I have nominated for Deputy Mayor again.

My neighbour commented I must be a “bloody masochist”. Not sure how to take that one.

Last night Council approved further development of the Eagles Nest Retreat complex at West Kentish

A third building will provide luxury accommodation for visitors. The development will suit families and provide some animals to feed and enjoy.

I supported the officer recommendation with some minor amendments.

Good to see Kentish developing further.

We went the Transfer Station today. The amount of old TVs in a pile is massive.

They will be picked up soon and stripped down for valuable metals.

If you have old monitors and computer bits you should add them to the collection before the next pickup.

I am currently 41 years of age. I am married to Helen and we have 8 children. Yes that’s a lot. I am employed in Sheffield and work at the library and also manage the local Online Access Centre.

I have lived in Kentish from 1994 and live in Sheffield. We are spending time and money getting our block a little more self sufficient. We have solar hot water and an on-grid solar PV system. One day we would like to live on a small acreage in the district giving the children more room to run. We home educate our children.

How do I look at the world? Lots of ways! I believe in a creator and don’t see our out complex existence as an accident. The term “political correct” makes me numb. I am not a member of a political party. I cannot stand spin and value honesty in others and endeavour to be honest myself. The last book I read was “The Pilgrim’s Progress”. I prefer a few good friends. I used to believe in man-made climate change but are now an agnostic in this area. As for this carbon tax………………

That’s a little about me. I guess I am different to you.

I walk past this mural most days. I still enjoy looking at it. I can imagine the old building full of skins. It must have had a smell.

For those interested Google has updated their streetview images of our area.

The photo is Foster St Railton.

We are now sharing the Latrobe Council Engineer Mr Johnathon Magor.

He is working 2 days per week in Kentish. We have need help in this area for a while.

Good luck to any Council who wants to share resources and NOT share the General Manager. We tried that and got nowhere fast.

Sharing a General Manager has been very smooth and very beneficial thus far. Not everyone’s cup of tea though. A very demanding role. From what I can see Latrobe Council runs very well. A solid Council.

I am not standing for Mayor for the following reasons:

1. The current Mayor is doing a good job.
2. I don’t know whether I could do a better job.
3. I don’t have the time required. I have employment.
4. I have a large family and little children. A Mayor is away a lot. A Deputy Mayor not as often.

These are my thoughts and not in any particular order!

I am standing for Deputy Mayor again at the coming elections. If you think I have done a reasonable job I would appreciate your vote. If you think I have done a poor one choose someone else who will do better.

A recent statement made on the ABC’s Q&A program:

“The criticism of Senator Wong is based on the homophobic idea that a child is entitled to having both a father and a mother.”
Think about that. It is a “homophobic idea” that a child should be entitled to have a mum and dad. And no one on the panel blinked.
I could never support a movement that plans to intentionally take away the chance of a child growing up with a mum and dad.