Sustainable Australia Party is an independent community movement with a science and evidence-based policy platform.
We are often asked what the difference is between SAP and other political parties or candidates, including the Greens. The main difference is that we are the only political party to put our environment first - and therefore our health, economy and quality of life.
Environment means "the [natural and built] surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates." This includes our home, street, neighbourhood, suburb, region, country and planet. Source: Oxford Dictionary.
Our #EnvironmentFirst plan:
Stop corruption (including in politics, planning and development)
Stop overdevelopment (including housing sprawl and high-rise)
Stabilise population (mainly by returning annual permanent immigration to normal)
And much more! See Policies.
Jack Corcoran for Warrandyte
Jack grew up in Melbourne's east and has been a long time appreciator of the outdoors and local green spaces. Before and after graduating from La Trobe with a Ba. in Politics, Philosophy and Economics, Jack has worked in a variety of roles including council gardener, gymnastics coach, lifeguard and more recently in political administration. He has also volunteered for around three years in the dementia ward of an aged care facility in Melbourne's east.
Jack became a member of Sustainable Australia Party, believing in its core value of putting our environment first. This ties in strongly with his belief that the environment is critical to our health and wellbeing, and that of other species. Jack ran for Sustainable Australia Party in the 2022 Victorian state election as lead Upper House candidate for the North-Eastern Metropolitan Region, which he found to be a very rewarding and educational experience.
If elected, Jack will increase education about local flora and fauna, increase community engagement on planning issues to prevent more loss in quality of life due to overdevelopment. He will also fight to stop corruption in politics, particularly by taking aim at property developer donations to the major parties.
Jack is a community-focused candidate that will put our environment and Warrandyte first.
Volunteer to help Jack here.
See the map of Warrandyte electorate here (click to enlarge):
Campaign issues and policies
In the 2023 Warrandyte by-election, Jack Corcoran is campaigning to put our environment first. Here's how:
Put our environment first
- Preserve and enhance our beautiful outdoor spaces including our parks, bushland and river areas.
- Take real action on climate change at a local level, including stronger laws to prevent inappropriate land and tree-clearing.
- Adopt a biodiversity and native species program including land and marine animal habitat protection.
- Aim for a zero waste outcome by reducing then eliminating local waste production and increasing recycling and repair capabilities, including through the establishment of local repair cafes.
- Support sustainable transport initiatives including:
- Better and cheaper public transport solutions. This would ease congestion and improve local travel times, as well as take car journeys off the road.
- Better and safer bicycle networks including a fully connected network throughout the area.
- Better and safer pedestrian infrastructure, including better lighting in parks, lanes and other walkways.
Stop corruption (and increase transparency)
- Adopt more transparent reporting of political lobbying and all financial contributions, including the requirement for politicians to declare any non-personal time they spend with registered lobbyists and property developers.
- Campaign to ban all property developer donations and contributions to political parties and all candidates - including at federal level, which is often used to support state or local government candidates.
Stop overdevelopment
- Return real planning power to local communities through proper engagement, including through local community-driven citizen juries - rather than state government property industry appointees on so-called 'independent planning panels'.
- Reject the State Government's proposed housing growth targets and determine new targets following a full audit of local infrastructure capacity and proper community consultation.
- Deliver new community infrastructure before more housing density is approved (including new schools, hospitals, public transport, roads, recreational and sporting facilities, green space, etc).
- Ensure that planning and zoning changes protect Warrandyte's environment, heritage and local liveability (e.g. access to direct sunlight, scenic views and open space).
Stabilise Australia's population size
- Advocate for a return to the normal level of immigration, being around 70,000 p.a.
- Withdraw Victorian government agencies from proactive population growth policies including:
- Programs marketing states and territories to prospective international residents.
- All Department of Immigration permanent and temporary visa programs including Regional Sponsored Migration Schemes, State/Territory Sponsored Business Owners and State/Territory Sponsored Investors.
And much more, including:
Affordable housing for all Australians
Housing is our biggest cost of living. See above video.
SAP's policy platform can be found here:
sustainableaustralia.org.au/policies
Get involved
> Donate
Please donate to Jack's campaign here.
> Contact
- Email: [email protected]
> Social media
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VoteSustainable
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/Environment_1st
- Instagram: votesustainable
- YouTube: votesustainable
> Volunteering
Letterboxing
Do you live in or near the Warrandyte electorate? If so, we can send you some flyers to letterbox.
Please volunteer here, ASAP.
Early Voting Centres / Election day Voting Centres
Important: SAP volunteer and voting centre behaviour guidelines HERE
Early voting: Monday 14 to Friday 25 August (closed Sunday 20 August).
There are two EVC's in operation. As follows:
1. Warrandyte Scout Group Hall, 45–55 Yarra Street Warrandyte 3113
2. Doncaster Rovers Soccer Club, 117 Andersons Creek Road Doncaster East 3109
Hours:
- 9 am - 6 pm, Monday 14 August
- 8:30 am - 6 pm, Tuesday 15 August
- 8:30 am - 6 pm, Wednesday 16 August
- 8:30 am - 8 pm, Thursday 17 August
- 8:30 am - 6 pm, Friday 18 August
- 9 am - 5 pm, Saturday 19 August
- Closed Sunday 20 August
- 8:30 am - 6 pm, Monday 21 August
- 8:30 am - 6 pm, Tuesday 22 August
- 8:30 am - 6 pm, Wednesday 23 August
- 8:30 am - 8 pm, Thursday 24 August
- 8:30 am - 6 pm, Friday 25 August
We would like to split each day into the 'AM' and 'PM' shifts, being 8:30/9am-2pm and 1pm-6/8pm. Please turn up 5-10 minutes prior if you can.
To volunteer for early voting, choose your available location and time(s) and complete the volunteer form here. You will need to tick 'Yes, I will staff an early voting centre' and state your location and time(s) in the 'Comments' field, then 'Save volunteer info'. SAP will then be in touch!
Polling day: 26 August.
There are 11 VC's in operation. As follows:
- Chirnside Park Community Hub 33 Kimberley Drive Chirnside Park 3116
- East Doncaster Secondary College 20 George Street Doncaster East 3109
- Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Parish 23 Leeds Street Doncaster East 3109
- Milgate Primary School 96 Landscape Drive Doncaster East 3109
- Park Orchards Primary School 572 Park Road Park Orchards 3114 (access via stadium car park)
- Ringwood Heights Primary School 60 Summit Crescent Ringwood North 3134
- Ringwood North Primary School 172 Oban Road Ringwood North 3134
- Donvale Primary School 4 Elata Street Donvale 3111 (access via Argyle Street)
- Warrandyte Scout Group Hall 45-55 Yarra Street Warrandyte 3113
- Warranwood Primary School 1 Wellington Park Drive Warranwood 3134
- Wonga Park Primary School 41 Dudley Road Wonga Park 3115
We would like to split election day into the 'AM' and 'PM' shifts, being 8am-2pm and 1pm-6pm. Please turn up 5-10 minutes prior if you can.
Hours: 8am to 6pm
To volunteer for early voting, choose your available location and time(s) and complete the volunteer form here. You will need to tick 'Yes, I will staff an election day voting centre' and state your location and time(s) in the 'Comments' field, then 'Save volunteer info'. SAP will then be in touch!
Postal Voting: Click here.
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