Omar Hassan
Whittlesea
Lalor Ward
Hi, my name is Omar Hassan. I am a local primary school teacher, and live in the area with my partner and baby, Nidal. I am running for Lalor ward because, as an educator, socialist and trade unionist, I believe that everybody in our community deserves to live with dignity.
Every day I talk to neighbours who are struggling with the housing and cost of living crises. I will fight for more affordable housing, emergency shelter services and more relief programs. I also want to see more council-run child-care and aged-care services, as well as more funding for libraries and community sports and an expansion of green spaces for all of the community to enjoy.
For years we have seen our vital services sold off, and the interests of developers and big business put ahead of ordinary people. Now more than ever, we need a council that uses its resources to provide for the people.
The council also has an important role to play in pushing the state and federal governments to provide more frequent train and bus services and to better fund our schools and health services. As many of us have experienced first hand, the Northern hospital has some of the longest wait times in the state. I will fight to reduce this and to provide more bulk-billing options in the area.
I also believe that our council needs to stand up against racism and do more to support Indigenous, migrant and refugee communities. I am a proud supporter of Palestine and want our council to oppose the current genocide.
As an experienced community advocate and campaigner, I will fight for the people of Lalor.
I WILL ADVOCATE FOR:
- Real action to reduce housing costs
- Fund roads, parks, and sports facilities
- Reverse privatisation, more services for the elderly, youth, and migrant families
- A ban on pokies
- Increase train services, slash Myki prices, remove all level crossings
- Fix the Northern Hospital, expand bulk billing
- A council that stands against racism and war