ADVOCATING FOR URBAN BIODIVERSITY

From Bushlands to the Ballots: Talking with candidates where and when it counts

The 2025 WA State Election is now only weeks away. Candidate nominations close on 13 February and from then it will be possible to get the full list of candidates for each electorate. It is vital that these candidates know that protection of the environment is important to our communities and that it deserves a greater priority than it has received from the current government.

How you can help

UBC encourages you to invite your local candidates to your patch; explain why you are passionate about it and how they can help secure the future of your patch as well as nature more broadly. Our black cockatoos, our urban bushlands and wetlands all need more protection to survive. We have worked closely with CCWA to develop a number of nature specific election priorities, and we want to share them with you and ask you to help spread the word.

Event details

This is a one-hour, online event on Tuesday 18 February at 6:00 pm using Zoom. Join us to learn how you can influence candidates in our State election to recognise that our natural environment needs to have a greater priority in their campaigns and after the election. We will step you through finding the candidates for your electorate and brief you on 7 Nature related priorities we have identified. We have also created a scorecard that you can use to frame your questioning of candidates.

Registration

Register for this event so that we can send you the Zoom link. Use this QR code or complete the details at the panel below.

Useful Resources

We will have flyers, yard signs and a scorecard template available.  They will be available as printed materials from CCWA  or online. You can also download the report A Protection Agenda for Nature.