Great Green thanks to all the Green voters and supporters

The most heartfelt thanks to all the Greens supporters and voters who have delivered an amazing outcome for Lake Macquarie. We now have two highly capable, articulate and confident Councillors to represent the green aspirations for the City.

It's a momentous outcome for Lake Macquarie and the Greens, two Councillors to represent the community unencumbered by developer donations, fully aware of grassroots democracy, open government and transparency and committed wholeheartedly to representing the community and adapting to climate change.

Now there will be Greens around the table to counter the oft quoted "we're saving ratepayers the expense of going to the Land Environment Court" as another offensive development gets the go ahead. There'll be Councillors who are committed to tackling climate change at the local level, who can see a future beyond coal and who are committed to ensuring there is a future for our city.

As the climate clock ticks on, time for action will become an imperative, local actions driven by local councils are a way to push the issues up through the political landscape to make sure the changes we are wanting actually happen.

A Lake Macquarie Greens reference group will be established within the next week or so to provide a vehicle for community concerns to be presented to the Councillors and to start putting Greens perspectives forward.

What an exciting term this will be!