Their aim is a cost-sharing arrangement enabling each candidate to campaign across the vast Gympie Regional Council area. The Local Government Act requires like minded candidates who support one another’s individual principles to register as a group of candidates.
Respect for:
...ALL Residents and Ratepayers, as individuals not numbers - not just a favored few. No need for angry crowds.
...ALL areas of the Shire - A clear plan to hear local concern & restore divisions!
...Open, inclusive and accountable Council process - NO secret meetings, minutes or agendas. Secure inclusion of all people affected by any decision.
...The facts of the matter - not lazy or dodgy rubber-stamp decisions.
...REAL public consultation and input on ALL vital policy - the Planning Scheme, Budget, Corporate & Operational Plans, etc.
...ALL consulted and adopted Council reports and policy - to provide certainty, protect local quality of life & maximise Shire productivity.
...Priority action on vital works - Roads, sewage, etc., ASAP!
...Fair, accountable community funding - Funding on merit, not as a political tool.
...Council staff & a fair, consistent work environment - an end to political pressure and bullying.
...Our basic rights and action to defend them - Integrity stands up against State, Developer, or Council bullies and projects that will harm us!
...ignoring resident’s concerns.
...ignoring local issues
...the secret meetings.
...the favors for mates.
...gifting public assets to wealthy developers
...the planning chaos
...the budget deceptions
...the operational confusion & inefficiency
You, and only you, can make sure that these defects stop now!
Elect candidates who have explicitly agreed, and know how to do that.
Anything else just risks more of the same.
A Political Party
The old secret meeting, rubber-stamp gang A random bundle of new faces, who may not agree or be able to deliver basic respect.
who are fed up with the secret deals, who have the experience, the skill & who have committed principles