Ellen Sandell
Leader of the Victorian Greens
What matters to you
As your local MP, I’m fighting for our community. Please tell me what matters to you most, so I can be your voice in State Parliament.
Don’t see your issues here? Tell me what else matters to you.
Ellen Sandell
Leader of the Victorian Greens
What matters to you
As our local MP, I’m fighting for our community. Please tell me what matters to you most, so I can be your voice in state Parliament.
Don’t see your issues here? Tell me what else matters to you.
Hi, I’m Ellen. I'm a Kensington local, mum of three, and your voice for Melbourne in the Victorian State Parliament.
Take down the Flemington Racecourse flood wall
Save Live Music
Save Public Housing
Keep Melbourne liveable
Upgrade South Kensington Station
More funding for public health and maternity care
Arts everywhere for everyone
Get dirty money and dodgy deals out of politics
Support for local schools
Better public transport, bike lanes, and footpaths
Justice for First Nations people
End homelessness and make housing affordable
Climate action now
ABOUT ME
With my background in science, and now as a mum of three young children, taking action on climate change is what drives me.
Before I was elected as the state MP for Melbourne, I trained as a scientist and was the CEO of a national climate change non-profit organisation.
Now I’m fighting for action on climate change, more affordable housing, and a fairer society in the Victorian Parliament.
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Great chatting with you Reyan 💚
Housing is a human right.
Coles and Woolworths are ripping people off. Link in my bio to take action.
#Supermarkets #Groceries #CostOfLiving #CostOfLivingCrisis #Coles #Woolworths
Last night, I met with public housing residents in Carlton to hear their concerns about Labor’s public housing demolition plan and discuss ways we can take action together.
The Labor Government plans to demolish all 44 public housing towers, displacing over 10,000 residents, and hand huge areas of public land to property developers.
This will make the housing crisis worse.
The Greens and I are working with the community to push Labor to stop the destruction and privatisation of public housing. We want to protect communities and keep this land for 100% public housing.
#HousingCrisis #PublicHousing #Carlton
Meeting with public housing residents, and advocating for them, is a big part of my job.
This week, I was warmly invited into Fadumo’s home in Kensington to hear about her family, her journey, and the things we could help with, such as helping advocate for better public housing, and helping her with her awful experiences of racism - including within the police force.
$16 for 1kg of cheese!
Supermarket price-gouging is out of control.
The Greens and I have been calling on Labor to regulate supermarkets to stop price-gouging and last year, we secured an inquiry into food security here in Victoria.
Submissions from the public are now open. This is an important opportunity to tell the Labor Victorian Government about how the cost of food is impacting you.
Are you cutting back on groceries due to the cost of food? Are you experiencing or have you experienced food insecurity? How has that impacted your physical and mental health? What do you think needs to be done to lower the cost of food and improve access?
These are all things the Inquiry needs to know.
Food is essential and we know the government could regulate supermarkets and stop price-gouging. Other parts of the world are already doing this!
Make your submission via the link in bio. It only takes a few minutes 😊
#Groceries #Cheese #Woolworths #Coles
After years of pressure from the Greens, the progressive crossbench, the experts, and the community, Labor has finally agreed to pill testing in Victoria!
A trial will begin this summer, attending 10 festivals, and pill testing will become PERMANENT after testing different methods.
Pill testing saves lives! The evidence shows that when young people have access to pill testing services they’re much less likely to take drugs or be at risk of overdose.
To everyone who has campaigned with us over the years, thank you.
Great to be serving sausages at the free community BBQ tonight at our local primary school in Kensington for our annual Winter Solstice event. Brrr! 🧊 ❄️
Have you spotted our street posters around town?
Dutton`s nukes or Labor`s gas? We are spoilt for choice 🙄
If only there was another option 🤔
#PeterDutton #AusPol #NoMoreCoalAndGas #Nuclear #Gas #TwelveApostles #NoMoreFossilFuels #RenewableEnergy #Greens #Victoria
Renters being asked to pay for their own background checks?! What the hell?!
#RentalCrisis #Renting #Renters
Dutton wants nuclear. Vic Labor is opening up new gas.
How is this STILL the approach from Labor and the Libs?!
The science couldn`t be clearer. No more fossil fuels!
#NoMoreCoalAndGas
Hundreds of renters shared their experiences in the Inquiry into the rental crisis in Victoria, and Labor has failed to respond by the deadline.
Today, we brought peoples’ experiences to the steps of Parliament.
Renters need real action now.
#RentalCrisis #HousingCrisis #RentCaps #Renting #Renter
We don`t need more gas! We export most of the gas we have. But Vic Labor is supporting new gas extraction near the 12 Apostles and at least a dozen other new gas projects. @xrvic_aus
#NoMoreGas #NoNewGas #ExtinctionRebellion #TwelveApostles
Look at these amazing Greens candidates for Moonee Valley City Council! Flemington local and new mum @jodiekinnersleygreens and Optometrist @declan_mcginness_greens are running for Council and they are going to be such wonderful representatives for our community. 💚💚💚 Such a pleasure to help them launch their campaign tonight in Ascot Vale.
Thank you to the Nillumbik Greens for an excellent trivia night and dinner last night!
So great to see Greens events buzzing all across our city, suburbs and state. So much is happening ahead of the local government and Federal elections! 💚💚💚
Melbourne Water has just changed the flood modelling for Kensington Banks, and the neighbourhood is now deemed to be in a flood zone.
Many residents are worried about what this means.
Last night, ABC’s 7.30 covered this important community issue.
Thanks to these legends (and more who aren’t pictured!) who came out on an icy day to doorknock our public housing towers in Carlton and speak to people about their questions or issues regarding Labor’s plan to demolish their homes.
Labor plans to demolish all high-rise public housing towers across Melbourne. This could mean the end of public housing as we know it in Victoria.
Victorian Labor has given the final approval to pump gas near the Twelve Apostles - with gas to start flowing as soon as June 30.
Traditional Owners and the wider community are united in their opposition to new gas projects along the beautiful coastline of Gunditjmara Country.
More than 14,000 people signed the petition to stop this gas project, but the Victorian Labor Government has ignored your voices and approved the project anyway.
We don’t need more gas! We need to be doing everything we can to transition away from this polluting fossil fuel.
It’s clear that Labor has sold out to the gas lobby and will continue to support it - but the Greens won’t give up. We will continue to stand alongside you and fight to ban offshore oil and gas drilling in Victoria, and protect our oceans and our climate.
#NoMoreGas #TwelveApostles
