Hi! I’m Lynn MacLaren, your candidate for Albany at the upcoming state election.
I’m a proud resident and local councillor with an unwavering commitment to Albany and the surrounding communities of the Great Southern.
As an experienced advocate, both within Parliament and in the wider community, I’ll be using my skills to raise the voices of people who are forgotten by the major political parties. More than ever, Australians need elected representatives with integrity and experience.
Like you, I have listened to the countless announcements from people asking us to vote for them, yearning for something to make me feel hopeful. And while I’ve seen snippets of good news, there’s so much that needs fixing in WA – from our lacklustre approach to addressing climate change to our failure to address the housing crisis.
Labor’s poor track record of keeping promises has never been more clear: just look at how they’ve backtracked on delivering much-needed reforms to the Equal Opportunity Act to protect LGBTIQA+ people.
I have a long history of scrutinising decisions leading to positive change. I’ve been proud to have challenged and stopped the misguided and unscientific shark cull of the last Liberal government, and to have led the charge to scrap Roe 8 – which threatened our rapidly disappearing wetlands and bushlands.
Do you fear supertankers being loaded all day and all night in King George Sound?
Do you want to leave Yakamia Forest boodja exposed to development?
Do you want to see more cookie-cutter housing developments, devoid of trees, native vegetation, birds and wildlife?
I know I don’t.
As this next election approached, I realised that unless I took a stand it would be business as usual for the next four years. This is why I’m so proud to be putting my name forward to represent Albany and the interests of the Great Southern.
The Greens need your support to take back our Parliament from corporate-backed politicians, whose constant flow of donations ensure that they’ll never put their constituents first.
Democracy works – but to enact change, you have to play your part. Don’t give your vote away to a major party – they got us into this mess. Only the Greens have a plan to get us out.
If you want change you have to vote for it. Vote 1 Green in Albany this state election.
