Suburban Scrawl

For curious friends and family - my personal recommendations for the 2008 Local Government elections.

A general recommendation. If you choose to vote formally, use your preferences by numbering every box. Put your most preferred candidate first, your least preferred candidate last, and fill out the numbers in between. This makes sure your vote counts for one of the final two candidates in each count. If you want change, make sure to put sitting councillors last.

I have recommended a number of people who are members of the Labor Party. I have also, by chance, recommended a few reputable members of the Nationals. Recommendations are not purely along any party line, as all candidates (except the Liberals on the Gold Coast) are running as Independents.

No hard feelings to people that I have not listed with a recommendation. In a few specific divisions, I know that there are capable, decent people that I have not listed as recommended.

Please note that, with further information, I would probably make some changes to these listings and fill in the blanks.

Logan City Council Mayor --- NO RECOMMENDATION
FREEMAN, John
BARTON, Tom
SHOARD, Steve
PARKER, Pam
NOAH, Lesley Alexandra
RIMINGTON, Andrew Richard

Logan City Council Division 1
BRADLEY, Lisa
BYRON, Andrew
TYSON, Warren
LEEMING, Geoff --- RECOMMENDED

Logan City Council Division 2
LAMBERT, Nancy
GRESHAM, Steve
NIELSEN, Lonnie --- RECOMMENDED
LUTTON, Russell

Logan City Council Division 3 --- NO RECOMMENDATION
McLINDON, Aidan
GRANT, John

Logan City Council Division 4 --- NO RECOMMENDATION

A note about Division 4. This Division has an incredible array of high quality candidates. I highly recommend carefully evaluating the pros and cons of each candidate. I honestly believe that you can not go wrong with most of the candidates that are running. Don Petersen has a few controversies but is an decent Councillor. Tom Childs, best known for his Presidency at the Beenleigh RSL, is a respected community leader. Sean Black, putting aside the rent bidding controvery, did a fantastic job selling us a house last year and would do a good job. I also hear generally positive feedback about Geoff Flannery and Vince Sawyer.

CHILDS, Thomas
FLANNERY, Geoff
COPLEY, Greg
BLACK, Sean
PETERSEN, Don
STARK, Rob
SAWYER, Vince

Logan City Council Division 5
ABLE, Graham
LOURIGAN, Annette --- RECOMMENDED

Logan City Council Division 6
SMITH, Luke --- RECOMMENDED
PRICE, Sue

Logan City Council Division 7 --- NO RECOMMENDATION
CLARKE, Lynne

Logan City Council Division 8
TACON, Russell
DALLEY, Cherie --- RECOMMENDED

Logan City Council Division 9
TOPP, Jason
BRICKNELL, Bob --- RECOMMENDED
PIDGEON, Phil

Logan City Council Division 10 --- NO RECOMMENDATION
POWER, Darren
MILLEN, Jed
BEARD, Dave

Logan City Council Division 11
SOMERS, Richard
BAN, Hajnal
FRONIS, John --- RECOMMENDED

Logan City Council Division 12
BREENE, Jennie
HACKWOOD, Ray
EATHER, Peter --- RECOMMENDED

Gold Coast City Council Mayor

SCHEARER, Ray
CLARKE, Ron
BRADFORD, John
TATE, Tom (Liberal Party)
MOLHOEK, Rob --- RECOMMENDED

Gold Coast City Council Division 1

WOOLARD, Leanne --- RECOMMENDED
COAD, Cher (Liberal Party)
MEHLERT, John
GATES, Donna
WAYNE, Elizabeth --- RECOMMENDED

Gold Coast City Council Division 2

TOWSON, Richard
WAYNE, John --- RECOMMENDED
ROYLE, Cheryle (Liberal Party)

Gold Coast City Council Division 3 --- NO RECOMMENDATION

DOUGLAS, Keith (Liberal Party)
BOULTON, Kristyn
PFORR, Grant J

Gold Coast City Council Division 4 --- NO RECOMMENDATION

CARROLL, Maurie
FRAME, George (Liberal Party)
GRUMMITT, Margaret
WHEELDON, Chris

Gold Coast City Council Division 5

RILEY, Daren (Liberal Party)
YOUNG, Peter --- RECOMMENDED

Gold Coast City Council Division 6

THOMPSON, Grant (Liberal Party)
CRAWFORD, Glen
CRICHLOW, Dawn --- RECOMMENDED

Gold Coast City Council Division 7

MAGIN, Don
DOUGLAS, Susie --- RECOMMENDED
MAC ANALLY, Jim (Liberal Party)

Gold Coast City Council Division 8

TOOMA, Anna (Liberal Party)
TAYLER, James
RIGAUD, Jacques --- RECOMMENDED
LA CASTRA, Bob

Gold Coast City Council Division 9

WOOD, Dan (Liberal Party)
POOLE, Andy --- RECOMMENDED
SHEPHERD, Ted

Gold Coast City Council Division 10

SARROFF, Eddy --- RECOMMENDED
TAYLOR, Paul (Liberal Party)
SIMS, Andy

Gold Coast City Council Division 11 --- NO RECOMMENDATION

HUGHES, Wayne
CRANE, Shannon (Liberal Party)
GREW, Jan

Gold Coast City Council Division 12

WAREING, Irene --- RECOMMENDED
BETTS, Greg
TAYLOR, John
IMRIE, Terry (Liberal Party)

Gold Coast City Council Division 13

COOK, Georgia (Liberal Party)
McDONALD, Daphne
WYATT, Paul --- RECOMMENDED

Gold Coast City Council Division 14

VANZINO, John (Liberal Party)
ROBBINS, Chris --- RECOMMENDED

Scenic Rim Regional Council Mayor
STEINDL, Mike --- RECOMMENDED
BRENT, John --- RECOMMENDED
DRESCHER, Joy
YOUNGMAN, John

Scenic Rim Regional Council Division 1 --- NO RECOMMENDATION
SWANBOROUGH, Derek

Scenic Rim Regional Council Division 2
ADAMS, Richard
O'CARROLL, Nadia --- RECOMMENDED

Scenic Rim Regional Council Division 3
SANDERS, Jennifer
WEST, Virginia --- RECOMMENDED
DUNN, John

Scenic Rim Regional Council Division 4 --- NO RECOMMENDATION
BRENNAN-LOVE, Julie
COCKBURN, Dave

Scenic Rim Regional Council Division 5 --- NO RECOMMENDATION
BENSTED, Kathy
WEBSTER, Don
STANFIELD, Richard

Scenic Rim Regional Council Division 6
CREIGHTON, Wendy
WEHL, Heather --- RECOMMENDED

# posted by Stuart Anthony Fenech : 21:27