A former Mayor of the City of Bayside, Clifford Hayes has been a Sustainable Australia member of the Victorian Legislative Council since 2018, representing Southern Metropolitan Region. Clifford stands for improved investment in community health and stronger environment protection policies. Clifford is focused on restoring planning powers back to local communities and fighting for better development and infrastructure outcomes, in addition to wider climate issues and concerns around population growth and immigration.

June brought leadership spills, the Delta variant and revised ATAGI advice. We consider the government’s climate policy following the G7 Summit, the increasing pace of our vaccination rollout and the ongoing management of COVID-19 outbreaks.