Greens candidate for the federal seat of Richmond, Mandy Nolan, says her party ‘will fight for a commitment of $1 million in annual funding for Byron Bay homelessness support service Fletcher Street Cottage if elected at the upcoming federal election’.
She says, ‘This funding commitment follows a successful community sleep-out I co-organised on August 17, which raised $33,000 for the vital homelessness service’.
The Echo asked Ms Nolan to confirm whether this is a ‘non- core election promise’, owing to the unknown influence the Greens will have on parliament until after the election?
Her media advisor replied: ‘Mandy’s committing to what she’ll fight for if elected, and if she’s elected it will almost certainly be a minority parliament, which will make her vote incredibly powerful’.
‘There has been a real lack of genuine commitment by politicians to funding for this region, and Mandy is showing that she intends to work for this region and address the specific issues we face here.
‘Mandy’s already managed to raise $158,000 for Fletcher Street through community advocacy, so imagine what she’ll be able to do if she’s elected!’
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