Candidate nominations for state elections; Candidate nominations for local government elections; Appointing a scrutineer; . COWPER: AUSTRALIA: AGE DISTRIBUTION Profile. Voices4Cowper are delighted to present two incredibly talented women seeking community endorsement to run as the Independent for Cowper at the next federal election. 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. Results 1983-2016, Christian Democratic Party (Fred Nile Group). Pre-covid, I was an integral part of the Reclaim the Night committee and event emcee. I dont know whether integrity, honour etc. The Labor partys Keith McMullen said ALP corflutes were running late but had now arrived. I've lived in the Cowper electorate for 18 years. 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. 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. Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning. Retired teacher and author Keith McMullen will contest the seat of Cowper for the Labor Party at the 2022 federal election. Conaghan served as a City of North Sydney Councillor 2003-2007. Building meaningful connections between the people of Cowper and local members is incredibly important. We want your voice to be at the centre of the democratic process. 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. It facilitates trust and empowers others to get involved in the process. On his retirement, the seat recorded a 1% swing to Labor, one of only four seats to swing to Labor in NSW at the 2001 election. 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. We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we live, learn, and work. Antony Green is the ABC's Chief Elections Analyst. My skills lie in communication, engagement, and participation. Geography . A diverse, tolerant and just society. What went wrong for Labor? I m looking to fund an ad campaign ONLY for VOTE INDEPENDENT AS A PROTEST $ ??? [1], The division was created in 1900 and was one of the original 65 divisions contested at the first federal election. The seat was first held by Francis Clarke of the Protectionist Party, who was defeated by Free Trader Henry Lee in 1903. Not just in the next 5 years but for the next 50 years. Introduced new industry and education opportunities to build our economy to a more resilient base than retirees, tourists and timber, and provide opportunities for young people? 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. The official voting day for the federal election is on Saturday, May 18, although pre-polling opens on Monday, April 29. I'm Timothy Nott. I mean now Cowper is an electorate with its population concentrated at the far northern and southern . Despite only a brief time campaigning, Oakeshott polled 26.3%, outpolling Labor and reducing the National margin to just 4.6%. Transparency in Government. Thomson first held the seat for the Protectionist Party and held the seat for successive non-Labor parties for the next 13 years. which highlighted the three main issues that most concern Cowper residents climate and environment, social inequality, and transparency and integrity within the political system. I always act with honesty and integrity and expect all politicians to do the same. 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. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); SUBSCRIBE for our FREE copy of the PAPER each week! The Nambucca Shire councillor said for months he had paid little heed to the UAPs Thank you National party signs attacking the Coalition government. 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. Im too far away from Nicholls to say who is likely to prevail between Priestley and the two Coalition candidates. cancelling the Election for District No. The involvement of Voices 4 Cowper in this selection process has now concluded. David Jones, a councillor in Nambucca Shire, says there is plenty of political discontent in the region. The Australian Electoral Commission has officially declared there will be eight candidates for the Federal seat of Cowper. Port Macquarie resident Keith McMullen is proud to be preselected as the Labor candidate to contest the seat of Cowper in the federal election. Caz Heise (Independent) has a very large following and is a well known. The Independent candidate for Cowper, backed by Climate 200, is Caz Heise. He spent 12 years as a Detective and Police Prosecutor in the New South Wales Police Force before setting up his own legal practice in 2001. 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. Ms Heise stresses she is not beholden to political parties or donors, just the people in her electorate. Mr Simpson said he had met with community groups which had strongly voiced their concerns about infrastructure, medical equipment and staffing issues in our hospitals, and he had listened . The National Party is defending three seats. Port Macquarie is part of the Cowper electorate. Now there are 600 billboards around the country, he said. Assessment 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. Each of these organisations used the Kitchen Table Conversation (KTC) process to galvanise their community. 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. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. 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In the Philippines, there are more mothers like her, 'Western law has finally caught up.' Electoral results for the Division of Cowper, Results of the 2022 Australian federal election in New South Wales Cowper, "The process of federal redistributions: a quick guide", Australian Capital and Northern Territories, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Division_of_Cowper&oldid=1088955511, All Wikipedia articles written in Australian English, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 21 May 2022, at 01:25. 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. Protected Coffs airport from planning downgrades? Is your campaign being backed and/or funded by Simon Holmes A Court. Im a board member and volunteer walk leader for Self Seen, a NFP community support group. Who even thought it was a good idea to put both those places in the same electorate in the first place? Caz Heise is very well known in much of Cowper, particularly in the health system, and was a very popular health administrator. We were overtaken by Covid, but still managed to hold 49 Kitchen Table Conversations and created a report that drew together the community ideas and concerns shared. What have the nationals done for the Mid North Coast? 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. Bellingen in the electorate of Cowper. 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. 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. Caz Heise was successful in a vote of more than 800 local people. We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we live, learn, and work. This was alongside some wonderful emerging leaders across the Port Macquarie, Bellingen, and Kempsey shires. 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This model is why we still dont have real strategies to tackle so many issues from climate change to equity, equality and accountability. Im currently a Director on the Board of The Cancer Council of NSW and work as a Corporate Coach. . 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