Ken Betts

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Are you a member of a political party, political group, or community advocacy group? (eg; Labor, Liberal, Greens, Socialist, My Place, Angry Victorians, Better West, environment groups, etc)

No.

What is the most important issue facing your electorate?

Lack of facilities for senior citizens.

Should/how can Council support local businesses?

Yes by streamlining their support with less red tape.

Should/how can Council support local creatives and industries?

Once again, less red tape and faster responses.

Should/how can Council help alleviate the impact of climate extremes on local communities and ecosystems?

Not a local issue, the responsibility is with state and federal governments.

Should/how can Council help alleviate cost of living and homelessness?

Once again a state issue.

What should Council stop spending money on?

All issues that don’t relate to local government.

Should the public be allowed to ask live, unscripted questions of councillors during council meetings?

No, should be submitted prior to meeting.

Can you please provide a short personal statement detailing what your priorities are if elected, and what your vision for your electorate looks like.

Ensure council is alwsys open and transparent with policy decison making processes.

My vision and priority if elected is a council totally non-political and genuinely committed and dedicated to serving the community

kenbetts41@gmail.com

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RMIT Journalism Students

On your behalf we have asked every candidate who put their hand up to stand in Brimbank, Hobsons Bay, Maribyrnong and Wyndham the same set of questions that were formulated with the feedback of the Westsider readers.

Our thanks goes to first year RMIT Journalism students, who helped contact candidates as part of their final assessment in COMM2835, Journalism: Reporting and Writing.

A big shout out to Dr Josie Vine, a Westsider regular, who coordinated the project and Dr Sharon Smith who so graciously lent us her students and devised the activity as part of their assessment.

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