Election advocacy

It’s a chance for the community to raise awareness of the local projects or policy reforms which would make a positive impact in Glen Eira. During election times, we are committed to working with all candidates — no matter their political party — to promote our community’s priorities.  

By advocating for funding before and during election campaigns, we help candidates from all political parties to understand our City’s priorities. In 2022, we proactively advocated for the projects and initiatives which would support the community to recover from COVID-19.

At the 2022 federal and state elections, our advocacy secured $21 million in new funding for local projects.

Australian federal election advocacy

The 2022 Australian federal election took place on Saturday 21 May 2022. In the Australian Parliament, Glen Eira is part of the electorates of Higgins, Goldstein and Macnamara. 

At the election, we advocated for our Priority advocacy projects 2022–2023 [PDF], which were endorsed by Council in March 2022.

We successfully secured funding commitments for local projects from every major party.

Liberal National Coalition

The Liberal National Coalition committed to:

• $10 million toward the $52 million redevelopment of the Carnegie Memorial Swimming Pool
• $415,000 toward upgrading the lighting at Koornang Park
• $152,000 for electric vehicle charging stations in Carnegie and Murrumbeena
• $60,000 for an electric vehicle charging station in Bentleigh.

Australian Labor Party

The Australian Labor Party committed to:

• $15 million toward the $52 million redevelopment of the Carnegie Memorial Swimming Pool
• $1.53 million for the redevelopment of the Packer Park Cycling Pavilion in Carnegie
• $416,000 toward a brand-new LED lighting system at Murrumbeena Park.

Australian Greens

The Australian Greens committed to:

• $10 million toward the $52 million redevelopment of the Carnegie Memorial Swimming Pool.

Victorian State election advocacy

The 2022 Victorian federal election took place on Saturday 26 November 2022. In the Victorian Parliament, Glen Eira is part of the electorates of Bentleigh, Caulfield and Oakleigh, and the upper house Southern Metropolitan Region. 

We successfully secured funding commitments for local projects through our state election advocacy.

Liberal National Coalition

The Liberal National Coalition committed to:

• $30 million to deliver stage one of the Caulfield Racecourse Reserve Land Management Plan
• $10 million to support the Carnegie Memorial Swimming Pool redevelopment
• $3.5 million to construct a new pavilion at McKinnon Reserve.

Australian Labor Party

The Australian Labor Party committed to:

• $3 million to construct a new pavilion at Mackie Road Reserve as part of Council’s masterplan
• $250,000 to upgrade lighting at Koornang Park, Carnegie
• $250,000 to upgrade lighting at Lord Reserve, Carnegie.

What we advocated for

On 19 July, Council unanimously adopted its 2022 state election priority projects for the state electorates of Bentleigh, Caulfield and Oakleigh. 

Bentleigh electorate

As a part of our of community priorities in Our community priorities for the Bentleigh electorate [PDF], we secured $3 million to construct a new pavilion at Mackie Road Reserve as part of Council’s masterplan, to create new open space to address urgent community needs.

Caulfield electorate

As a part of our community priorities Our community priorities for the Caulfield electorate [P

DF] we advocated for improving pedestrian access, traffic management and parking around Caulfield Station. We also called for candidates to commit to creating new open space on Crown land at Caulfield Racecourse Reserve.

Oakleigh electorate

As part of our community priorities in Our community priorities for the Oakleigh electorate [PDF], we secured $250,000 to upgrade lighting at Koornang Park, Carnegie and $250,000 to upgrade lighting at Lord Reserve, Carnegie, to improve open space accessibility in the area.

You can find a full list of priority policy reforms in Glen Eira policy reform priorities for the Victorian State election 2022 [PDF]. 

Community engagement

During the 2022 election campaigns, we created opportunities for residents to actively take part in our advocacy campaign. Thousands of people visited our website to learn about our advocacy priorities. Using a form on our website, many residents wrote to their local MP and candidate in support or engaged with our social media ads and e-newsletters. This boosted the credibility of our campaign and helped us to deliver real community outcomes.

Importantly, this broadened the reach of our advocacy and gave you the opportunity to participate advocating for what matters to you.