At next month’s Shire
Council election, residents will have three positions to fill and seven
candidates to choose from.
I have listed the
candidates below in alphabetical order, adding in each case a dot point summary
of information provided in that candidate’s manifesto.
The three councillors
whose terms expire this month—Randell, Wallace and Walters—have offered
themselves for re-election.
As usual, the Shire
has posted the full text of candidates’ manifestos in the library window.
The
Candidates
Sharon MacDonald
§ Owner of York Post Office since 2011
§ Aware of problems facing small business
§ President York Junior Netball 2008-2013
§ Chair of York FM Radio 2010-2012
§ Director of York Co-op 2010
§ Chair of York Youthcare 2015
§ Represented junior netball on inaugural working
group for YRCC
§ Will be open and accountable, support public
participation in Shire affairs, promote ‘steady and careful community growth’
Trevor Randell
§ Shire councillor for 9 ½ years
§ Qualified chef
§ Current portfolio comprises youth and aged
care, emphasis on getting doctor for hospital
§ Supports upgrading of roads and other
infrastructure to guarantee community safety
§ Supports tourism, agriculture and business in
general
§ Main aim to get community working together for
York’s prosperity and success
§ Contact: mobile 0477 112 945
David Taylor
§ Raised in Avon Valley, regards York as home
§ Has lived in York for much of last 12 years
§ Expertise in print media, communications, political research, as director on advertising boards,
‘constitutional governance investigation’, local tourism
§ Will facilitate open and honest governance,
probity, financial accountability, performance controls, interactive community
consultation, an informative and respectful relationship between Shire
management and staff, offering staff training opportunities, protection of the
environment, a contemporary approach to local tourism, and ‘a caring community
and carefree lifestyle’
§ Contact: mobile 0412 252 621, email davidgrant@westnet.com.au
(David doesn’t tell us
so, but he is well known to many in York as the writer of York’s other blog, The Shire of York Official Unofficial Site.)
Kevin Trent
§ City of South Perth Councillor for 33 years,
twice deputy mayor
§ Bachelor of Commerce, OAM
§ Former deputy chair of Rivers Regional Council,
responsible for planning of waste disposal in southern metro area
§ Life member of WALGA
§ Member of Uniting Church and York Society
§ President, York sub-branch of the RSL
§ Will press for public toilet in Avon Terrace,
improvement of footpaths and drainage, upgrading of transport infrastructure
§ Supports ‘equitable representation for all
residents and ratepayers in achieving objects of the Shire strategic plan’.
§ Contact: Phone 9641 2565, email kevin.trent@bigpond.net.au
David Wallace
§ Local farmer, lived all his life in York
§ History of involvement in Avon Valley community
groups
§ Shire councillor for 4 years
§ Will promote ‘good governance and stability’
§ ‘Would like to continue to be part of the
leadership driving York into the future’
§ Contact: mobile 0427 902 987
(David doesn’t tell us
so, but he has served as Shire President since 2015 and is a former president
and a life member of the York Hockey Club.)
Tricia Walters
§ Has lived for 12 years in York, served for 6 as
councillor
§ Has always acted and voted in the best
interests of ratepayers
§ Has completed WALGA councillor training
§ Believes our shire rates are too high and may
increase further following likely reduction in state and federal funding to
local government
§ Will press for net reduction in Shire spending
to ease financial burden on ratepayers
§ Opposes selling off public assets to pay off
debt
§ Will support ‘worthwhile measures to promote
tourism, improve roads and provide special facilities for young and elderly
people’
§ Contact: mobile 0407 735 577
(Tricia doesn’t tell
us so, but she holds a BA from UWA and a Diploma in Business from TAFE.)
Denis Warnick
§ Lives in York, owns a local business
§ Will work ‘to create a successful and vibrant
town, enrich lives of residents, attract new people to the shire’
§ Council should support agriculture and tourism
and the physical and social infrastructure that underpins them
§ Has the ‘will, energy and determination’ to
work with Shire ‘to achieve prosperity for York’
§ Contact: mobile 0409 897 018
Order
on ballot paper
1. Trent
2. MacDonald
3. Walters
4. Randell
5. Warnick
6. Taylor
7. Wallace
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ALLAWUNA
LANDFILL—MESSAGE FROM AVRA—SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING ON THURSDAY
Avon Valley Residents Association Inc.
Tuesday,
19th of September 2017
Greetings All,
From
our last newsletter you might recall that comments about the landfill proposal
are now open at the DWER. The York Shire Council, at its meeting on August 28th
resolved to hold a Special Council Meeting so the community can view the
submission the Shire will make to the DWER.
The
meeting will take place this Thursday
21st of September at 5pm at the Lesser Hall.
You
are all invited to come and listen to the Council, which this time around is
vigorously opposing the application.
The
consultation period to comment on the application for works approval for the
proposed landfill on Allawuna Farm has been extended to Thursday, 28 September 2017
The link to the
application is:
An AVRA
committee member contacted the DWER to point
out to them that some of the documentation submitted by the new applicants
still carried the logos of the original applicants which drew the following
response: “Please be advised that matters regarding proprietary
rights are not regulated under Part V of the Environmental Protection Act 1986
and are therefore outside the scope of the works approval assessment.”
The Department of Environmental
Regulations (DER) has changed its name to The Department of Water and
Environmental Regulations (DWER).
Keith Schekkerman for AVRA committee.
PS the AGM for AVRA will be held at
the Church of Christ hall on October 17, at 6pm. All are welcome.
