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Climate Change
Candidate for Hume
About
Kevin Watchirs is a public high school teacher who facilitates his school’s Environmental group. Kevin specialises in teaching Human Society and its Environment.
Kevin has four grown children of his own and regards the quality education of each generation as the cornerstone of a healthy and stable society.
As a life-long environmentalist, Kevin sees the need for genuine initiatives by all levels of governments to create sustainable policies on waste management and water reticulation.
Get in touch with Kevin at hume@greens.org.au
Policies
The Greens priorities in Hume are:
- Creating new employment though programs to improve environmental sustainability
- Protecting prime agricultural lands from damage by mining exploration
- Increasing investment in public education to ensure all children receive a quality education
- Increasing funding for healthcare facilities, particularly for mental and dental health, to meet the needs of our communities.
- Beginning the transition to a low carbon economy. The Greens have proposed an interim carbon tax to break the deadlock on emissions trading. Australia needs a scheme which supports households, not one which gives billions of dollars in handouts to the biggest polluters.
- See a summary of the Greens' election policy announcements.
- Read the full range of Greens federal policies.
