Local Election Feature Who’s Got Your Vote? Local Government Election Race Begins

At 12pm, Tuesday February 13, nominations closed for the upcoming Local Government Election with two mayoral candidates formally confirmed and 13 other candidates vying for six positions on the Burdekin Shire Council.

Pierina Dalle Cort and Lyn McLaughlin have both announced their Mayoral candidacy and will both share their vision in next week’s edition of Burdekin Life.

Meanwhile, the names of 13 candidates were drawn at random on Wednesday February 14, the order of the draw deciding how the candidates will appear on the ballot paper on March 16 election day.

There were also 13 candidates in the 2020 Local Government Election while over 20 people ran for Council in 2016.

Three councillor candidates, Michael Detenon, Max Musumeci and John Furnell, are running for a consecutive term while two councillors, Llewelyn Davies and Mark Haynes, have previously served as councillors of the Burdekin Shire Council.

Councillor candidates represent the far reaches of the Burdekin, with candidates from Ayr, Home Hill, Brandon, Clare, Giru and Alva putting their hands up.

The local government election is due to take place on March 16, with early voting to open from March 4 at the Burdekin Sports Club Hall, 142 Wickham Street, Ayr.

To kick things off, Burdekin Life has introduced a Meet the Candidates feature this week and asked each person the following questions:

   1. Who are you and what do you think qualifies you for the role?

   2. If you could initiate a project or address one issue in the region – what would it be and how you would go about it?

   3. What do you think the people most want now and how would you give it to them?

   4. Tell us what your first 100 days would look like if you were successful in your election bid?

Read on to hear from your councillor candidates in no particular order and grab next week’s edition of Burdekin Life to hear from your mayoral candidates.

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Mayoral Candidates

   • Pierina Dalle Cort

   • Lyn McLaughlin

Councillor Candidates

   • Amanda Hall

   • Michael Detenon

   • Scott Worlein

   • Michael Fraser

   • Jayson O’Keeffe

   • Delfine Marisa Vasta (Fina)

   • Llewelyn Davies

   • Max Musumeci

   • Michael Backo

   • Mark Haynes

   • John Furnell

   • Warren Francis

   • Callan Oar

(Candidates listed in the order they will appear on the ballot paper)‍

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Meet The Candidates

Mayoral and council candidates have been invited to the following community forums:

   • Ayr – Tuesday, February 20 at the Kalamia Hotel from 6:00pm (hosted by Burdekin Chamber)

   • Home Hill – Wednesday, February 21 at the Home Hill Community Sports Club Inc from 5:30pm (hosted by the Home Hill Chamber of Commerce)

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