The City of Moreland has been a centre for progressive thought and action for over a hundred years.

As a youth, Prime Minister John Curtin (1941-45) became active in the socialist movement in Brunswick, and in later years a strong Labor tradition developed throughout Moreland, emphasising social justice principles. From the 1990s onwards the Greens maintained and built on these principles, as well as embracing a strong concern for the environment. As the major parties have converged on policy positions, the Greens have emerged as the true progressive force in Moreland.

Andrea Sharam first stood for the Greens in the Coburg by-election of 1994, and after the formation of the Moreland branch in 2001 the Greens have contested every local government, State and Federal election held in Moreland. The Greens vote has grown steadily in this time. Federally, the Greens vote is currently around 14%. At state level, the seat of Brunswick is now marginal ALP/Greens, with the Greens taking 30% of the vote in 2006. The Greens vote in the seat of Pascoe Vale also increased to over 12%.

In 2002 Fraser Brindley became the first Green on Moreland Council, and since 2004 there have been two Greens on the Council, Jo Connellan and Andrea Sharam. Both have applied Greens principles in local government, and they have achieved hard-won objectives. They have worked well with other councillors, and set a model for performance into the future.