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Green Party conference: ‘People really need some hope and to see change’

THE Greens count 30-year-old Amelia Womack as one of their most senior leaders.

Her energy and political orientation, perhaps even more than her age, have turned Ms Womack into the face of the party’s new generation.

A year since becoming deputy leader, Ms Womack told the Star that between general elections and tripling the number of party members she has still had time to do some local action.

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