Independents standing in Victorian election
November 14, 2010
This list tracks the record number of independent candidates contesting the Victorian state election on November 27.
Legislative Council
Mike Cockburn: Southern Metropolitan Region.
Vern Hughes and Suzette Gallagher: Southern Metropolitan Region. Independent Parents and Carers group.
Elizabeth Hartmann: Eastern Metropolitan Region.
Joanne Stuart and April Lee: Northern Metropolitan Region. Independent Parents and Carers group.
Leane Leggo: Eastern Metropolitan Region.
Stephen Mayne and Paula Piccinini: Northern Metropolitan Region. Independent group running on governance and opposition to pokies. See www.maynereport.com. Contact at Stephen@maynereport.com or 0412 106 241.
Anthony Osborne: Eastern Metropolitan Region 0439 207 179, anthonycharlesosborne@gmail.com.
Laurinda Osborne: Eastern Metropolitan Region.
Paula Piccinini: Northern Metropolitan Region. RACV board member and resting family court barrister. married to Stephen Mayne. Contact at paula@maynereport.com.
Adrian Whitehead: Northern Metropolitan Region.
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Legislative Assembly
Katharine Anderson: Prahran District. Contact 0432 106 006, nosred@optusnet.com.au. See www.Katharineleaks.com.
Glyn Baker: Morwell District. 32 year-old Baker comes from Melbourne and relocated to the Morwell district about 4 years ago. He works as an engineer in in the Pulp and Paper Industry. He describes his political views as libertarian. See www.glynbaker.com.au Contact info@glynbaker.com.au.
Grant Beale: Polwarth District. 0428 346 369, grant.beale@hotmail.com.
Jan Beer: Seymour District. 63 year-old Beer runs a beef property in Yea and small business in Seymour with her husband. She is spokeswoman for the Plug the Pipe group that opposes the north-south water pipeline. Contact 0407 144 777, jb747@bigpond.net.au.
Robert Belcher: Gembrook District. 59 year-old Belcher is a farmer and Economics graduate, as well asn Chair of Sustainable Agricultural Communities Australia. He is a long-time farmer, a former teacher and chairman of an interstate Landcare Network for more than 20 years.
Lorraine Beyer: Macedon District. Beyer is backed as a candidate by South Australian Senator Nick Xenophon. She ran a successful five-year campaign to keep pokies out of the only hotel in the local town of Romsey. Contact John Connor, 0412 870 500, joncon1@bigpond.com.
Peter Brohier: Caulfield District.
Michael Carty: Mordialloc District. 0412 226 556, michaelcarty1@hotmail.com.
Bill Cawte: Brunswick District. 0418 130 942, wcawte@gmail.com.au Cawte is standing as an Independent for Brunswick under the slogan 'Better Bike Paths Now!'. See www.betterbikepathsnow.com.au.
Phil Cleary: Brunswick District. 57 year-old Cleary played 205 games with the Coburg Football Club. He contested and won the 1992 Wills by-election which was overruled by the high court. He went on to win Wills at the 1993 election but was defeated at the 1996 election. He is a campaigner against domestic violenceand has worked as communications manager for the left-wing Electrical Trade Union. See www.philcleary.com.au. Contact philcleary@bigpond.com.
Anthony Connell: Mildura District.
Catherine Cumming: Footscray District. 37 year-old Cumming was first elected to Maribyrnong Council in 1997 and is currently in her fifth term on the council. She is a doctor of Chinese medicine and has run her own business, The Barefoot Doctors Clinic, in Footscray for the past 10 years. Cumming contested Footscray at the 2002 election polling 10.4%, and in 2006 increased her vote to 14.9%, out polling the Greens. See www.catherinecumming.com.au. Contact 0459 464 084, cc@catherinecumming.com.au.
Frank Dean: Gembrook District.
Matt DeLeon: Melton District. DeLeon grew up in Colac and later attended Tafe and studied Certificates in Education as well as Youth Work and Counselling. He is a member of the Youth Affairs Council of Victoria and works in Melton as a youth worker. See www.mattdeleon.com. Contact 0431 282 498, info@mattdeleon.com.
Frank Denvir: Mordialloc District. 0418 588 713, frankd@interislandferries.com.au.
John Dobinson: South Barwon District. 0451 967 885, johndobinson@hotmail.com.
Angela Dunleavy: Narre Warren South District. Dunleavy has lived in Narre Warren for twenty years and runs a local business. She has worked in community aged and disability care and employs 60 local residents. She is a member of the group of residents campaigning to have the state government take over Casey Council's costs for remediation work on a methane-emitting tip site in Cranbourne.
Kelvin Eldridge: Bulleen District.
Maxine Fensom: Melbourne District.
Gordon Ford: Lyndhurst District. Business Hours: (03) 9512 3919.
Peter Gardner: Morwell District. Gardner has lived in the distrist for 25 years. A historian and publisher, Gardner has written extensively on place names in Gippsland and South-east Australia and has studied and written on the history of the Gippsland Aboriginal tribes. He is campaigning for the development of geothermal energy in the Latrobe Valley. Contact (03) 5157 3246 ngarak@skymesh.com.au.
Steven Garland: Carrum District.
Ian George: Narre Warren South District.
Paul Giuliano: Essendon District. Serves on Moonee Valley Council where he is a former Mayor. Contact 0412 363 726, anovaptyltd@optusnet.com.au
Ron Guy: Melton District.
