TWiSK invited every candidate to respond to a questionnaire with five simple biographical questions, in no more than 50 words each.
If candidates met this simple brief, we agreed to publish their answers as written, along with a photograph and contact details.
Their responses are presented below in alphabetical order by family name.
Ebony Bain – Greens for Brighton
Ebony Bain
Greens for Brighton
Who am I?
I’m an educator and renter living in bayside. In my spare time I’m likely volunteering at Yalukit Willam Nature Reserve, stressing about an overly elaborate meal I’ve planned for my friends, or singing my heart out at karaoke.
Why here?
I’ve had the luck of spending the last decade in and around Brighton. I’ve served people their groceries at Leaf, I’ve volunteered as a St Kilda penguin guide, and now I’m on the committee of the Yalukit Willam Nature Association. There’s no place I’d rather give back to.
What do you hope to achieve?
Short term: Use the election campaign as a way to promote local issues and community groups – if you have any ideas let me know!
Long Term: Bring the AI companies, big banks and oil and gas industries to their knees, but for the moment I’d settle for making them give back to the communities they take so much from.
What are my top concerns?
The widening gap between the wealthiest people in the country and the everyday person. The richest three Australians make $1.5 million per hour. We could address the current financial crisis by using this immense wealth to fund public housing, free public transport and free childcare.
Why vote for me?
Politicians are weasels, more loyal to donors than the public, with bloated wages that leave them clueless about ordinary lives. The Greens don’t take big corporate cash. If elected, I’ll cut my pay to an average worker’s wage and put the rest back into the community.
Contact details
ebony.bain@vic.greens.org.au
Ebonybain4Brighton
Authorised by: Martin Shield, Victorian Greens, Suite 1.05, Level 1, 50 Queen Street, Melbourne.
