Tag: election campaign
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Maroondah Journal: Council Fear
The three wards in Maroondah are being hotly contested with eleven candidates each in Arrabri and Mullum and fourteen in Wyreena. While a large number of candidates should be a celebration of local democracy, it is unfortunate that a large number of these candidates appear to be merely running mates for candidates linked with developers.…
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2008 Election Ballot Draw
This afternoon the ballot draw was conducted for candidates within each of the three council wards within Maroondah. The draw is conducted via computer using a randomly generated algorithm to determine the order of each nominated candidate. There are eleven candidates who have nominated for the Mullum Ward and it would appear that a number…
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Council Nomination for Mullum Ward
This afternoon I officially nominated as a candidate for the new Mullum Ward in the upcoming council elections. Maroondah’s elections are conducted via post with ballot papers being distributed during the 11th and 13th of November. With five other candidates already nominated the council elections could become an interesting contest. I urge residents and ratepayers…
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Election Victory
I am pleased to announce that after an extremely close contest that I have been declared the winner and candidate for Loughnan’s Hill Ward in the Maroondah City Council Elections. I am honoured to be elected and to be in a position to serve the community and further my advocacy work from within a position…
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Thank You For Your Support
With votes to be counted on Saturday and Sunday campaigning for the Maroondah Council elections is drawing to a close. As such I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has supported me throughout my campaign particularly the overwhelming number of volunteers who assisted in letterboxing and printing. As a result we…
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Candidate Statement
The postal ballots for the Maroondah Council elections will start arriving at households between Tuesday and Thursday of this week (the 8th to the 10th of November). Each candidate has the opportunity to submit a 150 word statement outlining their policies and vision for Maroondah and Loughnan’s Hill which is distributed as part of the…
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Election Update: Close of Nominations
Nominations for the Maroondah Council elections have now closed and there are a total of eight candidates contesting Loughnan’s Hill Ward. Candidate positions on the ballot paper are allocated randomly via a lottery draw and I will be located fifth on the ballot sheet. With a total of eight candidates the election will be a…