KCCA campaigned in both the Hawthorn and Kew districts. The results weren’t what we hoped for, but we put in a mighty effort and made a significant contribution to ensuring the climate was a major issue in both electorates. Highlights included:
– Preparation of climate scorecards for both electorates (covering the upper and lower houses), with updated versions for late policy releases and special election day versions
– More than 130 committed volunteers handing out the scorecard at pre-polling and on election day
– Staffing nearly every shift for two weeks at the three Hawthorn and Kew early voting centres
– Filling almost every shift at the 26 busiest voting centres on election day, with 2 people at the busiest 14
– A ground-breaking victory in VCAT, overturning the VEC’s decision to reject our scorecard, which meant we were the only non-party/non-candidate aligned group in the State active at voting centres on election day
– Delivery of scorecards to most households in Hawthorn and Kew by our dedicated army of letter-boxers
– Two illuminating candidates’ forums run by Lighter Footprints, nearly filling the old Hawthorn Town Hall and with a capacity crowd at the Marwal Centre for the Kew forum
– Raising more than $12,000 in just four months thanks to the generosity of more than 100 donors; this is a small amount compared to the major players, but it meant we could distribute our scorecards widely, put up fence signs in both electorates and fund a modest social media campaign.
A big thank you to everyone involved!