Legislative Assembly · District of Croydon
Glenn Brindley
Last verified 11 Oct 2026
Seat context — Croydon›
Croydon is a 41.99 km² Legislative Assembly district in Melbourne's outer east, part of the North-Eastern Metropolitan Region. Created in the 2014 redistribution, it has been held by the Liberal Party continuously since then, currently by David Hodgett. At the 2022 election Hodgett retained Croydon on a 51.4%-48.6% two-party-preferred margin over Labor. Hodgett is retiring at the 2026 election; the Liberal Party has preselected Grant Hutchinson to replace him, so none of the candidates is the sitting member.
Background
Says he has served as President and a committee member of a local Eastern Football League club. SSelf-stated — ON-BRINDLEYOne Nation Victoria, "Glenn Brindley for Croydon"View source
The profile does not name the club, and no independent record of the role was found. SSelf-stated — ON-BRINDLEYOne Nation Victoria, "Glenn Brindley for Croydon"View source
Says he has lived in the Croydon area for more than 34 years, where he and his wife raised their two daughters. SSelf-stated — ON-BRINDLEYOne Nation Victoria, "Glenn Brindley for Croydon"View source
Married for 38 years; describes himself as a father and grandfather. SSelf-stated — ON-BRINDLEYOne Nation Victoria, "Glenn Brindley for Croydon"View source
Cites grassroots sport as his main community involvement, through his football club roles. SSelf-stated — ON-BRINDLEYOne Nation Victoria, "Glenn Brindley for Croydon"View source
Platform
Where they stand, issue by issue — grounded in 2026 Victorian polling, not assumed. Every position is tagged with how we know it.
Cost of living: says he understands the pressure of rising grocery, electricity, housing and fuel costs, and wants "practical solutions" from government.
Community safety: concerned about rising crime and home invasions, and says Victoria's justice system needs significant reform with stronger support for victims and greater accountability for offenders.
Education, with a focus on core learning, Australian history, respect and the diverse cultures that contribute to the nation.
Youth development through grassroots sport, and respect, dignity and security for older Australians.
A local guide lists his main areas of concern as cost-of-living pressures, rising crime and education.
What Victorians say matters most
5 poll-led issuesCost of living and crime have ranked 1st or 2nd in every Victorian poll since mid‑2025, with debt and housing close behind — see schema §3 for the polling this grouping is based on (DemosAU, Ipsos Issues Monitor, Roy Morgan). The 0-10 'priorityScore' on each candidate's issue entries is NOT a measure of true importance or an independent ranking of what a candidate actually cares about. It reflects how much detail and specificity exists in what that candidate has actually said publicly on that issue -- a named policy mechanism and a verified voting record score higher than a one-line stated priority, regardless of the issue's real-world weight. Render this distinction in the UI wherever the score appears; do not label it just 'Priority' without the qualifier.
Cost of living
His own profile names rising grocery, electricity, housing and fuel costs and calls for practical solutions, but gives no specific mechanism.
The One Nation Victoria platform proposes to wind back Labor's land tax increases on rental properties and small owners, lift the payroll tax threshold, and abolish the 10 per cent stamp duty on home, contents and car insurance.
It also promises income-tested sport vouchers and club subsidies so families can afford organised sport.
Crime and community safety
Says community safety is a key priority; concerned about home invasions and wants stronger support for victims and greater accountability for offenders.
The party platform (a party position, not a Brindley-specific statement) promises a 24/7 bail court, a presumption against bail for repeat offenders, mandatory supervised bail for serious offences, and a ninety-day clock from charge to trial for serious violent charges.
It would also sentence children charged with serious violent offences as adults, lower the age of criminal responsibility from 12 back to 10, and make parents liable for fines and damage caused by children under 16.
Further planks include three new Magistrates' Courts (Melton, Epping and Pakenham), a UK-style home self-defence law and a trial of legal pepper spray.
Housing affordability and supply
His profile mentions housing among the rising household costs but states no housing policy.
The party platform would review fees, taxes and charges on new homes, wind back rental land tax increases, release under-used government land, free up granny flats, and put a legal clock on planning and building approvals.
It also proposes to raise the foreign purchaser duty and attributes rent pressure partly to net overseas migration.
State government debt and fiscal management
No personal statement on state debt was found on his profile page.
The party platform describes Victoria as carrying the highest debt in the country and proposes to cancel the Suburban Rail Loop, abolish the Statewide Treaty and Gellung Warl, cut public-service executives, and introduce agency sunset reviews.
