Kooyong Candidates Forum 2025
Location: Hawthorn Arts Centre, 360 Burwood Rd, Hawthorn
Which Kooyong candidates will help us save money on energy bills by supporting rooftop solar and household electrification and work to secure a clean, sustainable future? Which candidate has the best policies to ensure that Australia benefits as the world decarbonises? The energy transition offers significant opportunities to secure good quality jobs, clean manufacturing and green exports. Who has the policies to best grasp these opportunities and ensure a safer climate future for our kids?
Join us at the Hawthorn Arts Centre on Wednesday 2nd April, at 7:00pm for a 7.30 start. Listen to the candidates, ask them questions and inform your vote! The following candidates are attending: Jackie Carter (Greens); Clive Crosby (Labor); Amelia Hamer (Liberal) and Dr Monique Ryan MP (Independent). Update: Amelia Hamer emailed at 1:08 saying that she could not attend due to a "community event". At 7.30pm many audience members received robo calls from Angus Taylor and Amelia Hamer inviting attendance to a phone event.
Too often our candidates are no more than names on a ballot paper. This forum offers the opportunity for you to get a sense of the strengths and weaknesses of the candidates and their climate policies. There is nothing quite like seeing them on stage answering the hard questions.
The forum will be moderated by Victoria McKenzie-McHarg, CEO at Women’s Environmental Leadership Australia.
Resources
- Full presentation video, plus individual videos on Climate Science Basics (Jenny Smithers), Ivy Sheng (youth speaker), Jackie Carter (Greens), Clive Crosby (ALP), Dr Monique Ryan (Independent) and Amelia Hamer scoring (Alex Currell, KCCA Scorecard Committee).
- Short on time? Check out our pdf with comparative quotes on key points
- Event blog – what did they say, how does it compare, quotes, links and more
- Why Vote Climate? Blog on Jenny Smithers’ presentation on the science basis for climate action.
- Facebook album with volunteer and event images, slides, comparative quotes, actual candidate words and expert links
- Online Agenda with links and next steps
- Bluesky thread
- X/Twitter thread
This event is supported by the Australian Conservation Foundation Boroondara Community Group.
