The Newcastle Greens are announcing their leading team for
the 2017 September local elections, putting forward Therese Doyle as their Lord
Mayoral candidate.
Ms. Doyle will also re-contest her position as councillor of
Ward 2, with Dr. John Mackenzie standing as councillor of Ward 1.
If elected, the Lord Mayoral candidate plans to tackle the
issues of poor planning and state interference which led to the loss of the
city’s rail-line and the hosting of the V8 Supercars race in a residential
area.
Therese Doyle says there’s much to be done in Newcastle and
some of the issues can only be addressed by the Greens.
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| Newcastle Greens Lord Mayoral candidate Therese Doyle [Image: Newcastle Herald] |
“I would use the influence of the Lord Mayoral’s position to
ensure that the Newcastle community, [and] its elected council is properly
consulted before decisions are made by the state government such as the removal
of our railway service long before they happen.”
She says the ‘lack of planning’ around these issues is
something she’d like to address as Lord Mayor.
“The lack of planning about what’s going [on], how we’re
going to protect the health and amenity of people who live in that area -
that’s where we need much improved consultation [and] communication between
council and the people of Newcastle.”
The remainder of the Greens leading team including candidates
for Wards 3 and 4 will soon be announced.
