Legislative Assembly · District of Lowan
Jeff Moran
Last verified 29 Sept 2026
Seat context — Lowan›
Lowan is the state's largest electorate by area (about 41,858 square kilometres) in Victoria's west, covering Horsham, Hamilton, Casterton, Dimboola, Nhill, Kaniva, Coleraine, Dartmoor, Jeparit and Rainbow, with 51,182 registered electors at the 2022 election. It is one of the safest Nationals-held seats in the state: sitting MP Emma Kealy won 59.0% of first preferences and 71.6% two-party-preferred against Labor in 2022. As of late September 2026 The Tally Room lists only Kealy and Family First's Lee Ann Elms, while the Greens' Jeff Moran has a party candidate page. A former Horsham councillor, Claudia Haenel, was reported in July 2026 as likely to be Labor's candidate but was not confirmed, and no Liberal candidate has been identified.
Background
Platform
Where they stand, issue by issue — grounded in 2026 Victorian polling, not assumed. Every position is tagged with how we know it.
Fixing unsafe country roads, sustainable environmental practices, progressive policy for western Victoria, and putting people over corporate interests.
Says "communities across Lowan have been left behind without effective representation" and plans to use his engineering expertise on infrastructure neglect.
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
The Greens' platform, as summarised by the Australian Election Tracker, would make public transport permanently free and freeze rents for two years; nothing is attributed to Moran personally.
Crime and community safety
The Greens' platform, as summarised by the Australian Election Tracker, would raise the age of criminal responsibility to at least 14; nothing is attributed to Moran personally.
Housing affordability and supply
The Greens' platform, as summarised by the Australian Election Tracker, would build 88,000 public homes with $4 billion initial investment; nothing is attributed to Moran personally.
State government debt and fiscal management
The Greens' platform, as summarised by the Australian Election Tracker, would raise land tax to 5.3% for investors with $5 million or more of residential property; nothing is attributed to Moran personally.
Infrastructure and public transport delivery
Names fixing unsafe country roads and maintaining infrastructure in central Victoria as a top priority, drawing on his engineering background.
The Greens' platform, as summarised by the Australian Election Tracker, would make trains, trams and buses permanently free.
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
The Greens' platform, as summarised by the Australian Election Tracker, would reinstate $2.4 billion in delayed public-school funding; nothing is attributed to Moran personally.
Health and healthcare access
The Greens' platform, as summarised by the Australian Election Tracker, would fund 500 more psychologists and psychiatrists; nothing is attributed to Moran personally.
Urban planning and housing density
Not detailed in sources reviewed.
Climate and energy transition
Names sustainable environmental practices as a priority.
The Greens' platform, as summarised by the Australian Election Tracker, would reach 100% renewable electricity by 2030 and ban new coal and gas projects.
Treaty and First Nations affairs
The Greens' platform, as summarised by the Australian Election Tracker, would back the Statewide Treaty Bill without amendment; nothing is attributed to Moran personally.
Regional and rural Victoria
Says communities across Lowan "have been left behind without effective representation".
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 priorities sit within the Victorian Greens' statewide platform. SSelf-stated — GREENS-JM, ET-GREENS-POLICYAustralian Greens Victoria, "Jeff Moran — Candidate for Lowan"View sourceAustralian Election Tracker, "Greens policy profile — 2026 Victorian election"View source
No point of divergence was found.
Track record & prior candidacies
His profile mentions no prior candidacy. SSelf-stated — GREENS-JMAustralian Greens Victoria, "Jeff Moran — Candidate for Lowan"View source
He is not among the candidates in the 2018 or 2022 Lowan results; the Greens' candidates were Nkandu Beltz (5.3%) in 2018 and Richard Lane (6.0%) in 2022. VVerified — WIKI-LOWAN-RESWikipedia, "Electoral results for the district of Lowan"View source
Campaign, money & endorsements
Campaign logistics
Endorsements & Donations
Per the Victorian Electoral Commission's funding guidance (vec.vic.gov.au, accessed 2026-09-29 via search snippets of its independent-candidate and registered-party funding pages), a candidate is eligible for public election funding if they receive at least 4% of first-preference votes in their contest, or are elected. Funding is reimbursed against an audited statement of campaign expenditure, and advance funding must be repaid in full if the threshold is missed.
Moran has not previously contested an election, so he has no funding entitlement from an earlier contest. The Greens' 2022 Lowan candidate polled 6.0%, above the 4% mark.