IN Lyndhurst we (the Australian Natives Party) have embarked on two serious subjects, one being the Lyndhurst Hazardous Waste Dump in Dandenong South.
The tip is in the wrong place and, with its leachate and odours, has a natural fall to Port Phillip Bay, is suspected as a health hazard to the general community and also suspected of affecting marine life. We also want to save the Coomoora Native Woodland, which is facing destruction by the Dingley Bypass.
Other issues we believe are important are corruption, racism, homelessness, the environment, law and order and climate change.
There are also two overriding matters that need serious consideration and cannot be ignored any longer – a Constitutional Referendum and a Bill of Rights.
THIS is a community of hard-working people who want to build better lives for themselves and their families.
Our government is delivering a strong economy that creates jobs; a health system that puts patients first, and an education system that gives our children the best start in life.
Labor will create 300,000 news jobs over the next five years, taking pressure off families and keeping our economy strong.
We’ll also invest $1.5 billion to further improve our health system, including the new Monash Children’s Centre in Clayton. There can be no compromises when it comes to keeping our community safe.
We’ve built a new police station in Springvale, and Labor is recruiting an extra 2066 police over the next five years. We’re also giving police tough powers for random weapons searches.
THE decision you make on Saturday will impact on you, your family and friends. After 11 years of Labor, Victorians face soaring costs of living; crumbling infrastructure; inferior services; poor management of our environment and record waste, spin and broken promises. This election is your opportunity to end this neglect. This election is an opportunity to tell Mr Brumby and the sitting Labor MP that the Lyndhurst electorate will not accept being taken for granted any longer. This election is an opportunity for you to vote for a candidate who believes that the residents of Greater Dandenong should have an MP who cares about them and is their voice in the Victorian Parliament – not just someone who visits in the lead-up to an election. As the Liberal Candidate for the Lyndhurst Electorate, I wanted to let you know that the Liberal Party has the plans, the people and commitment to fix the problems and build a future Victorians and the Lyndhurst community deserve. As part of the Ted Baillieu team, we will fix the problems facing our community and better invest into the future. That is why a Victorian Coalition will grade separate Springvale Road at Springvale, build the Dingley Bypass and improve safety on the streets and on trains and train stations with 2460 Police and Protective Services Officers.
LYNDHURST has experienced tremendous change over the last few years. We are starting to see the area grow and develop, not only in appearance but also in spirit. I believe it’s time for this community to be given a genuine voice at the table by someone who is willing to listen to what the constituents of Lyndhurst want and then act. I am a writer and manage the Noble Park Community Centre and my family has lived in Noble Park since the early 1950s. I have a Master of International and Community Development and previously lived in Africa for five years writing and working on development projects. I would like to see greater funding given to public education in Lyndhurst to improve government school academic and social programs, to encourage local residents to educate their children locally instead of sending them to other areas where the schools are seen to be of a higher quality. I would like to see an effective public transport system. One that is efficient, accessible and affordable. I would like to see greater efforts put into integration of migrant communities and disenfranchised youth to encourage a cohesive, prosperous community.
I CAME to Melbourne over 26 years ago as a refugee. I have always been grateful for the opportunities this country offered to improve the lives, not just for my family and myself, but also for many families from third world countries. The reason I am running for this election is because I want to represent the people of this electorate.
This electorate is multicultural and the voices of these people have not been heard. I want their voices to be heard and their issues to be acted upon. For 35 years, the Springvale Community Centre has not changed. Thus, leaving long waiting lists in dental, occupational therapy, physio, podiatry and rehabilitation. I believe in prevention programs and cultural programs that are run by ethnic groups are crucial in preventing young people from falling in to anti-social behaviour, and would enhance their social and networking skills.
This needs to be recognised. I believe that the funding to cultural and/or other programs in this electorate should come from the pokie machines and red light/speed cameras that operate in this electorate.
I also believe that as a representative to Lyndhurst, the MP should be actively involved in community programs and aware of community concerns.
I AM a consultant on Sudanese issues and a social worker. I believe the three biggest issues in the electorate are the toxic landfill, the grid-lock near the major arterial roads of the constituency and the need for improved and additional rail services.
I think people should vote for me as I better understand disadvantage and therefore would be able to articulate the problems facing the people more cogently.
healthy families create healthy communities and that good health relates to a person’s physical, psychological and emotional well-being.
FFP understands and prioritises the health and well-being of Australian families and recognises the vital role of small businesses, which are predominantly family-run businesses employing the majority of Victorian workers.
I believe one of the biggest issues for the district of Lyndhurst is the long waiting lists for public housing.
The people who are most in need and are suffering under extremely difficult circumstances have been placed on indefinite waiting lists and, indeed, have been forgotten. FFP wants increased government funding for more public housing to take the pressure off long waiting lists.
FFP would also like to ensure that utility company infrastructure costs do not get passed on to families and would like to stop further wasteful decision making in water planning, for example the desalination plant which will continue to hit the pockets of all consumers.
