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THURSDAY AUGUST 22, 2024
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Hands go up for council Two groups, 18 individual candidates for election
Show time in the shire It's Show time in our shire and our photographers have been on the road. Inside today are pictures from the 114th Trundle Show, which was on August 13 and 14, where Charlica Schnitger was named the 2024 Trundle Young Woman. Check out page 13 for smiling faces from the day, and get excited for Parkes Show with our special feature from page 7.
as drawn, is:
■ Marg Applebee PARKES ■ Neil HAMILTON PARKES ■ Douglas POUT PARKES Independent ■ Samuel JORDAN PARKES - LIBERTARIAN PARTY (formerly Liberal Democrats) ■ Alan FLAVELTULLAMORE Independent ■ Ken KEITH PARKES ■ Kenny MCGRATH PARKES Independent ■ Graeme HUNTER PARKES Independent ■ Louise O'LEARY PEAK HILL ■ Darren STEVENSON PARKES ■ Hamish RITCHIE PARKES Independent ■ Irene RIDGEWAY PARKES Independent ■ Anthony BARROTT PARKES Independent ■ Joy PADDISON PARKES
■ Jacob CASS PARKES Independent ■ Bill JAYET PARKES ■ Neil WESTCOTT ALECTOWN Independent ■ George PRATT PARKES Independent
There are also two groups to appear on the ballot paper. Matthew Scherer is the lead candidate on Group 1, which includes Andrew Wilkinson, Ben Drabsch, Jeff Powell, Michael White and Mick Ramsay. Glenn Wilson is the lead candidate on the second group, which includes Daniel Weber, Erik Snyman, Rob Bradley, Tim Hall-Matthews, Ray Johnson, Nick Lees and Justin Hill. The Parkes Champion Post will be pleased to feature candidates in the weeks leading up to the election.
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Emerald Orr in the animal nursery at the 114th Trundle Show. Image supplied
PARKES voters will have a whopping 18 individual candidates and two groups to choose from when they head to the polls for local government elections on Saturday September 14. All Parkes Shire Council councillors who have served since 2021 have nominated for another term, and there are 20 new candidates for consideration. Fourteen of those have nominated as groups. Returning officer Steven Dawson carried out the ballot draw for Parkes, as well as Forbes and Lachlan shires, in Parkes on Thursday, August 15. The well-attended draw determines the order in which candidates appear on the ballot paper on voting day. The order of candidates,