Councillors - Local Govt.
LOCAL GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES
Newcastle:
Cr Michael Osborne - Ward 1
Michael is the Greens Councillor on Newcastle City Council, an environmental engineer, a worker for social and environmental change and the coordinator of the Green Corridor Coalition, a coalition of more than 50 community groups dedicated to protecting biodiversity corridors in the Hunter.
Lake Macquarie
Hannah Gissane - North Ward
Phillipa Parsons - East Ward
Phillipa has recently completed a teaching degree, majoring in modern history and geography. She has also served in the NSW Police Force and as an insurance investigator. Phillipa is married with three sons and became involved with The Greens because of her concern for the future of this planet. She believes that governments at all levels need to take urgent action to put systems in place to mitigate the damage already done to the Earth and hopefully, restore some ecological balance for our future generations.