The first Corangamite candidate’s forum will be held on Thursday night, focusing on reducing cost of living pressures.
Real Deal Geelong Alliance will host the forum on April 10 in Moolap to allow the community to hear from candidates running for the Corangamite seat on how they planned to address the cost of living crisis.
Victorian Greens candidate for Corangamite Mitch Pope said it was important to address housing affordability and energy bills in the lead-up to, and following, the federal election on May 3.
“Everyday Aussies are doing it tough, meanwhile the billionaires and big corporations are making record profits,” he said.
“We have a plan to make the billionaires and big corporations pay their fair share of tax to fund the real cost of living support we need, such as affordable clean energy and getting dental into medicare.
“(This also includes) free public schooling and fixing the housing crisis by regulating the banks to provide cheaper mortgages and building more public and affordable housing.
“Tinkering around the edges won’t solve these issues. We need bold action to address the crises we’re facing today. We can’t keep voting for the same two parties and expecting a different result.”
Candidates for the federal member for Corangamite seat will include current Labor MP Libby Coker, Liberal’s Darcy Dunstan, Libertarian Party’s Paul Barker and Kate Lockhart from the Voices for Corangamite.
