Snake catcher Raymond Hoser, Gen Z hopefuls among candidates

Despite a push among MPs for Labor to mount a serious challenge in the seat, the party is wary about spending an estimated $400,000 to run a campaign in a byelection that comes more than eight years after the Andrews government was first elected.

Labor’s likely absence opens the door for Greens candidate Tomas Lightbody to run second in the outer suburban Melbourne seat, and the 25-year-old is pitching to become Victoria’s youngest MP.