Political career
In 1995,Alden co-founded the Bendigo branch of the Australian Greens. [3] In the 2006 Victorian State Election,Alden ran as the Victorian Greens lead candidate for the Northern Victoria Region,although she failed to be elected. [4] In the 2014 Victorian state election,Alden unsuccessfully contested the division of Bendigo East. [5] In the 2016 Australian Federal Election,she was listed as the eighth candidate on the Greens' Senate ticket for Victoria. [6]
Alden was first elected to the City of Greater Bendigo Council in the 2016 election,where she received 8.86% of the primary vote in the Lockwood Ward. [7] In 2017,she was elected as Deputy Mayor of Bendigo,serving under mayor Margaret O'Rourke until 2018. [2] Alden was re-elected in the 2020 election with 18.23% and was subsequently elected by the council to the position of mayor,with Andrea Metcalf serving as Deputy Mayor. [8] [9] During her one-year term as Mayor,she worked to address the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2022,she was elected as Deputy Mayor for a second time,serving until 2023. [10] Alden did not contest the 2024 election,citing in part the changes to the ward system under the Local Government Act 2020 . [11]
Alden holds a Doctorate of Public Health,Masters in Women's Health and is an Adjunct Senior Research Fellow at La Trobe University. [3] [12] [13]
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