Fiona Snedden has been a resident and small business proprietor in Melbourne for 10years. Currently serving her first term on Council, she seeks your support to continue her work.

Given business development and trade as her responsibility, she has combined this with representing and pursuing the many, very real issues of concern to ratepayers and residents. She has sought every opportunity to fight for an electoral review, to redress the imbalances in the current voting system.

She has championed the strengthening of Melbourne’s retail opportunities, the creation of 200 extra childcare places in Melbourne, the greening of Grattan Street, better management of the Carlton Gardens, the rebuilding of the Melbourne Bowling Club in Nth Melbourne, , revitalization of Melbourne Spring Fashion Week and the development of Melbourne’s Hospitality Strategy, a strategic and comprehensive plan to deal with the excesses, the first in Australia.

Fiona has fought for greater fiscal responsibility voting against two budgets and has been highly critical and vocal about the waste involved in Council’s high-priced and unwanted projects.

From her experience, Fiona believes Council is unaccountable to its constituents, business and residents alike. Passion for Melbourne’s goals of true representation, tighter fiscal control and greater transparency are her passion too.

fiona@passion4melbourne.com

Keith Rankin has worked in the Docklands since 1995 and been a resident since 1998 when he started Pleasure Boat Cruises, ,which he runs from Central Pier today.  He is Chairperson of the Whole of Ports Safety and Environment Committee.

Keith is a master mariner who originally trained as an accountant and holds further qualifications in management and marine engineering.

During his time in the Docklands, Keith was involved in the formation of the Docklands Chamber of Commerce and has served on the executive since incorporation 6 years ago, currently holding the position of president.

Keith was the founding president of the Charter Vessel Owners Association of Victoria and still serves on its committee.  As well, Keith has sat on the Commercial Vessels Advisory Board to Marine Safety Victoria.

For the last five years Keith has been an active member of the Docklands Police and Community Consultative Committee including a member of the steering committee for Docklands Community Safety Day.

Keith's varied business career including ownership of  Jeans shops, fashion labels, record shops, hi-fi stores plus boat and marine dealerships. He is a member of the Melbourne City Council Retail Advisory Board.

As a resident and business person of Docklands, Keith understands that Melbourne has many disparate neighbourhoods, each requiring better representation.

keith@passion4melbourne.com