Legislative Assembly · District of Mildura
Renee Nayef
Last verified 29 Sept 2026
Seat context — Mildura›
Mildura is a rural district in Victoria's far north-west, on the Murray River, roughly 550km from Melbourne, built around the Sunraysia irrigation region — one of the state's most valuable agricultural areas, producing the bulk of Victoria's grapes, almonds and citrus, worth close to $1 billion a year. The 2022 result was one of the tightest in the state: Benham won on a two-candidate-preferred basis by just 0.9%. Water security and the management of Mildura Base Hospital are recurring, genuinely local flashpoints.
Background
Describes herself as a history student and community activist of several years' standing, per her Victorian Socialists profile. SSelf-stated — VS-NAYEFVictorian Socialists, "Renee Nayef"View source
Her university is not named, and no employment is stated.
Says she is an organiser in Melbourne's Palestine solidarity movement. SSelf-stated — VS-NAYEFVictorian Socialists, "Renee Nayef"View source
Says she campaigned alongside refugees demanding permanent protection. SSelf-stated — VS-NAYEFVictorian Socialists, "Renee Nayef"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.
"Construction of new public housing, fully funded regional hospitals and healthcare."
Strong rights for farm and migrant workers, and public ownership of essential services.
Indigenous justice, including land reparations and addressing the out-of-home care system.
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
"The workers who produce our country's wealth deserve decent wages, secure housing, and quality public services."
The party's fiscal policy would fund services with a 10% annual wealth tax on billionaires, a 20% bank profits tax and a 20% super-profits tax on retailers earning over $100 million.
Crime and community safety
Not detailed in sources reviewed.
Housing affordability and supply
Names construction of new public housing as a lead priority.
The party's housing policy would cut all residential rents 25% then freeze them for five years, and build at least 15,000 public housing units a year for ten years.
State government debt and fiscal management
The party's fiscal policy focuses on new revenue, including a 10% annual billionaire wealth tax; nothing on debt levels is attributed to Nayef.
Infrastructure and public transport delivery
A summary of the party's transport policy says it would upgrade regional rail and make public transport free; nothing is attributed to Nayef personally.
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
Not detailed in sources reviewed.
Health and healthcare access
Names fully funded regional hospitals and healthcare as a lead priority.
A summary of the party's health policy says it would fully fund public healthcare and expand free community clinics.
Urban planning and housing density
Not detailed in sources reviewed.
Climate and energy transition
The party's energy policy would move to a 100% renewable grid through public investment and cap household bills; nothing is attributed to Nayef personally.
Treaty and First Nations affairs
Names Indigenous justice, land reparations and the out-of-home care system among her priorities.
A summary of the party's First Nations policy says it wants a treaty with material change beyond symbolic recognition.
Regional and rural Victoria
Calls for strong rights for farm and migrant workers, drawing on her Robinvale upbringing.
A summary of the party's rural policy says it would rebuild regional transport, secure jobs and end rural worker exploitation.
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.
Nayef runs on the Victorian Socialists' statewide platform, with a rural and migrant-worker focus drawn from her Robinvale background. SSelf-stated — VS-NAYEF, VS-POLICIESVictorian Socialists, "Renee Nayef"View sourceVictorian Socialists, "Policies"View source
No point of divergence was found.
Track record & prior candidacies
Her candidate profile mentions no prior campaign. SSelf-stated — VS-NAYEFVictorian Socialists, "Renee Nayef"View source
She is not among the candidates in the 2018 or 2022 Mildura results, where no Victorian Socialists candidate is listed. VVerified — WIKI-MIL-RESULTS2Wikipedia, "Electoral results for the district of Mildura"View source
Campaign, money & endorsements
Campaign logistics
Endorsements & Donations
Per the Victorian Electoral Commission's funding guidance (vec.vic.gov.au, accessed 2026-09-29 via search snippets of its independent-candidate and registered-party funding pages), a candidate is eligible for public election funding if they receive at least 4% of first-preference votes in their contest, or are elected. Funding is reimbursed against an audited statement of campaign expenditure, and advance funding must be repaid in full if the threshold is missed.
Nayef has not previously contested an election, so she has no funding entitlement from an earlier contest.