The Greens Party are offering Duncan Voyage as the representative of Epping.
His first time campaigning, Duncan joined the Greens at the end of his military career and has been working to support the Parramatta Greens in the September Local Government Elections. Joining the army when he turned seventeen, specialising in HR and studying politics as his undergrad, and working with Doctors Without Borders in their Sydney headquarters, Duncan has covered a large spectrum of roles in his career.
‘I’ve always been interested in politics,’ says Duncan Voyage. ‘The grassroots democracy system of the Greens has been a great way for me to be active in my community.’
For his campaign, Duncan is focusing on a few key issues across the electorate. These include thoroughly planned development with the inclusion of public amenities, making public housing requirements for new buildings indefinite, and sustainability.
‘Each building needs to have retail, commercial space, and there needs to be public space built into the design,’ says Duncan. ‘Every Green will be pushing for access to accommodation at affordable rates… It needs to not be time based, if the development is approved to have affordable housing, it may only be for a period of ten years… it should be much longer.’
In the 2019 and 2023 State Elections for Epping, the Greens candidates Simon Margan and Phil Bradley received 10.45% and 10.56% of the formal votes, respectively. As Epping is a Liberal seat, Duncan acknowledges that the race for the Greens is a tall task.
‘The resentment is growing between the two major parties, and rightly so. They are steadily moving away from electoral-based representation, they are not representing the needs of the people,’ says Duncan. ‘What I want to do as the Greens candidate is be the reasonable and authentic alternative.’
Duncan Voyage is contesting the seat of Epping in the by-election.
