The Greens have announced a second candidate, Jon Stanger, for theCentral Ward in the Ballarat City Council elections. He joins the Greenslead candidate for Central Ward, Belinda Coates.

Jon Stanger is a resident and ratepayer in Ballarat and a localdisability support worker. He wants to see Ballarat become a transitiontown to tackle the water crisis, climate change and peak oil.

“The water crisis and rising fuel, food and energy costs will hit ushard if we're not prepared”, said Jon Stanger. “Leading the way bytackling these issues and becoming a transition town will reduce thecost and impact of water shortages, climate change and peak oil.”

“There has never been a more important time to have Greens in localgovernment. State and Federal Governments are failing on water and thetransition away from fossil fuels, we must take action at the locallevel.”

The new ward boundaries in Ballarat mean three Councillors will beelected in Central Ward. The Greens second candidate, Jon Stangerbelieves Ballarat is very vulnerable to the triple threat of watershortages, climate change and peak oil.

“The transition town solution means acting now to avoid problems in thefuture,” said Jon Stanger. “A transition town produces food locally,builds efficient houses, makes better use of water, supports localbusiness, uses renewable energy and builds community.”

“Ballarat will be a more liveable city as a transition town: betterconnected, lower bills, more independence, cleaner streets and a stronglocal economy.”

“The water is running out, oil will be next and the climate is changing.Yet we are still building houses that increase the demand on our waterstorages, rely on power from dirty coal and have no viable alternativeto the car for transport.”

“Make the transition, vote Green for Ballarat in November.”

For more information and comment, please contact:Jon Stanger on 0415 755 181