Vica Bayley

HI, I'M VICA

Vica Bayley is the Greens Deputy Leader and Member for Clark.

Vica is a born and bred Tasmanian who grew up in a sheep farming family at Sorell, and now lives in Taroona with his wife Stephenie and they have two adult children.

Vica trained and worked as a property valuer and teacher before spending two decades campaigning to protect the island’s wild places. He was key part of the successful campaigns to protect Lutruwita / Tasmania from inappropriate developments like Gunns’ Tamar Valley pulp mill and a new native forest woodchip export port.

Passionate about Tasmania’s wilderness, Vica helped to extend the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area, and was a key part of defending it from the Liberals’ privatisation and development plans.

As spokesperson for Residents Opposed to the Cable Car, Vica fought for the protection of Kunanyi / Mt Wellington from the cable car and private commercial development on the summit.

He also worked closely with the Aboriginal community to see land return and highlight threats to ancestral heritage values. He stands in solidarity with Palawa claims for land justice, equality and heritage protection.

Since his election to parliament in 2023, Vica has been a champion for renters rights, environmental protection, a wild Kunanyi and stopping the billion-dollar Hobart stadium.