Media Releases 2006

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Greens agree; let's fill the G and support tomorrow's work rights rallies

29/11/06 The Greens are urging Victorians to stand up for their workplace rights tomorrow and attend rallies organised for tomorrow's national protest against Canberra's Industrial Relations laws.

Premier's National Park promise compromised by logging say the Greens

29/11/06 Logging is continuing in Victorian forest earmarked for inclusion in a new national park

Greens confident as Victorian election count continues

26/11/06 After 14 years of campaigning, the Greens will now have seats in the Victorian Parliament.

A Message to Victorian voters from Bob Brown, the Australian Greens Leader

24/11/06 Dear Voter During the twenty years I knew him, Peter Garrett opposed uranium mining, the Pine Gap spy facility, logging of native forests and nuclear powered ships being allowed into Australian ports.

Bracks squibs planning reform, say the Greens

24/11/06 The Greens say the Bracks Government Planning changes are mere window dressing and that it has dodged tackling Victoria's serious planning problems.

Mandatory sentencing won't work say Greens

24/11/06 The Greens say the Liberals justice policies are dangerous and would compound the problems facing Victoria's legal system. Greens spokesperson for Justice, Jim Reiher, says plans to introduce mandatory sentencing and minimum jail terms would have serious consequences for Victorians.

Janet Powell, Greens candidate for Eastern Metropolitan Region

24/11/06 Former Victorian Senator and Democrat Leader, Janet Powell, is contesting Saturday' s state election for the Greens in Melbourne's Eastern Metropolitan Region.

Greens question the thinking behind the introduction of water trading

23/11/06 Water trading was introduced too soon and without anticipating the likelihood of a severe drought, says Simon Roberts, the Greens candidate for Swan Hill.

The Greens - the only party with a perfect score for a healthy environment

23/11/06 Climate change will be 'the' big issue for voters in Saturday's State election. And the Greens have come out on top in the Major Parties Environment Score Card*.

It's easy being blue ... and green

23/11/06 Leigh Johnson isn't your typical State Election candidate. A Police Officer by day, Leigh has temporarily swapped a life in blue for one in green to run as a Greens candidate for the Macedon District.

Prevention better than cure say Greens

23/11/06 Michele Harvie, Greens candidate for Ballarat East visited Kyneton, Trentham and Drummond today, talking to local people about preventative healthcare.

Everyone wants a piece of the Greens

23/11/06 Voters are increasingly turning to the Greens as the voice of the future.

Labor's smudge and fudge advertising won't fool voters say the Greens

23/11/06 A large ALP advertisement in today's newspapers can't disguise the fact that Labor's claims about Greens preferences in Saturday's election are just plain wrong.

The Switkowski report is a red herring say the Greens - bring on real action on climate, right now

23/11/06 25 nuclear power stations built around Australia over 50 years would be a disaster, say the Greens

The Greens call for cool heads as election campaign hots up

23/11/06 Following today's confrontation during the Greens campaign street walk in Errol St North Melbourne, the Greens candidate for Melbourne, Dr Richard Di Natale, has called for a return to fair play and for Labor supporters to cool down.

Governments need to plan for the impact of climate change on health

22/11/06 Greens Federal Health Spokesperson, Senator Kerry Nettle, today joined Greens Candidate for Melbourne, and State Health Spokesperson, Richard Di Natale, to highlight the fact that governments need to plan for the effects of climate change on health.

The Greens call for all-party action on water catchment protection

22/11/06 The fine print in Labor’s recently released Forest Policy reveals that Premier Bracks has condemned 90 per cent of Victoria's remaining old growth forests - outside reserves - to clearfelling and woodchipping.

Let Ballarat voters decide on preferences - not some party machine, say the Greens

22/11/06 The Greens decision to use split-ticket how-to-vote cards in Saturday's election will allow voters to decide for themselves how to complete their ballot paper.

Old parties have missed the bus on Ballarat public transport say the Greens

21/11/06 Greens candidate for Ballarat West, Belinda Coates, says Ballarat urgently needs a transport strategy, where roads, public transport, and bicycle and pedestrian links, are integrated in a long term action plan.

Richmond taken for granted say the Greens

21/11/06 Over the last four years, the Labor Party has acted as if Richmond is a safe seat. It's taken the residents for granted, say the Greens.