Legislative Assembly · District of Narracan
Moss Page
Last verified 24 Sept 2026
Seat context — Narracan›
Narracan is a Liberal-held Gippsland seat around Warragul and Drouin, represented by Wayne Farnham since a January 2023 supplementary election — the original 2022 contest was declared failed after Nationals candidate Shaun Gilchrist died shortly before polling day. Farnham, a local builder, is recontesting. The field also includes Labor's Jannette Langley, a longtime party member and repeat candidate; the Greens' Alyssa Weaver; Victorian Socialists' Moss Page; Family First's Geoff Dethlefs; and One Nation's Ben Lucas, a Baw Baw Shire councillor on leave from council since 16 September 2026 who defected from the Liberal Party in late 2025.
Background
Says he is "an engineer by trade" and now works "as a disability and education support worker." SSelf-stated — VS-PAGEVictorian Socialists, "Moss Page"View source
Gippsland Monitor's 30 July 2026 guide also calls him an "Iranian born disability and education support worker." RReported — GIPPSMON26Gippsland Monitor, "Victorian Election 2026: Gippsland Candidates" (30 July 2026)View source
Says he is a member of the Health and Community Services Union (HACSU) and "a long-time activist against foreign wars and for public investment in local communities." SSelf-stated — VS-PAGEVictorian Socialists, "Moss Page"View source
No office, campaign or public record for that activism is named in his profile, and none was found independently. SSelf-stated — VS-PAGEVictorian Socialists, "Moss Page"View source
Says he was born in Iran, settled in Australia 13 years ago, and has been "a resident of Drouin for the past nine years." SSelf-stated — VS-PAGEVictorian Socialists, "Moss Page"View source
Gippsland Monitor reports he has lived in Drouin for the last nine years, and the Gazette calls him a Drouin resident. RReported — GIPPSMON26, GAZETTE-SEP26Gippsland Monitor, "Victorian Election 2026: Gippsland Candidates" (30 July 2026)View sourceThe Warragul and Drouin Gazette, "Election takes shape" (7 Sept 2026)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.
Says "if elected, I will fight against war, racism, corporate donation to political parties and for transparency, affordable housing, properly funded public services, fair wages, and investment in the communities that make Narracan strong."
Says "working-class people have been ignored for too long by politicians who are compromised by the ultra-wealthy."
Told the Gazette he began his campaign in mid-June because the options for voters were "too depressing" and he wanted to give his district "a choice for real change."
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
Says "the cost-of-living crisis is not inevitable. It is a choice by our political class," and proposes "Medicare-covered dental care and a PBS-style scheme for basic groceries."
Says people across Narracan are "struggling with rising costs" and that even basic dental care "is beyond the reach of many local families."
Party platform (not candidate-specific): a "$100 trolley" scheme for a week's groceries funded from supermarket profits, community-run food hubs, and an immediate cap on household electricity and gas prices.
Crime and community safety
No personal statement on crime or policing in his profile; he says he opposes "blaming minorities and vulnerable people."
Party platform (not candidate-specific): raising the age of criminal responsibility to 16, ending mandatory sentencing, and a legal presumption in favour of bail for all offences.
Housing affordability and supply
Says "housing and childcare have become unaffordable" and that he will fight for "affordable housing."
Party platform (not candidate-specific): a 25% cut to residential rents followed by a five-year freeze, rent rises capped at half of CPI or WPI, and minimum 12-month notice for change-of-use evictions.
Party platform (not candidate-specific): a State Bank of Victoria offering owner-occupier home loans at below-market rates and not lending to residential property investors.
State government debt and fiscal management
No personal statement on debt found; he says the billionaire class and corporations "donate to the two major parties as well as right-wing parties."
Party platform (not candidate-specific): funding its plan through new taxes, including a 10% annual wealth tax on billionaires, a 20% tax on the five largest banks' profits, doubled payroll tax for large companies, and a flat 35% mining royalty; the page does not address state debt.
Infrastructure and public transport delivery
Says "public transport is inadequate" across Narracan; no line, road or project is named.
Party platform (not candidate-specific): permanently free public transport, reversal of transport privatisation, turn-up-and-go frequency on high-frequency routes, and regional rail with genuine train services in place of coach substitutions.
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 childcare has become unaffordable and that he will fight for "properly funded public services"; no school or program is named.
Party platform (not candidate-specific): class sizes capped at 15, 12,000 more teachers and support staff, 3,200 more state-run early learning and childcare centres, and an end to "voluntary contributions" from parents.
Health and healthcare access
Proposes "Medicare-covered dental care," saying basic healthcare such as dental care is beyond the reach of many Narracan families.
Party platform (not candidate-specific): extend Medicare and the PBS to cover dental, telehealth and mental health, at least 3 public hospital beds per 1,000 Victorians, free ambulance services, and free public community health centres including dental care.
Party platform (not candidate-specific): "Immediately begin construction of the promised West Gippsland Hospital," plus more paramedics and ambulance stations in regional Victoria.
