wilson said.
“She’s a fantastic community campaigner.”
“I’m running for the Greens because they are the only party that can be trusted on the environment and they are the only party taking climate change seriously,” Ms Landon-Lane said.
“The Greens have the courage to be the voice for Australia’s poorest families and are campaigning to see the unfairly low Newstart payments lifted by $50 per week.
“The Greens have already made huge difference to dental health that will see 3.4 million children with Medicare funded dental care,” Ms Landon-Lane said.
Lucy Landon-Lane was a registered nurse in Hobart before moving to Darwin to work on Aboriginal health issues. She established an organic walnut farm in the Tamar Valley that grew into a fine food business.
Lucy has studied Anthropology and nursing and more recently Expressive Arts. She is a painter and a dancer.
• Greens announce candidate for the federal seat of Braddon
The Tasmanian Greens have announced Melissa Houghton, an Environmental Manager and small business proprietor, as the Greens candidate for the federal seat of Braddon.
Senator Peter Whish-Wilson launched Ms Houghton’s campaign on Sunday 7 July.
“Melissa grew up on the North Coast and will be a strong voice for Braddon,” Senator Whish-Wilson said.
“As the operator of a tourism business and former committee member of the North-West Coast Zone Marketing Group, Melissa understands the pressures facing people in this part of Tasmania.”
Melissa looks forward to working hard for the people of Braddon towards the upcoming election and beyond.
“I’m running for the seat of Braddon because I want to see a local economy that is managed to care for people and the environment,” Melissa Houghton said.
“The Tasmanian brand means authentic, clean and green produce and we need to make the most of this opportunity.
“We need to broaden the region’s economic base and invest in health and education.
“The Greens are the only voice in parliament for a more caring society.”
Melissa (32) has worked for Tasmanian Parks and Wildlife, the forestry industry in Canada and the Department of Conservation in New Zealand. She has recently been stationed on Macquarie Island as part of the Pest Eradication Project and she has a passion for Australia’s Antarctic region. She has also been working on a biosecurity project in concert with the University of Tasmania and the Australian Antarctic Division.
Melissa has a long history with the Tasmanian Greens and stood in the 2010 state election in support of Paul “Basil” O’Halloran.
Pic*: Melissa Houghton, Peter Cundall, Lucy Landon-Lane, Peter Whish-Wilson
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• Debra Thurley (above) Federal Candidate for Denison – Palmer United Party
“Reunite the Nation”
Newly endorsed Palmer United Party Federal candidate for Denison Debra Thurley says TASMANIA needs one big step, right now, to comprehensively reverse its economic plight.
Tasmania is the only state or region not fairly connected to the national multi-billion-dollar interstate transport grid. All other regions are already connected.
How can Tasmania be expected to thrive, or even survive, without properly addressing this link?
Debra says former Liberal Prime Minister John Howard at one time is understood to have described this as the most serious impediment to the growth of population, investment and jobs for Tasmania.
Imagine hindering access to the Hume Highway for example, the adverse economic impact upon Victoria and New South Wales would be immense.
The same type of adverse impact is continually ongoing for Tasmania.
No physical highway needs to be built.
Bass Strait is a Commonwealth Government responsibility and the Federal Government has an obligation to the people of Tasmania to provide a remedy as Bass Strait is one of the most critical of arteries.
Debra was endorsed 7 July as the Federal candidate for Denison for the Palmer United Party in the forthcoming Federal elections.
