Sue Bolton for Bababi Djinanang Ward
Sue Bolton has been a Merri-Bek councillor for over three terms.
Previously, Sue has been a bus driver and a public servant with a strong history of involvement in campaigns for social justice and against discrimination as a active socialist.
Since Sue was elected in 2012, she has worked to support community campaigns when communities have been ignored by council, other levels of government or corporations.
Issues that Sue has taken up on council include
- Saving the Fawkner outdoor pool
- Saving council services liked aged care from privatisation
- Opposing the closure of the Fawkner Bank & the Glenroy Post Office
- Supporting the Ballerrt Mooroop First Nations Cultural Centre
- Campaigning to increase public housing
- Fighting for the rights of communities to have a say over developments
- Getting action on traffic safety issues for pedestrians and cyclists
- Saving open space for the community
- Campaigning to fix the Upfield train line with duplication
- Campaigning for accessible tram stops on Sydney Road
- Pushing for council to phase out gas
- Opposing the genocide in Gaza
- Opposing increases in rates and fees and charges above inflation.