Urban planning and housing density
No personal statement found in his profile.
Party platform (not candidate-specific): at least 30% low-cost and public housing in all new developments, a developer-funded social infrastructure levy, and an end to the sale of public land.
Climate and energy transition
No personal statement found in his profile.
Party platform (not candidate-specific): a publicly owned, not-for-profit energy operator, a 100% renewable grid, Loy Yang A closed by 2030 with guaranteed jobs and income support for affected workers, and no nuclear power industry.
Treaty and First Nations affairs
No personal statement found in his profile.
Party platform (not candidate-specific): extend the powers of statewide and local Treaties, a reparations tax on commercial and investment properties, and implementing the Yoorrook reports' recommendations.
Regional and rural Victoria
Says he will fight for "investment in the communities that make Narracan strong."
Party platform (not candidate-specific): equivalent health care in every region, free housing for regional health workers, equal per-capita public transport with Melbourne, and a dedicated regional roads maintenance program.
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.
Says people across Narracan face inadequate public transport, unaffordable housing and childcare, and dental care beyond many families' reach. SSelf-stated — VS-PAGEVictorian Socialists, "Moss Page"View source
The party's regional policy explicitly demands the promised West Gippsland Hospital be built immediately; he has not been quoted on the hospital himself. SSelf-stated — VS-RURALVictorian Socialists, "A fair go for rural and regional Victoria"View source
Labor promised $675 million in 2022 for a 223-bed West Gippsland hospital at a greenfield Drouin site by 2028, and construction had not begun by July 2026; the Coalition promised $850 million on 23 July 2026. VVerified — ABC-WGH-JUL26ABC News, "Victorian opposition promises $850 million to build new West Gippsland hospital if elected" (23 July 2026)View source
The Gazette reported in May 2026 that the state budget allocated no construction funding for the hospital. RReported — GAZETTE-FAILED26The Warragul and Drouin Gazette, "Failed promise?" (11 May 2026)View source
Runs on the Victorian Socialists' platform: his call for Medicare-covered dental care matches its plan to extend Medicare and the PBS to dental, and his anti-war stance matches its policy to withdraw from AUKUS and end Victoria's Elbit Systems partnership. SSelf-stated — VS-PAGE, VS-HEALTH, VS-WARVictorian Socialists, "Moss Page"View sourceVictorian Socialists, "Fix the health crisis"View sourceVictorian Socialists, "Oppose militarism and war"View source
His "PBS-style scheme for basic groceries" is not identical to the party's published "$100 trolley" scheme, so it may be a personal variation. SSelf-stated — VS-PAGE, VS-FOODVictorian Socialists, "Moss Page"View sourceVictorian Socialists, "Good food and nutrition for all"View source
His work as a disability and education support worker sits alongside the party's disability plank, which opposes NDIS cuts and privatisation of disability services. SSelf-stated — VS-PAGE, VS-DISABILITYVictorian Socialists, "Moss Page"View sourceVictorian Socialists, "Disability justice"View source
Acknowledged long odds, telling the Gazette "obviously we are going against decades of propaganda against socialist policy." RReported — GAZETTE-SEP26The Warragul and Drouin Gazette, "Election takes shape" (7 Sept 2026)View source
Track record & prior candidacies
The Gazette calls him a "newcomer" to the Victorian Socialists' Narracan campaign in September 2026. RReported — GAZETTE-SEP26The Warragul and Drouin Gazette, "Election takes shape" (7 Sept 2026)View source
First run for office found: he is not listed among candidates at the 2018 or 2022 Victorian elections or the 2025 federal election. VVerified — WP-CANDS-2018VIC, WP-CANDS-2022VIC, WP-CANDS-2025FEDWikipedia, "Candidates of the 2018 Victorian state election"View sourceWikipedia, "Candidates of the 2022 Victorian state election"View sourceWikipedia, "Candidates of the 2025 Australian federal election"View source
No candidate of this name appears in the 2023 Narracan supplementary election results; searches were not exhaustive. VVerified — VEC-NARRACAN23Victorian Electoral Commission, "Narracan District supplementary election results (2023)" (28 Jan 2023)View source
Campaign, money & endorsements
Campaign logistics
Endorsements & Donations
Per the VEC's own funding guidance for registered political parties (accessed 2026-09-24), public funding is paid to the registered party, not to individual candidates. Victorian Socialists appears on the VEC's list of currently registered parties (first registered 6 June 2018, re-registered 7 November 2024), and is eligible if at least one endorsed candidate receives at least 4% of first-preference votes or is elected.
The amount is based on the party's audited statement of expenditure, the votes its candidates receive and legislated maximums, at an indexed per-vote rate that the VEC's indexation page (accessed 2026-09-24) lists as $7.70 for lower-house candidates in 2026-27, up from $7.46 the year before. The VEC's funding page notes it is under review following the Electoral Further Amendment Act 2026, so these rules may change before the election.