Kate White proposes citizens assemblies to shift power from Spring Street
Kate White is an independent candidate for Northern Victoria. She proposes people's assemblies where residents decide what issues the government explores.
Kate White is running as an independent for Northern Victoria's upper house seat. The election is November 28.
Her main campaign idea is people's assemblies. They bring residents together across the region, from Mildura to Corryong.
Residents discuss major issues and decide what the government should explore. Kate White says people feel unheard.
Decisions are made in Spring Street with little care for what's happening on the ground. The assemblies run in person or online.
They need no extra money from the existing election budget. White is a former magazine journalist with a background in community and disability work.
She aims to appeal to voters tired of the two-party system.
- Northern Victoria upper house
- Electoral seat
- November 28
- Election date
- Mildura to Corryong
- Region covered
Why it mattersVoters frustrated with major parties could see a new system for local democracy start in Victoria's north.
AustraliaIf elected, White's assemblies could give regional Victorians direct input on state policies affecting their communities.
