Mr Conaghan has pointed to his record of providing key funding for major projects in the electorate. They usually have a camp chair at the booth with their cards on it that doesnt cut it, people dont pick them up.. Port Macquarie-based Rob Oakeshott was the independent MP for Lyne from 2008 until his retirement in 2013. Protected Coffs airport from planning downgrades? Mr Nott said, I want all residents to have secure accommodation, to be able to learn, work and afford to stay in Cowper.. A lively campaign is shaping up in the New South Wales mid-north coast electorate of Cowper, with a revealing candidates forum in Bellingen, preferencing games under way, a popular Voices for independent candidate, and an explanation of those United Australia partys interest rate billboards. Woodward grew up and spent most of his life on Sydney's northern beaches but took a 'tree change' moving to the north coast in 2016. I build rapport easily, and Im genuinely interested in others. He has a Bachelor of Science from the ANU and a Graduate Diploma in Marine Science from the NMSC in Coffs harbour. Its quite a poorly drawn electorate. A: The HOA election reforms from 2005 and Senate Bill 61 dramatically changed the way HOA elections are conducted. Would be expected to do even more poorly on a third attempt. The main towns include Bellingen, Bowraville, Coffs Harbour, Crescent Head, Dorrigo, Gladstone, Hat Head, Kempsey, Macksville, Nambucca Heads, Sawtell, South West Rocks, Port Macquarie, Ulong and Urunga. Find out more about Carolyn (Caz) Heise at https://voices4cowper.org/meet-your-candidates. I decided I wanted to be force for change and to use my skills and experience to make this place I love to call home better and fairer for all who share it with me. A total of 65% of Cowper voters on the 709 subscriber V4C mailing list voted, which resulted in Caz Heise being selected as the new V4C-endorsed independent candidate for Cowper. Fairhall said the increase in Cowpers UAP membership from 39 to 1,000 members over the past three years, many of whom he says are disaffected National party voters, means the party advertising is cutting through. Who even thought it was a good idea to put both those places in the same electorate in the first place? A record 16,424,248 Australians are enrolled to vote in the 2019 federal election. 9am . The alternative two-candidate National margin versus Independent Rob Oakeshott in 2016 and 2019 is shown in black. I live in Port Macquarie on Birpai Country with my husband Phil Jamieson, frontman of Australian rock band, Grinspoon, and two teenage children, Lyla and Eight. A redistribution shifted the seat south at the 2016 election, and former independent MP Rob Oakeshott, who previously represented Lyne to the south, contested Cowper and came within 5% of defeating Hartsuyker. The seat was first held by Francis Clarke of the Protectionist Party, who was defeated by Free Trader Henry Lee in 1903. A vigorous campaign has also been mounted by the independent in Wannon. CAROLYN (Caz) Heise will stand as a community independent for the electorate of Cowper at the Federal elections this year. Timothy Nott said a Greens vote in Cowper is a vote for real action on climate change. On the mid-north coast of NSW, Cowper covers 7,296 sq.km between Port Macquarie and Coffs Harbour, including also Kempsey, South West Rocks, Bellingen and Dorrigo. In Bellingen it was the reverse, with Oakeshott claiming 33.5% of the vote to Conaghans 21% and the ALP on 15%. We need a Federal ICAC with teeth now! You have successfully joined our subscriber list. Conaghan said he is committed to strengthening the economy to deliver more jobs, tackling cost of living pressures, greater investment in regional infrastructure, building a better health system and bringing back manufacturing to Australia. I have been a frontline environmental warrior and am committed to supporting legislation which creates a more liveable and sustainable future. I can be that person if given the opportunity. The new district map will be used for the 2022 November election for Districts 1, 2, and 5, and all future City Council election until after the next U.S. Census in 2030. In play if Oakeshott runs again (3rd time is the charm) but otherwise the Nats should hold. The Australian Electoral Commission has officially declared there will be eight candidates for the Federal seat of Cowper. But whole I expect Oakeshotts vote to go mostly to Labor and the other candidates, the incumbent should pick up some conservatives who didnt back him last time. Labor says it will invest up to $200 million per year on disaster prevention and resilience and will establish a National Water Commission