Listed below are the candidates standing in the Gosford East Ward in the order they will appear on the ballot paper.
Each candidate was asked five questions about themselves and five questions about Council”s operational plan to see what they knew about council and where their interests were.
Two of the three groups replied and three of the four independents responded.
Some people kept to the 100 word limit and others didn’t!
The questions about the operational plan included a yes or no answer to this question: Do you support keeping the 2021 ten year special rate variation (rate increase) beyond 2031?
Click on the links to read their answers.
Group A– Lawrie MCKINNA, Pat FARMER and George PATTERSON
https://www.cccouncilwatch.com.au/group-a-gosford-east-ward/
Group B – LABOR
Sharon WALSH, Trevor DRAKE and Victoria COLLINS
https://www.cccouncilwatch.com.au/group-b-labor-gosford-east-ward/
Group C – LIBERAL
Jared WRIGHT, Dee BOCKING
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Ungrouped candidates: Gosford East Ward
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1. Clive LAWTON, Independent
2. Sharon ANDREW, Independent
https://www.cccouncilwatch.com.au/andrews-independent-gosford-east-ward/
3. Rosemary DE LAMBERT, Independent
https://www.cccouncilwatch.com.au/rosemary-de-lambert-independent-gosford-east-ward/
4. David KINGS, Independent
https://www.cccouncilwatch.com.au/david-kings-independent-gosford-east/
Strange that the Liberal Candidates haven’t been given a voice here. Makes me want to look into their views even more.
They didn’t answer me but they have answered the Sydney Morning Herald: https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/central-coast-council-what-your-candidates-said-20240906-p5k8eu.html
Unfortunately the Liberals did not respond to my requests to answer the ten questions.
Which one of you supports veterans
Maybe the ones who bothered to reply deserve a chance.
I’ll definitely give it some great consideration.