Gold Coast Greens

Petrina Maizey studied at Macquarie University, and started secondary teaching in Queensland.

After nine years as a full-time mother, Petrina completed a Masters of Education and began English Language teaching in Brisbane universities, extensively in the ELICOS (English Language Intensive Courses for Overseas Students) industry.

Highly committed to community work as P&C President and an active participant in local environmental organisations, especially the burgeoning climate movement, Petrina believes in an inclusive Australia, keeping pace with sustainability innovations worldwide.

In Forde, Petrina wishes to foster awareness that far from the cyclical gloom of the traditional financial system, a positive, low-emissions economy means massive jobs creation, equity and good health, while preserving and regenerating our unique and rapidly vanishing SEQ biodiversity.

The Transition Decade requires new approaches to old basics.

Forde Greens candidate Petrina Maizey represents exciting, profitable, world-class solutions to foster liveable, inclusive, genuinely sustainable urban environments through:

* Fast-tracking truly efficient, innovative public transport solutions
* Generating green jobs/businesses within Forde: transitioning existing businesses towards economic and environmental sustainability
* Assisting community changeover to clean, renewable, nuclear-free energy sources
* Recognising Forde’s remarkable biodiversity: significantly protecting/expanding local ecosystems, urgently addressing species extinction
* Funding dramatic improvement of Forde’s health facilities, including alternative, preventative, mental and dental health
* Identifying and meeting seniors and aged care issues, focusing on integration and honouring life experience
* Seeking sustainable local/national population