Socialist Alliance and Green Left Weekly are hosting an end of year celebration party at the Coburg Senior Citizens Centre, 21 Harding Street in Coburg from 12pm to 4pm.
Join us for a day of food, drinks and music to celebrate a big year and Sue Bolton’s re-election to the Moreland Council.
For more information: phone 9639 8622. Facebook Event.
[By Susan Price] Out door-knocking for Sue Bolton in Moreland during the local council elections, we came across a dilapidated block of flats in an otherwise gentrified part of Brunswick. One of the last doors in the block was answered by an elderly man still in his pyjamas, breathless and clearly in distress. All he could manage to say was, “Can you please call someone?” I took one look at him and said, “Are you ill? Would you like us to call an ambulance?” He nodded. Continue reading
[By Sue Bolton] I would like to say a massive thank-you to everyone who helped out in my re-election campaign. The results came through from the Victorian Electoral Commission late on Friday night. I got 13.03% of the vote and was the second councillor elected to the North-East ward. Continue reading
You can download this image by clicking on it with the right mouse button and selecting ‘save image as…’ these will be letterboxed and handed out at the election.
Since her election in 2012, North East Ward councillor Sue Bolton has been tireless in helping residents fight for their rights. Sue meets monthly with residents to hear their concerns. Her presence on council has been invaluable — for the Indigenous community, for residents resisting greed-driven over-development, for people wanting a council that takes a firm stand against racism and Islamophobia, and which takes climate change seriously. From the big things to the little things, Sue has always been there for Moreland residents. If you value Sue’s presence on the council, please get behind her re-election campaign. The council election will be held on October 22, 2016. Continue reading
[By Sue Bolton] I’m running for re-election to Moreland Council. The election itself is held on Saturday, October 22. We are holding an event to launch the election campaign on September 10 from 6:30 pm to 10 pm at the Anatolian Cultural Centre, 195 Sydney Road, Coburg. There will be food, drinks and live acoustic music. Kids are welcome. Continue reading
[By Chris Peterson] A protest to defend welfare rights and public housing was held in Coburg’s Victoria St mall on August 3. The rally called for a rise in all welfare payments to a liveable income, the restoration of the sole parents pension, an end to welfare quarantining and public housing for all who need it. Continue reading
[By Chris Peterson] Australia’s four biggest banks — the Commonwealth Bank, ANZ, NAB and Westpac — dubbed the “banksters”, were condemned for crimes against people and the environment during a protest in Coburg’s Victoria St mall on June 29. Protesters marched to each bank, cordoned of the entrance to create a symbolic crime scene and read out a charge sheet. Continue reading