It all depends on the amount of traction the Voices movement gain, and whether Oakeshott runs or supports a candidate, really. Timothy Nott said a Greens vote in Cowper is a vote for real action on climate change. Meanwhile for them, their pensions are not keeping up with the rising cost of living.. Mr Conaghan has pointed to his record of providing key funding for major projects in the electorate. Buena Park's latest round of election night results continued to show early leads for Susan Sonne for the District 2 City Council seat and incumbent Councilman Art Brown for the District 3 seat . I m looking to fund an ad campaign ONLY for VOTE INDEPENDENT AS A PROTEST $ ??? How an unprecedented legal outcome led to native title over the sea, Labor set a superannuation trap and Dutton immediatelytook the bait, Small businesses could soon be legally obligated to protect your personal details, The treasurer says super tax changes will not be indexed. Photo: Coffs Harbour Greens. The Liberal Party is defending six seats. I have a strong work ethic. (Victories by a party of government are indicated by thick coloured underlining. He has his own legal practice and has worked pro-bono to women's shelters, youth groups and community legal centres. This shire has one of the oldest demographics in the country, its basically a retirement village with a beach and people resented seeing Covid dollars going to the big end of town. According to her campaign communications manager, Graeme Singleton, Heise and her team were ready to go as soon as her candidature was endorsed by the grassroots group Voices4Cowper at the end of January. Coalition retain, It is interesting that this seat has not become a Liberal seat considering it is more urban than traditional Nationals country. This is a list of the candidates of the 2023 New South Wales state election, which will be held on 25 March 2023. 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. There is a lot of white noise in the media which clouds how the overall Federal election will go. He rolled his eyes, he fidgeted, he appeared to really loathe Caz it wasnt cool at all, he must be feeling really threatened, she said. Cowper was the seat of Country Party founder Earle Page, who held the seat for 42 years from 1919 to 1961. If the seats fall as expected then rather than currently having 19/77 seats (24%) the nationals will probably hold all 19 but the Liberals could lose 14, so the Nationals share of MHR goes to 30%. A candidate that focussed on alternatives to the current lack of results in Canberra for our region would tap into local frustration. Member for Cowper Pat Conaghan was approached for comment, but did not respond prior to publication. 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. Candidates. Page refused to serve in a government led by Lyons deputy Robert Menzies, but the Country Party rebelled and replaced Page with a new leader. All Labor voters need to do is put Hesse above the Nationals despite the fact that Hesse wouldnt allocate her preferences to Labor. He was following his former constituents from Port Macquarie who had been transferred from Lyne to Cowper by the 2015 redistribution. A diverse, tolerant and just society. Our leaders need to be held accountable for their actions, or lack thereof. 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. To make sure you're up to date with all the news, SIGN UP HERE. We need a Federal ICAC with teeth now! A: The HOA election reforms from 2005 and Senate Bill 61 dramatically changed the way HOA elections are conducted. This was alongside some wonderful emerging leaders across the Port Macquarie, Bellingen, and Kempsey shires. On the mid-north coast of NSW, Cowper covers 7,296 sq.km and runs from Port Macquarie to Coffs Harbour, including Kempsey, South West Rocks, Bellingen and Dorrigo in between. Pat Conaghan was approached for comment. In the nation's most populous electorate of Cowper we have seven candidates to choose from in the House of Representatives - but the drums from the pundits are predicting a two-horse race . i learned of a website last night called theyvoteforyou.org.au. To make a comment or suggest a change to the election site, pleasecontact us. We formed Voices4Cowper because we were inspired by the work of Mary Crooks of the Victorian Womens Trust, and the subsequent work of Voices4Indi and Voices of Warringah. Ruth Meads from the Christian Democratic Party (Fred Nile Group) drew the favourable number one position. Assessment 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. With the national Voices4 movement taking on momentum, now is the opportune time to utilise this energy by investing in an Independent. The seat covers the towns of Coffs Harbour, Port Macquarie, South West Rocks, Nambucca Heads, Bellingen and Kempsey. Protecting the natural environment. Looking to engage a wide cross-section of the local community, V4C, a non-party political organisation run by volunteers, embarked on a series of Kitchen Table Conversations throughout the electorate in 2020/21. 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()}, Election Day Arrives As Cowper Candidates Make Their Final Pitches, Emergency Services Update for Port Stephens, Logging begins at Bagawa State Forest in Forestry Corp harvest plan, Tradies encouraged to care for their most important assets during Tradies National Health Awareness Month, Young and old dare to yarn at Stuarts Point Mens Shed, Local artists open Serendipity Exhibition at Nexus in Bellingen. We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we live, learn, and work. Last is Greens candidate Timothy Nott. With cost of living and affordable housing major issues in the electorate, Mr Conaghan has highlighted the Prime Ministers recent announcement of first home buyers being able to access their superannuation to buy a house. TikTok announced it was banning dangerous tanning content so why didn't it? He has a Bachelor of Science from the ANU and a Graduate Diploma in Marine Science from the NMSC in Coffs harbour. In 2016 Oakeshott made a late entry to the race for Cowper, his base of Port Macquarie having been transferred from Lyne to Cowper. Prior to that I was the Nursing Director of the North Coast Cancer Institute which operates in Coffs Harbour and Port Macquarie. 