NICOLE Rowan and Chris Lahy are back flying minor party flags in the safe National Party seat of Mallee.
The pair have launched webpages ahead of the predicted May federal election.
 Woomelang lawyer Ms Rowan will make a second tilt for the Greens in the seat held by Dr Anne Webster on a 19 per cent margin.
Ms Rowan stood in 2019 when Dr Webster first won the seat and received 3.5 per cent of the vote.
In 2020, she was unsuccessful in filling a Greens’ casual vacancy in the Senate. The position went to Aboriginal activist Lydia Thorpe who now sits as an independent.
Ms Rowan’s 2025 election platform says: “We’re in a housing crisis and regional Victoria is being left behind. Labor and the Coalition are both backing new coal and gas and worsening the climate crisis. Meanwhile, regional Victoria is experiencing more climate-related disasters, more often, including bushfires and floods. 
“I’m proud to be part of a party that is fighting for no new coal and gas, publicly owned renewable energy, cheaper groceries, and a rent freeze.”
Mr Lahy will make his sixth tilt for Mallee as an Australian Citizens Party candidate.
The Lake Boga landscape gardener says: “Speculation and financial gambling, such as what happened when water rights were separated from property rights, must be outlawed. As bad as it was for me 18 years ago, it is even worse now for farmers who have to compete with aggressive global speculators and environmental demands, for access to affordable water. We must support the food and fibre producers of this country.
“With the cost of living and housing crisis, inflation and interest rate rises and a drum beat for war, it has never been more urgent to consider the welfare and interests of the next generations. Young people need hope and optimism and vision for the future. I would like to see free access to tertiary education, access to affordable housing, and local training incentives especially in regional areas like the Mallee.”
Former City of Greater Bendigo councillor Vaughan Williams has been named as One Nation’s candidate for Mallee.
Mr Williams said he was “committed to fighting for his community with the passion and straightforwardness One Nation brings to politics”.
He said One National would revise water buyback schemes to prioritise farmers and ensure fair water distribution.
One Nation says it wants to ensure affordable and reliable power by exploring all energy options, including nuclear, coal, and gas. The party opposes costly renewable mandates.”
Labor is yet to name its candidate.