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Greens candidates in Gippsland are opposing wind farm developments, bringing into question their parties credability on climate change.

A few weeks ago Carlo Carli issued a challenge to the Greens in Brunswick to repudiate their candidates in Gippsland opposition to wind power.

According to Wednesday's Melbourne Times Cyndi Dawes has done just that and has split herself from her parties official position. She says,

"You can't do that [renewable energy] if you don't allow wind farms"

And at Wednesday nights candidates forum on energy she claimed the comments by Gippsland candidates were a gaffe.

Congratulations Cyndi. We look forward to your support in the community as Labor forges ahead in the next four years towards meeting our renewable energy target and reducing greenhouse emissions.

Labor’s plan for the energy sector has been released, outlining plans for new projects that will involve well over $3 billion of new investment and more than 1000 new jobs.

Click here for more on how Labor has a clear vision, unlike the Liberals and the Nationals who were not prepared to stand up to Canberra’s nuclear plan and how Labor supports clean coal and renewable energy to boost energy supplies and drive jobs growth.

Dear Voters,

More than four years ago I attended a well organised public meeting at the Brunswick Town Hall on Forests Policy. It was one of my highlights of my time as a Member of Parliament for Brunswick as it was passionate, articulate and constructive.

Environmental activists told me at that meeting that their key priorities were protecting old growth forests in the Goolengook region and the Otways. Sharing their passion I chose to visit Goolengook with my colleague Glenyys Romanes - it was an experience I will never forget.

Ted Baillieu's Liberal Party canmnot be trusted. According to the Business Age on Monday 20 November the Liberals will:

• Legislate the 5 Regional Forest Agreements – which means to Legislate to continue native timber logging in the Otways
  
• Increase timber harvesting in native forests by over 20% across Victoria by increasing timber licences in native forests from 450,000m3 to 576,000m3.
  
• Legislate for 30 year timber licences.

Compare this to Labor's record. Created more National Parks than any Government in Victoria’s history. Stopped all cattle grazing in the Alpine National Park. Protected the Otways, Box Ironbark and Wombat Forests. Reduced logging in Victoria by 30%

Brunswick is a great place to live. We have great public transport, schools in walking distance, terrific health services, wonderful shops and cafes. We love the inner-city lifestyle.

I am proud of the work this government has done to date.

That is why ALP volunteers are distributing a new leaflet this weekend and next week outlining our key promises to Victorians and Brunswikians.

You can download your copy here.

I am pleased to support Labor's pledge to finally protect old growth forests in the Goolengook catchement from logging.

Four years ago with my colleague Glenyys Romanes I visited Goolengook. I came back determined to do what I could to help save it from further logging. If a Bracks Labor Government is re-elected this will happen under our national parks and forests policy.

Other details below the fold.

Labor for Brunswick's first campaign leaflet is being distributed by volunteers and ALP members.

Our message is a focus on climate change, especially energy policy, and why Labor is the only political party with a consistent policy on renewable energy.

You can download a copy here.

Labor’s 2004 long term water plan, Our Water, Our Future, has changed the way many Victorians think about and use water. Victoria now leads the nation in the smart use of water, but we all need to do more to secure our water supplies for the next 50 years and improve the health of our rivers.

A re-elected Labor Government will help families reduce greenhouse gas emissions from households by 10 per cent, and save householders $100 a year on their electricity bills.

We will also require energy retailers to help households achieve the new 10 per cent reduction target.

A Labor Government would continue to fight any attempts to bring nuclear power to Victoria.

More nurses and doctors

16,000 more hospital operations

New elective Surgery Centres

Major upgrades to suburban hospitals

Rebuilding the Children's and Eye and Ear Hospitals

More Ambulances and paramedics

This is Labor's Health Policy. Find out more

Stage 2 water restrictions come into force in Melbourne today (Wednesday November 1).

The Bracks Government will slash fares on Melbourne’s midnight to dawn NightRider bus service.

From 4 March 2006 a $6 NightRider ticket would be abolished and replaced by Metcard fares costing as little as $1.90. Customers who already have a valid daily, weekly, monthly or yearly Metcard ticket will be able to take a NightRider bus at no extra cost.

Young Victorians, in particular rely on good public transport services. Cheaper travel on NightRider buses is another step forward in making these services more responsive to the needs of users, and in encouraging more people to public transport.

Brunswick City Soccer Club have been awarded a Volunteer Grant to run a program to recriut and train more volunteers. Well done!

And in more good news I have received notification that all Brunswick Government Schools have now been upgraded to VicSmart broadband. This new broadband increases speed by up to 8 times in our local schools and will be welcomed all all the school community.

Just some small ways in which the Bracks Government is keeping Brunswick a great place to live.

Today Carlo addressed a pro choice rally outside a clinic in East Melbourne. He was given a petition to present to Parliament after the election.

The Bracks Government is cutting the cost of travelling by public transport to help families that have been affected by high petrol prices.

If re-elected the Bracks Government would roll out its $94.1 million Fare Go package to cut the travel costs of those who typically travel the furthest – people who live in Melbourne’s outer suburbs and in regional Victoria.