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. Antony Green is the ABC's Chief Elections Analyst. Former Independent MP for Lyne Rob Oakeshott announced he would contest Cowper just before the 2016 election. Im not sure the Nets can assume their candidates will get over the line in Cowper, Page and Nicholls. Cowper was an original federation seat, and has almost always been held by conservative parties, with the Country/National Party holding it for all but two years since 1919. Im a qualified yoga teacher, teaching to a variety of people including a regular First Responders group. cancelling the Election for District No. Page served briefly as Australia's 11th Prime Minister in 1939 between the death of Joe Lyons and the election of Robert Menzies as United Australia Party leader. He added that the Great Koala National Park is one of the exciting initiatives the Greens are supporting to grow jobs in Cowper. Keith McMullen is standing for Labor and Timothy Nott is standing for The Greens. Antony Green is the ABC's Chief Elections Analyst. motherhood statements are going to be enough to swing it for Caz Heise, but if we get a hung parliament then independents would be in the hot seat for regional negotiations. After a busy few years, Voices4Cowper have reconsidered the best ways for us to continue to fulfil our vision. 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. The National Party is defending three seats. 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. Here's what that might mean for you, Former fighter pilots training Chinese forces 'nipped in the bud', 'Momentous occasion': Spears taken by Captain Cook in 1770 to be returned home, Station master arrested after fatal Greek train crash where temperatures reached 1,300 degrees in burning carriages, Daily letter deliveries in the firing line as part of new Australia Post review, Defiant Wilkinson lays out defamation defence, Ray has changed banks four times in less than a year and not by choice. After chatting with friends and family on topics affecting them, I was inspired to look more closely at our electorate, our current MP, what is happening in our region, and how we are represented in parliament. Yet there were recent complaints from people whod received welcome emails from the UAP, in spite of not having signed up. The future of Cowper should be in our hands, not that of a political party, therefore Im putting my hat in the ring so that Cowper residents have more choice. Do you pick up and read a free newspaper that has been thrown on your front lawn. 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. Your digital subscription includes access to content from all our websites in your region. Page held the seat for over 40 years. Ad. Since 1984, federal electoral division boundaries in Australia have been determined at redistributions by a redistribution committee appointed by the Australian Electoral Commission. Ute Schulenberg is a Bellingen-based freelance journalist, Sign up for the Rural Network email newsletter, Join the Rural Network group on Facebook to be part of the community, Election forum walkouts after Craig Kelly labels vaccine mandates an abuse of human rights, Clive Palmers campaign pledge to cap home loan rates utterly irresponsible, experts say. In Bellingen it was the reverse, with Oakeshott claiming 33.5% of the vote to Conaghans 21% and the ALP on 15%. Think hard before you vote in Cowper The only candidate that I think has a chance to defeat the Nationals candidate is Carolyn Heise. Well see if the Nats think theyre in trouble if the PM visits the region during the campaign theres buckleys chance of seeing him here anytime else. Interestingly, he also used to be on the campaign team of Josh Frydenburg, a fact that one of the contributors to this discussion conveniently overlooked. I am fed up with our leaders and their lack of integrity, accountability, and desire to listen to what is happening on the ground. He unadvisedly ran again, but against a new candidate in Conaghan and was beaten soundly. Yet when UAPs Cowper how-to-vote card was released this week, sitting member Conaghan appeared in the number three spot. 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). These assets are why we live here, and why people move to the area. Wondering what the changed demographics for the area mean for this analysis since the pandemic, more people have moved into the area from cities, and more likely to be progressive? Sign up to receive Guardian Australias fortnightly Rural Network email newsletter. You have successfully joined our subscriber list. Conaghans how-to-vote card has Fairhall in the second preference spot, with Heise last. After the launch, participants then asked V4C to facilitate a process to find a passionate and community-supported independent candidate willing to champion these issues at the upcoming Federal election. @maverick. Except for one brief break, the seat has been held by the National Party (previously known as the Country Party) and its predecessors since 1919. Alan .. 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. And with eight candidates vying for the seat in this election, the contest between Independent Robert Oakeshott and the Nationals' Pat Conaghan will be key. This is an annual liberation march that actively campaigns violence against women. Independent Fred Nile, elected as a Christian Democratic member, is defending his seat and independent Justin Field, elected as a Greens member, is not defending his seat. Nope. Tell us about yourself - what skills and experience do you bring to the role. Robert Oakeshott. 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. 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