Liam is a student undertaking a Master of Architecture degree with professional experience across
residential construction and has a strong passion for sustainable design and innovative housing solutions
for Victoria.
A key focus of Liam’s campaign is expanding industrial hemp as a homegrown industry through
supporting local manufacturing, research and hemp-based building materials while subsequently
reducing unnecessary regulatory barriers for our farmers. He believes this will create innovative
opportunities in sustainable construction, textiles, bio-based alternatives to plastics, manufacturing, and
introduce new career pathways for skilled trades across these emerging industries.
He supports sensible cannabis law reform, including a regulated market that moves towards protecting
young people from illicit supply through consumer guidelines and generates much needed revenue for
public services. He argues reform can reduce the burden on police resources and allow them to focus on
serious violent crimes while addressing a criminal market that continues to thrive under prohibition.
Liam also advocates for medicinal cannabis law reform that prioritises actual impairment to maintain
road safety, while ensuring patients aren't criminalised for using doctor-prescribed cannabis to manage
pain, keeping people out of the criminal justice system and reducing unnecessary pressure on the justice
system.
He maintains that cannabis law reform is not about promoting use, but rethinking a century of
prohibition that has disproportionately affected working-class Australians and marginalised
communities, criminalised medicinal cannabis patients and allowed the illegal market to thrive without
proper safeguards funneling money into criminal networks rather than generating revenue that could
support public services and community development.
Rather than support policy that has only failed to achieve its goals, he supports a fairer, evidence-based
approach that reduces harm, benefits the community
Beyond cannabis law reform, Liam is committed to ensuring Cranbourne residents have a meaningful
voice and greater transparency in developments that will shape and impact their community. The
controversial 53.6-hectrare Clyde North Data Centre highlights an obvious gap in our state's planning
system and raises serious questions around pressure on local infrastructure, energy and potable water
demands along with noise and air pollution affecting nearby residents.
Although the broader Croskell employment precinct previously underwent public consultation the
specific data center application is exempt from standard public notifications and VCAT appeal rights
leaving residents without the usual statutory avenues to formally object or legally challenge the
proposal limiting community feedback to non-binding complaints. Casey Council's subsequent
consultations on future data center developments also exclude this application and Victoria's September
2026 Sustainable Data Centre Action Plan will not be retrospectively applied leaving the proposal
outside the scope of new requirements and planning safeguards.
Liam will advocate for a statewide moratorium on new data centre approvals until stronger planning
safeguards; greater transparency and impactful community consultation are in place