as part of the strategy to future-proof Australias water resources. From the start we have been visible with T-shirts and corflutes and have included an element of fun, he said. Tell us about yourself - what skills and experience do you bring to the role. Environmental scientist and planning specialist Tim Nott will contest the seat of Cowper for The Greens at the 2022 . Find out information about dates, how to vote, where to vote, candidates and more. I will be Cowpers grass roots advocate inside our Federal Parliament which I and so many others have become disillusioned with. The Labor Party is defending seven seats. THE Nationals hold the seat of Cowper with just a 4.6 per cent margin, despite it being a Nationals stronghold since 1983. The electorate of Cowper has existed since Federation and is named after Sir Charles Cowper, five times Premier of New South Wales between 1856 and 1870. . Sign up for our newsletter to stay up to date. Between 2008 and 2013 Cowper was the National Party's only north coast seat, Page and Richmond being held by Labor, Lyne by Independent Rob Oakeshott, and the lower north coast seat of Paterson by the Liberal Party. Another seat where the incumbent National MP could increase his primary vote and likely increase his margin solidly based on the fact this could again become the traditional NAT vs ALP it usually is. She has worked for nearly ten years as a Mathematics and Science Teacher in the Mid North Coast area. As a councillor I talk to lots of people many of them are sick to death of both sides of politics but particularly with the government, which they have not forgotten threw the elderly under the bus when Covid hit, he said. (Victories by a party of government are indicated by thick coloured underlining. It seems community engagement and awareness has waned over the past few years when we have needed visibility and connection more than ever. Candidate nominations for state elections; Candidate nominations for local government elections; Appointing a scrutineer; . Our region has some of the most beautiful beaches, mountains, and national parks in the country. This is an annual liberation march that actively campaigns violence against women. cash handout in living memory during Covid? Labor has an extremely lacklustre unknown candidate and cant be expected to generate any support except the few rusted-on Labor voters in the electorate. Cowper was the seat of Country Party founder Earle Page, who held the seat for 42 years from 1919 to 1961. The reality is the UAP lacks people on the ground to hand out how-to-vote cards, Jones said. When I asked myself If not me, who and If not now, when? I knew my only option was to put myself forward. I am committed to treading lightly and smiling in the sunlight. The sitting member for Cowper is Nationals candidate Pat Conaghan. Carolyn was endorsed by Voices4Cowper (V4C) members in a voting process that closed at midday on Tuesday 25 January. On Sunday morning it was still too close for the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) to call with a total of 67,260 first preferences counted. After the 2010 election Oakeshott found himself part of the cross bench in a minority parliament. We will email it to you every week as soon as it is released. TheVoices4Cowpersteering committee came together in 2019 to generate community ownership of political dialogue by using Kitchen Table Conversations to gather community concerns and ideas and place these at the centre of the political process. The candidates contesting the federal election in Cowper are, in ballot paper order, Faye Aspiotis (Pauline Hanson's One Nation), Keith McMullen (Australian Labor Party), Pat Conaghan (National . Very interesting to see how any particular MP has voted. Sign up to receive Guardian Australias fortnightly Rural Network email newsletter. This follows almost 100,000 additions to the roll in the week preceding the close of rolls, which has pushed the national enrolment rate to an extraordinary 96.8 per cent. Subtle pot-shots between the incumbent MP, The Nationals Pat Conaghan, and independent challenger Carolyn Heise, have grown into an open stoush in the run to the May 21 poll in Australia's most populous electorate. The Nationals may improve their primary vote in a few of their seats like this in expense of minor parties and independents losing support or not running. cancelling the Election for District No. A Voices independent has the backing of large financial support from billionaire Holmes-a-Court which elevates her presence but has zero name recognition and would be expected to do worse than Oakeshott by a country mile. The Labor partys Keith McMullen said ALP corflutes were running late but had now arrived. I have many friends and colleagues from all walks of life across Cowper and believe all of us should have the opportunities to become the best people we can be. 