Can you get involved in this movement to do democracy differently?

Over the last 12 months the current committee have been working hard to increase engagement with the community across the electorate, seek your feedback on important issues to communicate to our Federal Member, and bring you important information including issues on climate, integrity and our Community Information Evening on the Voice to Parliament.

We have many more plans to expand on this over the next 12 months, and we are asking you to get involved!

Lock into your diaries our AGM on Wednesday 11th October at 5.30pm via Zoom. This is your opportunity to make a difference in how our community is represented, and make sure our collective voices are heard! See more information below.

Survey Results

Our first Voices of Monash report, outlining the Federal issues you said are at the top of your priority list, and other feedback for how you would like to be represented has been sent to our Federal Member. We have invited him to respond and will circulate this if and when received. If you have not already had a look, please check out the survey results below:

Following the success of our Voice to Parliament Community Information Evening in Wonthaggi, we are planning to run another session, this time in Warragul!

Put this date in your diary - Wednesday 4th October, from 7pm to 8.30pm Voices for Monash is holding a Community Information Evening regarding the Voices to Parliament at the Warragul Goods Shed, next to Warragul Train Station. We will have several esteemed panel members from a range of backgrounds and views on the Voice to bring you first hand information about how the Voice proposal originated, how it will work and what you are being asked to vote on. Audience members will have the opportunity to ask questions of our panel. Make sure you are fully informed when it comes time to vote!

We are finalising plans and will bring you more information and booking details soon.

If you would like to be involved in organising this, or can help with promotions, please email us!

Stay tuned for more details.  

Annual General Meeting - Wednesday 11th October

If you would like to nominate yourself or another person for a position on the committee, or would like any further information, please email voicesformonash@gmail.com

If you are unable to attend the AGM and would like to nominate for a position or vote, this can be arranged by emailing voicesformonash@gmail.com

If you would like to attend and vote at the AGM , you MUST ensure your membership is up to. Please click the link below to ensure your membership is current:

Recent Issues in Politics -

FRACKING IN THE NORTHERN TERRITORY:

Despite being elected on a "Climate Agenda" the Labor party continues to approve new coal and gas projects. Recently, the Labor government committed $1.5 billion to a support a petrochemical processing plant in Middle Arm, Northern Territory, despite knowing that this increases the chance of contracting leukemia for communities living nearby by 30% and that the plant will release 1.4 billion tons of carbon emissions into the atmosphere, making it almost impossible to meet our net zero targets. (See Guardian Article here)

As one V4M member commented: "I think the next election is going to be very interesting.  The last one was the "Climate" election in which the Libs lost a lot of ground to Teals and the Greens due to their Climate Denial.  I think that by Labor showing their true colours with regard to opening new gas and coal projects, they may suffer the same fate.  Interesting times ahead."

Interesting times indeed. Please take some time to watch this panel discussion from the Australia Institute, with David Pocock, Monique Ryan and others talk about the devastating effect the government decisions are having on our community and environment, and what we can possibly do to stop it: The Australia Institute: Fracking our Future

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If you'd like to get more involved, email us at voices4monash@gmail.com and let us know how you’d like to be part of this growing movement for citizen democracy.

Voices for Monash acknowledges the traditional owners of the lands on which we meet and work, including the lands of the Boonwurrung, Bunurong and Gunai Kurnai people,  and other Aboriginal lands and nations within this country. We pay our respects to the elders of these lands, past and present, and acknowledge that sovereignty has never been ceded.