InDaily reported on the Dunstan By-Election Meet the Candidate Forum in an article titled What’s on the minds of voters in Dunstan?
While Labor and the Liberals compete to undermine each other’s candidates for the seat of Dunstan at Saturday’s by-election, Portrush Rd noise, infill development and a St Peters billabong were top of mind for local residents who questioned the five women vying to represent them at a community forum last night.
The article contains some information on all five candidates and a summary of the questions raised by voters, including:
Problems with the St Peters billabong were raised by two different residents. The nature preserve at Linear Park is facing encroachment from nearby landowners, they said, and it was “not possible to walk around the billabong”. O’Hanlon said she was aware of the issue and said it was the state government’s responsibility to step in if the local council was not addressing the issue. McCusker from the Greens wanted to make changes to planning laws to prevent further encroachment and would look at an urban forests review to address the problem.