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Pre-covid, I was an integral part of the Reclaim the Night committee and event emcee. Port Macquarie resident Keith McMullen is proud to be preselected as the Labor candidate to contest the seat of Cowper in the federal election. Oakeshott was easily re-elected as an Independent at the 2003 and 2007 state elections before winning the Federal seat of Lyne at a 2008 by-election following the resignation of Mark Vaile. During the launch of the report we were asked to facilitate a process to find a Community Independent Candidate to represent Cowper in the 2021 federal election. A vote for Labor in Cowper will not help Labor Federally as the Labor candidate has little chance of winning here. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/248493138667, https://voices4cowper.org/join_mailing_list/. He couldnt win Coffs Harbor or even most of Port Macquarie in 2019, but weirdly enough edged out the nationals in prepolls and absentee votes. After only a brief campaign, Oakeshott came close to victory and is again contesting the seat. Despite what some may say, Caz Heise does not have the personal financial backing of billionaire Holmes-a-Court, she has a degree of financial support from Climate 200 which is currently funded by more than 10,000 individual, normal voting, contributors. The primary vote for the independents ranged from 19.3% in Kempsey to 31.9% in Port Macquarie-Hastings. best going forward, and know she has the full support of myself and my team. Fairhall is a company director and has been in appliance retail for 21 years, owning two appliance stores in Kempsey and a furniture store in Gloucester. Labor's Cowper candidate Keith McMullen: "People have told me they have lost all confidence in the integrity of the Liberal/National government" EIGHTH generation Port Macquarie local Keith McMullen has been preselected by the Labor Party to contest the seat of Cowper in the upcoming Federal election. After several weeks of negotiations, Oakeshott spoke for a notorious 17 minutes before stating he was backing the Gillard government. He worked as a painter and decorator for twenty five years before becoming a high school teacher. Page returned to government in 1940 as a minister, and again served as a minister from 1949 to 1956. The Greens, the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party and the Animal Justice Party are each defending one seat. It is named after Sir Charles Cowper, an early Premier of New South Wales.[2]. We care about the protection of your data. Retired teacher and author Keith McMullen will contest the seat of Cowper for the Labor Party at the 2022 federal election. The best chance Labor has of winning Federally is if Caz defeats Pat Conaghan. Oakeshott still has a chance of winning this seat. Building meaningful connections between the people of Cowper and local members is incredibly important. I doubt the incumbent will have much of a personal vote and these days as voters are becoming increasingly partisan and wary of the government of the day the impact of a sitting members personal vote may indeed be overstated. If I want to vote for Liberal do I vote for the Liberal Democrat or the Nationals candidate? Issues such as the cost of living, affordable housing and response to disasters are high on her agenda. I am thrilled to be endorsed by the Voices4Cowper to be the Independent candidate in the upcoming federal election, Caz told News Of The Area. Do you pick up and read a free newspaper that has been thrown on your front lawn. This model is why we still dont have real strategies to tackle so many issues from climate change to equity, equality and accountability. The following members have announced they are not contesting the upcoming election: Half of the Legislative Council is not up for re-election. Additionally, I manage their volunteer pool, facilitate workshops and social inclusion activities, and mentor the headspace Youth Reference Group- a group of young advocates aged 17-25 years. