THE Greens have launched their campaigns for the 2026 state election, announcing candidates for the seats of Hastings and Nepean.
Mornington Peninsula mum Sianan Healy is stepping up to the plate again for the Nepean ward, after contesting the seat in the 2026 Nepean by-election in May.
Healy, who works for a non-profit in women’s health, vowed to be a true community representative in parliament if elected, stating that locals deserved “a progressive, fairer alternative to the major parties that are beholden to billionaires, that try to turn people against each other and sell off our precious environment to the highest bidder.”
“Talking with locals, the worry about cost of living and frustration with our political system is clear. People are sick of working harder than ever yet falling further behind – while billionaires keep getting richer,” said Healy.
“Our community is also worried about the future of our environment – warming seas, loss of native forests, increased bushfire risk – while Labor, One Nation and the Liberals are hell bent on making things worse.
“So we’re building a movement here in Victoria of people who’ve had enough of seeing the major parties look after their mates while inequality grows – and who are doing something about it.
We’re going to show the world that the communities that make up the Mornington Peninsula care for each other, for our local environment, and for our planet.”
In 2022 in Nepean, candidate Esther Gleixner attracted 3576 of the primary votes cast, 8.77%, coming in third in the primary vote after Liberal and Labor.
In the 2026 Nepean by-election in May, and in a very different electoral landscape with no Labor candidate, a community independent, and a surging One Nation, Healy secured 3805 votes; 9.38% of the primary votes cast.
Isaac Willoughby, a local musician and teacher, has been announced as the Greens’ candidate for Hastings.
Willoughby said he was running because “Hastings deserves a voice that listens to people, not corporate donors, who will fight for affordable housing, better public transport links, and a thriving natural environment”.
“The Mornington Peninsula has been a conservative stronghold for decades and the neglect of the major parties at every level of government has left many in our communities behind,” said Willoughby.
“But It’s time to show them that now is the time for politics of hope, it’s time to show them that we love our home and want to protect it, the time is now for truth, treaty and justice and that they will be held accountable for the climate mess they’ve gotten us into.”
The Greens will not be contesting the seat of Mornington in the 2026 poll. In 2022 in Mornington, the party secured 2677 primary votes, 6.36%, with candidate Harry Sinclair.
First published in the Mornington News – 15 September 2026
