The people of the Latrobe Valley have responded to the need to change to a clean sustainable future said Greens candidate, Dr Malcolm McKelvie.

“The Greens primary vote in the Latrobe Valley has grown significantly this election while the ALP vote has fallen which shows more people are aware of the need to move away from the pollution and global warming coal industry to a better, more sustainable future in renewables and associated manufacturing.

The old major parties paid lip service to the problem of global warming and the impact that emissions trading will have on our lives” said Dr McKelvie.

“What we do in the next 2 years is crucial to our childrens’ future. We need urgent action to reduce CO2 emissions, so let’s grasp this reality as an opportunity to grow jobs in renewables, to transform transport options towards public transport and cycling or walking and improve people’s health in the process.”

“The Greens will continue to provide the vision for a peaceful, sustainable future for our children while the old parties continue with the self interested short term thinking that dominates the political scene.”

For further information please contact: Malcolm McKelvie 0417 364 615