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Keith McMullen is standing for Labor and Timothy Nott is standing for The Greens. The Australian Labor Party has endorsed Alex Simpson as its candidate for Lyne in the federal election. Woodward was the Labor candidate . We will email it to you every week as soon as it is released. Cowper was the seat of Country Party . Boundaries. Im fully aligned with the V4C values and vision of being a local member who facilitates a meaningful connection with the people of Cowper and truly represents the community in Canberra. While you're with us, you can now receive updates straight to your inbox from the Port Macquarie News. I represented the youth voice as part of PMH Councils COVID-19 Recovery Working Group and supported initiatives proposed to council that seek to improve community participation in their strategic plans. Former Independent MP for Lyne Rob Oakeshott announced he would contest Cowper just before the 2016 election. And ultimately, representing the region is what being a regional representative is, and should be, about. Greens Announce Tim Nott As Candidate For Cowper - News Of The Area Greens Announce Tim Nott As Candidate For Cowper by News Of The Area - Modern Media - March 25, 2022 Tim Nott (l) and David Shoebridge MLC want clean power in order to stimulate the economy. Are Cowper voters easily swayed by each party's campaign tactics, or have they had enough? On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. function ml_webform_success_4658131(){var r=ml_jQuery||jQuery;r(".ml-subscribe-form-4658131 .row-success").show(),r(".ml-subscribe-form-4658131 .row-form").hide()}, Carolyn Heise to run as independent candidate for Cowper in Federal Elections, https://voices4cowper.org/meet-your-candidates, Ambulance service under pressure with 000 calls rising, A small-town tennis revival in Bulahdelah, Bellingen UHAs massive year in support of hospital patients. The Outcome in Cowper has nothing to do with Labors overall chances lets face it, if virtually unknown Indies like Hesse win then the LNP will be hard pressed to get 50 seats. I have worked in the mental health industry for over 8 years and currently work in Community Engagement at headspace Port Macquarie (National Youth Mental Health Foundation). Mr McMullen said he is taking climate change seriously, pointing to Labors Powering Australia strategy to reduce Australias emissions by 43 percent by 2030, and keep the country on track for net zero by 2050. The Labor, Greens and Independent candidates all support the establishment of a federal Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) and have a commitment to Net Zero emissions by, at least, 2050. I am a natural organiser and a passionate advocate who leads by example. The aim was to facilitate a more meaningful connection between the people of Cowper and its parliamentary representative. Redistributions occur for the boundaries of divisions in a particular state, and they occur every seven years, or sooner if a state's representation entitlement changes or when divisions of a state are malapportioned. Podcast #86: Introduction to the NSW election, When local council parties break into state politics. This saw her have thousands of employees, and it has been said she was highly regarded in Health. AEST = Australian Eastern Standard Time which is 10 hours ahead of GMT (Greenwich Mean Time). Conaghans how-to-vote card has Fairhall in the second preference spot, with Heise last. TikTok announced it was banning dangerous tanning content so why didn't it? EIGHT is enough - that's how many will stand for the seat of Cowper at the May 18 federal election. Im a qualified yoga teacher, teaching to a variety of people including a regular First Responders group. History One of the lessons from the Covid crisis is that we are all poorer for the rising inequality in our society. During the launch of the report we were asked to facilitate a process to find a Community Independent Candidate to represent Cowper in the 2021 federal election. Photo: Coffs Harbour Greens. Bellingen in the electorate of Cowper. On March 22, 2022, the Buena Park City Council adopted new boundaries for council member districts to comply with federal and state laws. Results 1983-2019. Voices4Cowper are delighted to present two incredibly talented women seeking community endorsement to run as the Independent for Cowper at the next federal election. AEST = Australian Eastern Standard Time which is 10 hours ahead of GMT (Greenwich Mean Time). I recently completed subjects from the Post Grad Certificate in Building Community Resilience and Leadership at Charles Sturt University. The Greens will do as well as usual given their destructive policies, theyd have the entire Cowper timber industry closed if they had a say. Thomson first held the seat for the Protectionist Party and held the seat for successive non-Labor parties for the next 13 years. With cost of living and affordable housing major issues in the electorate, Mr Conaghan has highlighted the Prime Minister's recent announcement of first home buyers . 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