If the present Councillors don't like the voting system why haven't they worked hard to have it changed to a more appropriate system for a regional Council. They could have lobbied the minister for Local Government or taken the issue to local government conferences and get like-minded councils on side.
As I have said before it is a system that might be appropriate in large cities like Sydney, Newcastle and Wollongong where political parties operate. But in a regional city it discourages individual members of the community from having a go. We need more individual voices on Council not groups voting in blocs and doing deals.
We need independent councillors who can represent the ratepayers with respect and reason.
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