 When the "Age" was founded in 1854 Syme joined the staff and two years later, the paper being in difficulties, it was sold to him and his brother, David.Ebenezer Syme was elected member for Loddon in November 1856 in the Legislative Assembly of Victoria, but as this conflicted with his journalistic work he did not stand again when his term expired in 1859.Syme joined in the struggle for the opening up of the lands.