▁and ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁Gre ens ▁candidate ▁for ▁Richmond ▁in ▁the ▁Victor ian ▁elections . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁M alt z ahn ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Mor well , ▁Victoria . ▁She ▁attended ▁high ▁school ▁in ▁Melbourne ' s ▁inner - east , ▁and ▁completed ▁her ▁High er ▁School ▁Cert ificate ▁( H SC ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁She ▁comm enced ▁study ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Melbourne ▁the ▁following ▁year , ▁and ▁completed ▁her ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Arts ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁returning ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁to ▁undert ake ▁a ▁post grad uate ▁di pl oma ▁in ▁women ' s ▁studies . ▁ ▁Professional ▁life ▁ ▁Prior ▁to ▁entering ▁politics , ▁M alt z ahn ' s ▁roles ▁included ▁Inter im ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁East ▁Tim or ▁Human ▁Rights ▁Centre ▁and ▁Found ing ▁Director ▁of ▁Project ▁Res pect , ▁an ▁organization ▁committed ▁to ▁supporting ▁people ▁in ▁prost itution ▁and ▁oppos ing ▁sex ▁tra ff ick ing . ▁In ▁that ▁role , ▁she ▁successfully ▁campaign ed ▁for ▁an ▁end ▁to ▁the ▁mand atory ▁deport ation ▁of ▁tra ff icked ▁people , ▁support ▁services ▁for ▁tra ff icked ▁people ▁and ▁better ▁police ▁responses . ▁In ▁recognition ▁of ▁their ▁efforts , ▁Project ▁Res pect ▁has ▁won ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁awards , ▁including ▁the ▁Social ▁Imp act ▁Award ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁inaug ural ▁HE ST A ▁Community ▁S ector ▁Awards . ▁ ▁From ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁to ▁ 2 0