By Lachlan Ellis3<\/p>\n
A third-party candidate for the new seat of Eureka says she is running for the state election on a platform focused on the environment and climate change.<\/p>\n
Wendy Morrison is the Animal Justice Party (AJP) candidate for Eureka, and previously ran for the AJP at the 2018 state election.<\/p>\n
Ms Morrison lives in Ballarat and has spent several years as a camp cook with safari companies all over Australia, and has for the past six years been employed as a legal assistant.<\/p>\n
Ms Morrison said that if elected as the Member for Eureka at the November 26 election, she hopes to strike a better balance between animals, people, and the planet.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnimal Justice Party-wise, I\u2019ve been involved with them for about 9 years. Originally what inspired me to stand as a candidate back in 2018, and now in 2022, is that animals have no voice in Parliament, and what current practices allow them to be bred and commoditised into all sorts of industries,\u201d Ms Morrison told the Moorabool News.<\/p>\n
\u201cI guess my interest in that goes back to 2003. I\u2019ve always loved animals, but in 2003 I just randomly locked eyes with distressed sheep on the back of a B-double on a hot, dusty day in the middle of a drought. Something just clicked in my head that I need to help these animals, so ever since then, I\u2019ve been an advocate for animals.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ms Morrison said that the health of the planet and climate change can sometimes be \u201cput into the background\u201d, but she hopes to bring it to the forefront of policy at Spring Street.<\/p>\n
\u201cI want to be a voice for animals, people, and planet, because obviously there\u2019s disadvantaged people out there that need a voice. If I was elected, I\u2019d firstly push for an immediate transition towards clean energy, regeneration, and rapid reduction of emissions. A lot of emissions are driven by animal agriculture,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs far as the Moorabool or Eureka area goes, I\u2019d be pushing for protection of wildlife, for eco-tourism and creating employment in eco-tourism jobs. The AJP\u2019s transport policy is guided towards better public transport, and lessening road traffic for the sake of commuters and wildlife.\u201d<\/p>\n
For more information on Wendy Morrison\u2019s campaign, visit https:\/\/vic.animaljusticeparty.org\/wendy_morrison_for_eureka.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
By Lachlan Ellis3 A third-party candidate for the new seat of Eureka says she is running for the state election on a platform focused on the environment and climate change. Wendy Morrison is the Animal Justice Party (AJP) candidate for Eureka, and previously ran for the AJP at the 2018 state election. Ms Morrison lives […]<\/p>\n