We are a group of volunteers with a desire to see change in politics resulting in better representation of our community. We love living in Moore and our goal is to strengthen democracy across our community. We are doing this by consulting the community, through conversations and surveys.

Our values:

Strengthen our democracy

• Invite and increase citizen knowledge and participation in our democratic process by making it more accessible, transparent and simple
• Bottom-up, grass-roots engagement to inform top-down governance
• Represent our place and our community, not a party view

Build community and promote community interests for future generations

• Welcome and include the diverse views of a modern Australia, while being respectful of our history
• Facilitate and support generative conversations, leading to community action on issues important to the electorate of Moore
• Look beyond the election cycle; accepting certain obligations to one another and future generations including for the climate, environment and the economy

Strive for equity, “a fair go” for all

• Recognise that we do not all start from the same place and we need to acknowledge and make adjustments for those imbalances
• Recognise that our individual successes build on and contribute to the work, innovation and structures of many others around us

Act with integrity, honesty and respect, in service of the community

• Be transparent; move away from left/ right vested interests
• Hold decision-makers to account
• Celebrate progress and be honest about where we fall short

Be solution focussed and evidence-based

• Review each decision on its merits
• Bring together expertise, including lived experience and evidence-based knowledge to inform policy development
• Role model mature debate, rather than political point-scoring

If these values resonate with you, we would love to hear from you! Please complete our volunteer form.

If you would like to support our independent candidate for Moore, Nathan Barton, we'd love to hear from you!

Please head over to Nathan's website to see how you can help by volunteering, donating or attending an event.

Current boundaries

Currently the Commonwealth Electoral Division of Moore covers the following area:

Suburbs in Moore include:

• Beldon
• Carine
• Connolly
• Craigie
• Currambine
• Duncraig
• Edgewater
• Gwelup
• Heathridge
• Hillarys
• Iluka
• Joondalup
• Kallaroo
• Karrinyup (part)
• Kingsley
• Marmion
• Mullaloo
• North Beach
• Ocean Reef
• Padbury
• Sorrento
• Trigg (part)
• Watermans Bay
• Woodvale

More information is available on the Australian Electoral Commission website:

AEC Current map of Moore Electorate

AEC Find my Electorate

AEC Check my Enrolment

Recent changes to the boundaries

On 24 September 2024 the Australian Electoral Commission released final changes to federal electorate boundaries in Western Australia to accommodate a 16th electorate. The changes included sections of Karrinyup (north of Karrinyup Road) and Gwelup being added to Moore (from the neighbouring electorate of Curtin), and Burns Beach and Kinross being moved from Moore (to the neighbouring electorate of Pearce).

More information on the redistribution process is available here.

Community independent MPs are selected by, for and from the community. This allows them to respond, react and advocate for their community’s needs, with their voting based on community interests rather than party directives.

Although they have not had the balance of power in the House of Representatives in the current government, existing community independents’ voices have influenced debates and discussions in parliament, particularly on major issues such as climate change, parliamentary integrity, and women’s safety and equity. Their involvement has led to improved legislation, including:

• reducing greenhouse gas emissions to 43% below 2005 levels by 2030;
• new vehicle efficiency standards for Australian vehicles;
• creating the National Anti-Corruption Commission in 2022 (championed by Independent Member for Indi, Helen Haines);
• lowering indexation of student HECS debt (championed by Independent Member for Kooyong, Dr Monique Ryan);
• making important changes to the legislative process in the Senate (led by Independent Senator for the ACT, David Pocock).

Community independents are also addressing issues long ignored by the two major political blocs. For example:

• Independent Member for Wentworth, Allegra Spender convened a panel of national experts to develop a tax reform green paper;
• Independent Member for Curtin, Kate Chaney addressed community concerns by advocating for bans on online gambling advertising and convened Curtin Housing Forums to inform her advocacy on the housing and rental crisis.

The way community independents can engage to develop informed policy positions is significantly different to a typical major party backbench Member of Parliament. Independents have the opportunity and toolkit to inform their policy positions through consulting with subject matter experts, people with lived experience and constituents, through to subject specific forums and regular town halls. In contrast, backbenchers from major parties are directed how to vote by their party leadership. Without the overhead of internal party politics, independents can act with the best interests of their community, while getting things done for the country as a whole.

Kitchen table conversations (KTCs) are get-togethers - usually in people's kitchens - where everyone gets to share their opinion about the good things about living in Moore, about issues and solutions, and about the way we are represented.

The conversations are hosted and facilitated by local volunteers, and generally involve groups of up to 8 people. They are designed as an information gathering process to find out what the people in Moore care about. The information that we gathered in the 21 KTCs that we held between April and August 2024 was published in our Community Listening Report in August 2024.

We are not currently holding regular KTCs, but if you would like to host your own event, please contact us and we can help you.