Student starts Regional Council Campaign
Tuesday 4 June
Release from
Rhodes-Carlin Campaign team.
Victoria
Rhodes-Carlin has got her sights set on becoming a
councillor as a part of the Greater Wellington Regional
Council. This years local government elections are being
held in September, and Rhodes-Carlin is putting her name
forward for the ballot, aiming to provide fresh insights to
the council.
An Environmental Studies student at
Victoria University of Wellington, Rhodes-Carlin has always
worked for greater environmental action and justice in
communities.
The 21 year old’s campaign has three
core policy focuses;
• “Community driven
decision-making”
• “Ambitious climate
action”
• “Fair and accessible public
transport”
Making Wellington’s public transport
system “fair” and “accessible” for all is a big
priority for Rhodes-Carlin, who is calling for a 50%
discount for students. She believes that more active
transport, safer cycle ways, and pedestrian access are
needed to reduce transport emissions. Her campaign calls for
a bus network that is sustainable, carbon free, and works
for the communities that use them.
Tackling climate
change is also an important focus for Victoria. Stating
that, “climate change is one of the biggest challenges
facing us. We need ambitious action aiming to significantly
reduce transport and agricultural emissions. We need to
better prepare our city and region to adapt and be resilient
to the impacts of climate change.”
Rhodes-Carlin
says she is running to make local democracy more accessible
and inclusive to everyday citizens. “The challenges and
issues that young people and students face in Wellington are
too often excluded from the decision-making process, our
voices under-valued and concerns not seen as
legitimate.”
“There is no better candidate
to fix these issues than someone who is experiencing
them.”
As a community driven campaigner,
Rhodes-Carlin encourages members of Wellington to get in
touch with her about the issues they care about and the
ideas they have.
Enrolment for the 2019 local
government elections close 16th August and voting will begin
by postal vote in September.
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