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The team of Community Voices has identified a number of important issues for which they have already developed detailed plans.
Among the most pressing issues are parking, greater community engagement, the preservation of the area’s character and better training for councillors.
The team’s skills cover most areas. With traffic flow planning, David Finlay works professionally in this area while Tass Schmidt in both her marketing and agricultural work is well placed to advise on identifying and preserving our sustainable character.
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- Kiama Greens
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- Community Voices
Both rurally and in our urban areas, both David Connolly and Kim Elder have hands-on experience and training with engaging the community and putting that engagement to work for the council and community.
Cr Neil Reilly will be seeking a third term on council at the September 10 poll.
Speaking on improved training and personal development for councillors, Cr Neil Reilly said, “Following the election we will have some new councillors and this is a great opportunity to really understand how it all comes together.
“My recent completion of the ‘Executive Certificate for Elected Members’ was a revelation to me.
"I think peer empowerment is the answer"
- Councillor Neil Reilly
“It was run by LGNSW and UTS and would be great to have all councillors go through this valuable training.
“As well as new councillors, there are some old dogs who really need to learn new tricks to better serve our community.
“When you're in charge of a team of your peers, your level of authority is often non-existent. I think peer empowerment is the answer to working that space.”
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