Australian Democrats VIC Division

04/09/2026

Gotta listen to this 👇 👇 👇

🚨 THE WAIT IS OVER…🚨

This week on Keep the Bastards Honest, Hosts Heath and Elana are joined by The Gherk and Martin Bella — two names that have become pretty bloody hard to miss on Australian social media.

🥒 How does someone become The Gherk?
🎙️ Where did Martin Bella’s story begin?
👀 And what happens when an online persona suddenly has a life — and an audience — of its own?

We get the origin stories behind the names before talking about misinformation, science, facts… and the increasingly rebellious act of simply being radically sensible.

🎧 New episode of Keep the Bastards Honest — OUT NOW!
Links below.

03/09/2026

You know what to do 👇

VICTORIA — WE ARE SO CLOSE! 💛

We have ONE WEEK to go and we need just 50 more Victorian members to confirm their membership so the Australian Democrats can contest the Victorian election this November.

If you’re an existing Victorian member, please don’t assume someone else will do it — we need you.

📬 Received your VEC confirmation letter?
Please complete it and return it via mail or email and let us know in the comments below!

📞 Haven’t received your letter?
Call the VEC as soon as possible on (03) 8620 1319.

Every single confirmation matters.
Help us get over the line and give Victorian voters another choice on the ballot this November.

One week. 50 confirmations.
Let’s do this, Victoria. 💛

31/08/2026

Well said 👏

27/08/2026

Yes!!! 🙌 👇 🙌
So good to have you back!!! 😃

🎙️After a layoff a little longer than we anticipated… WE’RE BACK!!! 🎙️

Join National Vice President Elana Mitchell and Victorian Vice President Heath McKenzie as we whip the dust covers off the Keep the Bastards Honest podcast and crank up the commentary engine once more.

And there’s plenty to talk about.

In our return episode, we’re talking all things Victoria in the lead-up to the Victorian state election — including the Australian Democrats’ fight to get registered in Victoria so we can actually get on the ballot and contest it!

🎧 The new episode is live now.

Click the link in the comments to listen, and let us know what you think.

21/08/2026

🎂 🏆 🏉 🎂

Remembering Don Chipp on the 101st anniversary of his birthdate.
(21 August 1925 – 28 August 2006)
Don Chipp was born in Melbourne and educated at Northcote Primary School, Northcote High School and the University of Melbourne, where he graduated in commerce. After playing Australian rules football for Heidelberg, he played briefly in the Victorian Football League with the Fitzroy Football Club (playing three games in 1947, for one goal). He also played for Prahran in the VFA and was a member of their 1951 premiership side. A champion sprinter, he was narrowly defeated in the 1953 Stawell Gift foot race.
(Excerpt from Wikipedia)

Profile courtesy of Demonwiki The history of the Melbourne Football Club:

Honours: 1949 Seconds premiership player
Games: 0 (3 total) Goals: 0 (1 total) Career statistics
1949 Seconds player who had played three games for Fitzroy in 1947.
Chipp never managed a senior game with Melbourne and joined VFA side Prahran in the 1950 pre-season. He played on the wing in their 1951 premiership side. In 1952 he ran in the Stawell Gift final.
In 1960 he became a Federal MP for the Liberal Party, before breaking away and forming the Australian Democrats in 1977.
His brother Alan played one game for Fitzroy in 1957.

http://demonwiki.org/Don+Chipp

31/07/2026

The momentum is building and this is why 👇
It’s time to bring The Australian Democrats back to Victoria

29/07/2026

Victorian State President Ryan Parris has an important message for our Victorians Followers.

If you’ve been following our page, enjoying our content, and believe Australia needs a sensible, balanced alternative, now is the time to join the Australian Democrats.

We have just 2 days left to find 100 more Victorian members so we can contest this November’s Victorian Election.

✅ It only takes a couple of minutes.
✅ Membership is completely FREE.
✅ Your support could help put the Australian Democrats back on the ballot paper in Victoria for the first time in over 20 years.

Every new member brings us one step closer to giving Victorians another choice at the ballot box.

If you believe Victoria deserves meaningful, practical and balanced representation, please share this post with your friends and family and encourage them to join too.

👉 Join today via the link: https://vic.democrats.org.au/join/

28/07/2026

Only TWO more Days!!! 👇 Sign up a Friend!

26/07/2026

Meet Lachlan.

Not everyone returned their VEC audit form the same way.

Rather than popping it in the post, Lachlan completed his and sent it back by email. ✅

We're grateful to members like Lachlan who have already taken the time to respond to the VEC audit. Every completed response helps demonstrate that the Australian Democrats are an active, member-supported party ready to give Victorians another option at the ballot box in November 2026.
If you've received your VEC letter, please take a few minutes to complete and return it.

📧 Email it back
📬 Post it back
✅ Just don't forget to send it back!

Thanks for doing your part, Lachlan. Now let's get a few more forms returned.

25/07/2026

📣 FIND A MEMBER FOR NOVEMBER 📣

The Australian Democrats are calling on our supporters across Victoria to help achieve an important milestone.

Our Victorian Division is in the final stages of completing the VEC membership audit required to contest this November’s Victorian State Election.
We’re incredibly close but we need just a few more Victorian members to get us over the line!

If you live in Victoria and you’re not yet a member, joining is free and only takes a minute.

Already a member?
This is your chance to make a real difference.
Ask a friend, family member, neighbour or colleague who lives in Victoria to join the Australian Democrats.

Every new member brings us one step closer to putting the Australian Democrats back on the ballot in Victoria.

👉 Join today for FREE: www.democrats.org.au/join/