The By-Election Candidates
Who are they?
Hervey Bay is facing the prospects of a by-election to fill a vacancy on the City Council tomorrow and choosing the right candidate is vital but who are the candidates?
We’ve seen one advertise on television (a rather rushed ad that, if you are a little hard of hearing you might have had trouble following), many have advertised in the paper (although not all used their ad to tell voters what they were about) a couple used letter box drops to get their message out and one or two actually took the time to knock on doors.
So you could still be wondering just who the candidates really are and what skills and policies they might take with them into Council if they were elected.
Yesterday the Hervey Bay Independant published a two-page spread that introduced the candidates to the electorate and it is definitely worth reading if you’re serious about voting for the right person.
If you missed the paper then here are a list of tomorrow’s hopefuls with a words on what they say they offer to us voters (courtesy of the Hervey Bay Independant) .
Jorge Roshkov - promises integrity and accountability
Di Schuback - vows to be a servant of the people
Les MucKan - believes leadership is key to the role
Rhonda Simonis - offers independent representation
Wendy Bennett - committed to preserving the Hervey Bay lifestyle
Jan Stafford - offers strong ethics and professionalism
Jenny Peters - brings innovative new ideas to Council
Keri McInerney - an achiever and problem solver
And if you were wondering what the eligibility is to be a candidate here it is:
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Candidates for Council must live in the Hervey Bay Local Government Area.
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Candidates must be on the Electoral Roll for the Hervey Bay area. (Candidates may check they are on the Electoral Roll by calling the AEC on 13 2326.)
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Candidates must be nominated by at least 6 people who are on the electoral roll for Hervey Bay City or be nominated by a registered political party.
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Candidates do not need to be ratepayers of Hervey Bay City. Non ratepaying residents have the same rights as ratepayers.
