Time for new young-blood on councils

I smell a change in the air... new blood coming to a Council near you.  With no disrespect to sitting councillors or other candidates (all's fair in love and war!), in Waratah-Wynyard and Burnie City I strongly urge you to consider Wessley Koop and Chris Lynch respectively for your number one vote, or, at least, your number two or three (preferences really do make a difference).  Both have a passion for youth issues, are younger candidates, understand the need for change and are experienced community members.  I'll be letterbox dropping for Wessley and scruitneering and social media blasting for Chris.  Although I'm part of the campaign team for the above-mentioned, Brett Donoghue is worth a crack too from what I've seen :)

I am disappointed to see very limited female candidates (none in Burnie City at all), let alone younger ones.  I think it's a 'system' problem.  How do we make being a councillor more attractive to younger people?

Below is a letter I sent to The Advocate Newspaper this morning.

I am amused at the obvious, yet predictable, profile-raising in the Letters to the Editor of former councillor David Moore ahead of 2011 Waratah-Wynyard Council elections.  I find his knocking of the current Council perplexing given that the issues he's spouting were under his management when he was on Council on two previous occasions.  While I respect his endeavour, may I suggest that it's time for new blood on local Councils with fresh ideas for the future of their respective municipalities rather than old rhetoric?

CR Clayton J Hawkins
Waratah-Wynyard Council