Progressive Port Phillip is guided by three overarching concerns/principles:
SOCIAL JUSTICE: Supporting equity and the common good
ENVIRONMENT: Collective action for a sustainable future
COMMUNITY: Strengthening local democracy
These are at the heart of all our activities and advocacy.
Supporting equity and the common good
Fighting for a caring and just City that is a home for all with:
generous services for older residents, people with disabilities, mother and children, including affordable and high-quality childcare and vital libraries;
ongoing investment in new and renewed social housing;
a celebrated and diverse arts community;
networks of parks, safe foot paths and bike paths;
vibrant neighbourhood economies, equitably supported to ensure survival of key sectors, including micro businesses and not-for-profits that meet local needs and create local jobs.
Collective action for a sustainable future
Pushing hard to address climate change urgently on all fronts to:
challenge resistance to an environmentally sustainable future;
re-imagine waste management and recycling to achieve a zero waste and circular economy that turns waste onto a useful resource;
completely convert to renewable energy to achieve a zero-carbon community;
capture and re-use water, and instigate widespread tree planting to become a cool, climate adapted community.
Strengthening local democracy
Engaging the community in setting Council directions and policies so that it:
genuinely incorporates people in decisions for our community;
demonstrates sound governance and strong finances, and is responsive and efficient;
builds marvellous community assets;
acts always in the interests of future generations as much as for the present.