Bob Halsall: Cranbourne District. Halsall is the husband of former Casey Mayor Janet Halsall. Halsall and his wife were both defeated at the 2008 local government elections. Halsall is campaigning for the 'Make the State Pay' group, trying to make the state government pay for remediation work on a methane emitting landfill seat next to a housing estate in Cranbourne. Contact 0402 908 657, makethestatepay@hotmail.com.
Tim Hassan: Narre Warren North District. Hassan is a physical education teacher and scientist who also runs an interior design business. He is one of the group of local Indepndents campaigning to have the state government take over Casey Council's cost of remediation work on a methane-emitting tip in Cranbourne.
Gerrit Hendrik Schorel-Hlavka: Ivanhoe District. Business Hours: (03) 9457 7209, mayJUSTICEalwaysPREVAIL@schorel-hlavka.com
Alf Hickey: Pascoe Vale District.
Darren Lewin-Hill: Northcote District. Lewin-Hill has contested Darebin Council unsuccessfully in 2004 and 2008, and Northcote at the 2006 state election. He works in policy and advocacy for a peak Victorian child and family services organisation. See northcote-independent.blogspot.com. Contact 0404 526 555, darren.lewinhill@gmail.com.
Brandon Hoult: Mordialloc District. 0410 519 801, brandonhoult1980@yahoo.com.au.
Craig Ingram: Gippsland East District. Aged 45, a local abalone diver, he had campaigned in 1999 to increase the flow of water released into the Snowy River, a policy the Labor Party moved quickly to support to obtain Ingram's support. Ingram was easily re-elected in 2002 and 2006. See www.craigingram.com. Contact craig.ingram@parliament.vic.gov.au, (03) 5152 3491.
Stephen Jolly: Richmond District. Veteran socialist who represents Langridge Ward on the City of Yarra Council.
Stephen Juhasz: Bellarine District.
Ali Khan: Mount Waverley District.
Peter Lazzari: Melbourne District.
Jim Little: Niddrie District. 0407 819 206, JimLittle2010@hotmail.com.
Kathy Majdlik: Kororoit District.
Dominic Marino: Northcote District.
Aldona Martin: Hastings District.
Karen-Joy Mccoll: Bundoora District.
Quinn Mccormack: Frankston District.
Steve Medcraft: Niddrie District.
Glenn Milne: Mildura District. Milne has also worked as a press photographer and in community development and welfare. He has an Associate Diploma in Welfare Studies from Sunraysia Institute of TAFE and a Diploma in Welfare Management through RMIT University. He serves on Mildura Rural City Council and was elected Mayor in December 2008.
Lawrence Mobsby: Monbulk District.
John Myers: Bentleigh District.
Brijender Nain: Altona District.
John Nott: Niddrie District.
Keith Oakley: South Barwon District. 0429 955 714, keithoakley@smartchat.net.au.
Roberto Paino: Murray Valley District.
John Perkins: Melbourne District.
James Purcell: the Moyne Shire Council mayor is contesting the seat of South-West Coast as an Independent for Wannon. He has stood aside as mayor for the election. He contested Wannon at the Federal election in August, polling 5.6%. See www.vote1jamespurcell.com.au. Contact 0407 550 707, info@vote1jamespurcell.com.auThis e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Paul Richardson: Narre Warren North District. 0408 537 874, pjrs3@optusnet.com.au
Brian Roberts: Niddrie District.
Mahinda Samararatna: Macedon District.
Samantha Schultz: Geelong District.
Lou Sigmund: Morwell District. A farmer, volunteer Boolarra firefighter and former CFA group officer, Sigmund, has been critical of the emergency services response to Black Saturday. See www.lousigmund.com.au. Contact 0427 337 963.
Paul Slattery: Warrandyte District.
Shannon Smith: Shepparton District.
Amanda Stapledon: Cranbourne District. Currently serves on the City of Casey Council where she is Chair of the General Purposes Committee. She has been outspoken on the need for Cranbourne to have its own hospital. Contact 0428 827 976, amandastapledon@iprimus.com.au.
Matt Taylor: Mornington District. 0439 638 378, matttaylor.mornington@gmail.com.
Serge Thomann: Albert Park District - contact Peter Holland, 0411 470 651, hollandp@me.com. 44 year-old Thomann was elected to Port Phillip Council in 2008 and has lived in the local area for more than 25 years. He is one of Australia's best known photographers. He has campaigned strongly against the St Kilda Triangle re-development.
Alan Thompson: Brighton District. 0408 504 684, altheguy@bigpond.com.
Doug Tonge: Mildura District. Long-serving community sector worker who heads the Mallee Accommodation and Support Program. He has lived in the district for three decades. See dougtonge.com. Contact 0408 233 740, feedback@dougtonge.com.
Hung Vo: Lyndhurst District. 0411 337 363, vietvodo@yahoo.com.au.
Harpreet Walia: Keilor District. 0413 768 099, harpreetwalia2008@hotmail.com.
Jenny Webb: Narracan District. President of the Moe Development Group. Contact Mark Forsyth, 0400 732 613, forsythmw@bigpond.com.
Heather Wellington: South Barwon District. Heather is a medical practitioner and lawyer, with a background in health services management and health care policy. She is a former Director of the Peter McCallum Cancer Centre, and has also been a City of Greater Geelong councillor.
Paul Wickham: Shepparton District. 0437 313 830, paulwickhampharmacy@mcmedia.com.au.
Nicholas Williams: Benalla District. 0458 993 517, williams.m.nick@hotmail.com.
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