A TOTAL of six teams have registered to contest the upcoming Kiama council elections.
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Nominations closed at 12 noon on Wednesday for candidates wishing to contest the September 10 poll.
Seven of the nine current Kiama councillors will re-contest election.
Mayor Brian Petschler and Cr Dennis Seage won’t be seeking another term.
Deputy Mayor Warren Steel has announced his 'Experience Counts' ticket.
Cr Steel will top the ticket, with fellow councillor Gavin McClure in second spot.
Long-time Gerringong business owner Roy Schmidt, Stephen Groves, Leanne Herbert and Michael Ballardin are in third to sixth places respectively.
The Kiama Greens ticket is headed by current councillors Andrew Sloan and Kathy Rice.
Number three on the ticket is Bethamie Woodstone, followed by Jodi Keast, Patrick McDonald and Warren Holder.
Current councillor Mark Way’s 'Kiama Independents' team also includes Illawarra optometrist and Kiama businesswoman Dr Susan Ang-Ngo, Sonya Slyer, Matthew Cameron and Ian Hornsby.
In 2012, Cr Way ran as an independent, ungrouped candidate.
He received 8.2 per cent of the vote despite not benefiting from votes above the line.
The ‘Honey/Westhoff Team’ will be led by Jamberoo dairy farmer and current councillor Mark Honey.
The team also includes Mark Westhoff, David Munro, Carmel Goldsmith and Barry Wilson.
Cr Petschler has endorsed the Honey/Westhoff Team.
Cr Neil Reilly will lead a ‘Community Voices’ ticket that is also comprised of David Connolly, Tass Schmidt, David Finlay and Kim Elder.
Cr Reilly will be seeking a third term on council.
Former Kiama MP Matt Brown has confirmed the Community and Labor ticket.
Mr Brown will top the ticket. Also on the team are Don Watson, Anne French, Simon Mansfield and Grace Douglas.
The ballot draw for the Kiama election took place at The Pavilion, Kiama on Wednesday.
Although expected to take place at 4pm, Electoral Commission NSW delays meant the draw occurred approximately 6pm, leaving only half-a-dozen in attendance.
The order in which the teams will appear on the ballot paper is as follows: (A) Kiama Independents; (B) Honey/Westhoff; (C) the Greens; (D) Community and Labor; (E) Experience Counts; and Community Voices (F).
Pre-poll voting opens on August 29 and closes at 6pm on Friday, September 9. Postal vote applications are open now and close 5pm on September 5.
