Susanna Freymark
Richmond Valley, come and meet your council election candidates.
There are now two dates to do this.
Woodburn Public School
Tuesday, August 27 at 6pm
Hosted by Woodburn Business & Community Chamber
And at
Casino Community & Cultural Centre,
35 Walker St, Casino
Monday, September 2 at 6pm
Hosted by the Casino Chamber of Commerce
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Richmond Valley resident Bruce Lyle had been asking if there was a candidates’ forum in Casino after reading about Kyogle’s candidate forum.
IndyNR.com posted his request for candidate forum information on its Facebook page.
Mr Lyle said he felt it pertinent to find out more about each group and the individual candidates running in the upcoming election so he could make an informed decision.
“We all want to have the best representatives for ratepayers during the next four years of local governance,” Mr Lyle said.
“I suggest everyone comes to hear the candidate plans ‘straight from the horse’s mouth’.”
Mr Lyle put up a social media post to gauge the appetite of voters.
“This was met with a deluge of replies and texts in support of the Meet the Candidates evening to be held in Casino,” he said.
“This event will be following a similar structure to that of the recently held and informative Kyogle Candidates night. Both voters and candidates are keen for this to proceed, which is fantastic.”
Mr Lyle linked up with the Casino Chamber of Commerce and they worked together on a format for the evening.
The event will be chaired by former Lismore mayor Jenny Dowell who moderated the Kyogle session.
Ms Dowell said it will be a structured evening with candidates given time to introduce themselves and then they will answer questions from ratepayers.
All candidates will be invited to attend – there are 23 of them.
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