It promises a searchable record of all government spending (YourMoney.vic.gov.au) and Royal Commissions into the Big Build and the COVID response.
The Age reported at the platform's launch that the party had not released costings for its policies; this is relayed second-hand via an aggregator.
Infrastructure and public transport delivery
No personal statement on infrastructure was found on his profile page.
The party platform would cancel the Suburban Rail Loop, complete the Airport Rail Link, electrify the Melton line, finish regional track duplication, and fund regional roads with a public Pothole Portal.
Also on the record
6 substance issuesThese don't top “biggest issue” polling, but carry real 2026 policy weight and genuine differences between parties.
Education and training
Says he supports a strong focus on core learning, Australian history, respect and the diverse cultures that contribute to the nation.
The party platform would replace the Victorian Curriculum with a knowledge-rich syllabus, back systematic phonics and explicit instruction, expand trade schools, and introduce school vouchers so funding follows the student.
Health and healthcare access
No personal statement on health was found on his profile page.
The party platform promises a real-time statewide waiting-list view, a regional healthcare guarantee including 24/7 emergency departments in major regional hospitals, and statewide-interoperable electronic medical records.
Urban planning and housing density
No personal statement on planning or density was found on his profile page.
The party platform would require genuine community consultation before high-rise development is imposed on established suburbs, and would ban new data centres and large batteries on prime agricultural land and require consultation near homes.
Climate and energy transition
His profile mentions rising electricity costs but states no energy policy.
The party platform would scrap all net-zero targets and subsidies, cancel VNI West and the Western Renewables Link, repeal Victoria's nuclear ban, and reverse the ban on gas connections in new homes.
It also opposes offshore wind proposals that fail to protect commercial fishing zones.
Treaty and First Nations affairs
No statement on Treaty was found on his profile page.
The party platform would scrap the Statewide Treaty entirely, abolish Gellung Warl and end its legislated funding.
Regional and rural Victoria
Croydon is a metropolitan seat and his profile has nothing on regional issues.
The party platform has a regional package covering water trading and allocation, regional roads, rail, selective timber harvesting and fisheries, which is not specific to this candidate.
Local & party context
2 fieldsNot scored the way the eleven issues above are — these are fixed facts about the seat and the party, not positions with more or less emphasis behind them.
His profile raises home invasions and rising crime as a local concern, though it names no specific suburb, incident or local project. SSelf-stated — ON-BRINDLEYOne Nation Victoria, "Glenn Brindley for Croydon"View source
Also stresses access to grassroots sport for local children regardless of family finances. SSelf-stated — ON-BRINDLEYOne Nation Victoria, "Glenn Brindley for Croydon"View source
His profile themes (cost of living, crime and justice reform, education, youth sport, older Australians) are consistent with the party's 63-page "The Real Deal for Victoria" platform, organised around Restore Safety, Restore Prosperity and Restore Trust. SSelf-stated — ON-BRINDLEY, ON-BOOKLETOne Nation Victoria, "Glenn Brindley for Croydon"View sourceOne Nation Victoria, "The Real Deal for Victoria: One Nation's Policy Platform (policy booklet)" (2026-10)View source
His profile does not mention the platform's headline items on Treaty, net zero, the Suburban Rail Loop or nuclear power, and no divergence from the party line was found. SSelf-stated — ON-BRINDLEYOne Nation Victoria, "Glenn Brindley for Croydon"View source
The platform's own foreword says the party's candidates are drawn from outside politics and it was shaped by conversations across Victoria. SSelf-stated — ON-BOOKLETOne Nation Victoria, "The Real Deal for Victoria: One Nation's Policy Platform (policy booklet)" (2026-10)View source
Track record & prior candidacies
Campaign, money & endorsements
Campaign logistics
Endorsements & Donations
As a One Nation-endorsed candidate, any public funding is paid to the registered party rather than to him personally: the VEC's rule is that a party qualifies if it endorsed candidates and at least one received 4% or more of first-preference votes or was elected, with payment based on an audited statement of expenditure, votes received and legislated maximums.
Independent candidates are paid directly on the same 4% test. The VEC lists 2026-27 rates of $7.70 per first-preference vote for lower-house candidates, indexed each 1 July, and says its guidance is under review following the Electoral Further Amendment Act 2026 (per the VEC's funding guidance pages, accessed 2026-10-11).