About us

What are we?

We are a volunteer community group dedicated to having the concerns of Chisholm voters properly represented in Canberra.

We believe our voices are presently not properly heard, but that they can be via an independent community candidate to represent us in Canberra.

We believe in doing democracy better.

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Voters we advocate for in Chisholm

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What is our aim?

Our aim is to ensure that the concerns of the Chisholm electorate are properly represented in the Federal parliament.

How will we achieve it?

We will achieve this by firstly canvassing the electorate to identify the main concerns. We will then seek from the electorate a person who believes in those concerns and is willing to stand as a candidate. We will then help that person to get elected.

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Who is this for?

Voices of Chisholm is for people who feel that politics needs to be done better. It is for Chisholm voters who feel their concerns are not being addressed at a federal level. It is for those who feel the party-based political system does not allow for their voices to be properly heard in Canberra. It is for people who would like to actively participate in politics and civic life and do democracy better in Chisholm.

What do we do?

We actively engage with the people of Chisholm to identify their main concerns. This will be done by through conversations on the street or around kitchen tables. Once we have identified these concerns, we will then seek from the community a person who believes in those concerns and is willing to stand as candidate in a Federal election. We will then work with them to help get elected into Federal Parliament so our voices can be heard.

What will be our measures of success?

1. To have identified the main concerns of the voters of Chisholm.

2. To have put the case to Chisholm voters that the best way to have their concerns heard in Canberra is through a truly independent community candidate.

3. To find a community member who believes in the concerns of the community and who is willing to stand as a federal candidate.

4. To get a truly independent community candidate elected in the seat of Chisholm.

What are the main concerns of Chisholm voters?

We’ve been actively listening to the community through kitchen table conversations and chats with locals in the streets around shopping centres and train stations.

So far, the interim findings show that the top five concerns for the people of Chisholm are:

1. Climate change

2. The environment

3. Politician transparency, accountability, and integrity

4. Housing

5. Social equality

A final report on these concerns will be published later this year.

Get Involved

Volunteers are the heart, minds, arms and legs of the Voices of Chisholm. We are from the community and for the community. For our movement to build we need you!

For our democracy to thrive it needs citizens to be involved, and so we’re working directly with our fellow community members.