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THERE’S ALWAYS ONE: Councillor Andy Richards might have had his number back to front but Nicky Buckley and Adam Ford couldn’t go wrong when promoting Geelong’s Word for Word literay festival, set for Deakin University’s Waterfront Picture: REG RYAN campus this weekend. 144056
Mayor vote ‘threat’ By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN A DISCUSSION paper released as part of a state review into local councils questions the effectiveness of Geelong’s directly elected mayoral model. The paper also questions whether the act of parliament authorising the directly elected mayor should remain separate or be incorporated into the Local
Review questions future of direct election Government Act. The discussion paper said the review aimed at simplifying and improving the consistency of local government legislation. South Barwon liberal MP Andrew Katos feared the Andrews Labor Government wanted to do
away with the directly elected mayor. “The Andrews Government looks like it wants to make significant changes to Geelong, possibly going back to the old model - that’s my suspicion,� Mr Katos said.
“Some in the Andrews Government are not supportive of the directly elected mayor concept and want to return to the old days of backroom deals and shenanigans to elect the mayor of Geelong. That would be disastrous. “I have no doubts that some in council, particularly from the
Labor side of politics, have been under orders to make the directly elected mayor look as bad as possible. They deliberately want to make Geelong look like a basket case. “I agree a review is needed and the model needs to be looked at but the concept is good
and should stay. “People want to see a genuine vision that seeks the best for Geelong, with likeminded candidates who share that vision. “If we stay how we are it can blow up the whole council.� Committee for Geelong chief Rebecca Casson said the review also left the door open for the model to be improved. Continued page 8
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