Janet Shelley is a sustainability expert and resident of Elwick, Tasmania. She has a distinguished career working across diverse Australian territories—from Antarctica to the Coral Sea and remote Indigenous communities.
Internationally recognized for her work in reducing the environmental impacts of weather balloons, Janet's efforts extend across various environmental and sustainability issues. She holds a Master of Environment from the University of Melbourne.
Janet's career includes key roles across several organizations. She currently serves as the Director of Sustainability at the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment, and Water, a position she has held since April 2023.
Prior to this, she was the Environmental Sustainability Lead at the Bureau of Meteorology from May 2022 to April 2023, focusing on strategic planning and environmental impact assessments. From May 2014 to April 2022, she worked as an Environmental Sustainability Executive Officer at the same bureau, managing business transformation and sustainability initiatives.
Earlier, from 2011 to 2014, she was a Technical Officer at the Bureau of Meteorology. Additionally, Janet was briefly involved in politics as a Greens Candidate for Clark in 2022.
Beyond her professional work, Janet is actively involved in grassroots community activities, including beach clean-ups, forest conservation campaigns, supporting domestic violence charities, and participating in local fire prevention and traffic management groups. As a renter and an avid dog lover, she is a keen advocate for renters’ rights and policies that support pet-friendly accommodations.
She advocates for accessible and affordable housing to help alleviate the housing crisis.
Janet proposes robust actions against climate change, reflecting her background in environmental science.
She supports the enhancement of public transport systems to meet both current and future community needs.
Preferring funding for health and education, Janet opposes excessive spending on costly infrastructure projects like stadiums.
Her platform includes active support for diversity and inclusive practices within the community.
Janet emphasizes the need for transparency, accountability, and integrity in politics, promising to champion these values if elected.
If elected, Janet aims to represent Elwick as a strong, independent Green voice in the Legislative Council, focusing on a combination of sustainability, social justice, and effective community representation to address the pressing needs of her constituents.
The Australian Greens, identifying as a social democratic party under the leadership of Adam Bandt, adhere to four main pillars. Social justice, sustainability, grassroots democracy, and peace and non-violence, reflecting their alignment with global green politics.
They champion environmentalism through initiatives like recycling expansion, conservation, and a transition to 100% renewable energy by 2030 via a Green New Deal, which includes investment in renewable technology and Australian manufacturing for green energy solutions. Financially, they advocate for equitable taxation, opposing tax cuts favoring high income earners, promoting a wealth tax on billionaires, and supporting the creation of a publicly owned bank.
The Greens call for enhanced welfare policies, affordable housing, rent caps, increased income support, free public transport and childcare, and debt forgiveness for students. They support universal healthcare expansion, including dental and mental health, reproductive rights, drug law reform, and legal cannabis.
Socially, they push for marriage equality, asylum rights, and gender equality, alongside political reforms like donation caps and an anti-corruption watchdog. In agriculture, they emphasize animal welfare and climate resilience, opposing live exports in favor of ethical practices.
Their foreign policy advocates for independent and transparent international relations, and they support electoral reforms towards proportional representation.