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"This is the most important vote that I will make in my lifetime."
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PUT CLIMATE FIRST
STRONG POLICIES AND SOLUTIONS FOR CLIMATE
Today there are more than 100 community groups across Australia, typically named “Voices of” or “Voices for”, that are searching for or already have endorsed independent candidates to front their campaigns at the federal poll. As a result, voters will have a new political choice to break the deadlock. In Corio, we are looking for the right candidate to support. Also, we support the national movement financially with donations.
HOW YOU
CAN HELP
Right now, we are raising more money to level the playing field for a pro-climate safety, pro-integrity, and pro-gender equality representative in Corio.
To do that, we go letterboxing and door-knocking in our community and talk with voters about how they feel represented, about how they can support the Community Independent movement, and how they can help our Corio initiative.
Change is within reach 💥 ... It's time to press the reset button on Australia’s broken politics!
— Climate 200 (@climate200) February 16, 2022
Help us tip the balance and donate today: https://t.co/PxUYXFFg51 @simonahac #auspol #ClimateActionNow #NPC pic.twitter.com/SmFUY6b3Yb
Our TEAM
Our group of volunteers is growing by the day.
ACTION ALL OVER THE COUNTRY
"When enough people come together then change will come and we can achieve almost anything.
So instead of looking for hope - start creating it."
~ Greta Thunberg
"The success of Zali Steggall, and other independents have inspired a growing number of “climate independent” candidates seeking to unseat vulnerable Coalition parliamentarians at the next election, targeting the government’s failures to set meaningful climate change policies."
~ Michael Mazengarb, RenewEconomy
BACKGROUND
Simon Holmes á Court's Climate200 is fighting for science-based climate policy by raising funds. At the last election, more than 11,000 donors raised over $13 million – which was allocated to suitable independent candidates in key seats. This movement has sparked a genuine political revolution in Australia.
STEPPING UP TOGETHER
GENUINE REPRESENTATION
In order to stop the escalating climate crisis, the flow of money to coal, oil, and gas companies must be stopped. And the flow of money back from coal, oil and gas companies to political parties must also end.
TheCommunity Independents' 2025-election victory has been a huge inspiration for other communities. The independent voices in Parliament will be totally rewriting the next decades for Australian politics.
In Geelong in 2019, we created the #PutClimateFirst alliance of Council candidates to advocate for stronger climate action in Geelong Council. As a result, two concillors were elected as for their Put climate first agenda.
IN SEARCH OF A LOCAL CANDIDATE
We are looking for an independent candidate who will run in the Corio electorate. We will make the next federal election a community election.
Voices of Corio was founded by a small group of concerned citizens in 2025.
Among them Mik Aidt and Mike Lawrence, who started The Sustainable Hour radioshow in 2013.
Fill the form below if you'd like to show your support with a testimonial on this website.
We are calling for all residents of the Corangamite and Corio electorates who believe there is an urgent need for
stronger, community-driven representation in Federal Parliament. Get on board and join the movement!
Why VOTE INDEPENDENT?
Australia's democracy is broken, and the two major parties have shown again and again over the last decade that they are not willing to fix it. No one is coming to fix it, unless we - the Australian people - do something about it.
Voting in more independent politicians who have integrity and who listen to their community is the only way it can be done. Independents like Zali Steggall and David Pocock have shown us the way forward.
Why is this important for the climate? In Greta Thunberg's words: "Democracy is everything. We can't save the living planet without it.”
"We are at a unique point in human history. Due to the scientific genius of men and women, we can either on the one hand improve the standard and quality of life of all mankind – or we can destroy the planet as we know it."
~ Bob Hawke, former Prime Minister
of Australia
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