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Nanango Business Alliance vice-president Terry Mackrell compered the evening while president Sharon Johnson timed the speeches and was in charge of the bell<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

March 5, 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n

A large crowd packed Taras Hall in Nanango on Sunday afternoon for the final South Burnett candidates forum before the March 16 poll.<\/p>\n

The forum was organised by the Nanango Business Alliance and followed similar events held last month in Murgon, Kingaroy and Blackbutt.<\/p>\n

All four Mayoral candidates and all but two of the candidates running for Divisions 1, 2, 4, 5 and 6 attended to outline their reasons for standing (see audio files, below).<\/strong><\/p>\n

Cr Danita Potter – who was re-elected for Division 3 unopposed – was also invited to explain what she hoped to achieve during her next four-year term.<\/p>\n

The afternoon began with the four Mayoral candidates who were each given 10 minutes to speak, followed by 15 minutes’ question time.<\/p>\n

After this, Divisional candidates were invited to speak for five minutes each, with two intervening Q&A sessions.<\/p>\n

There were also two short breaks for refreshments.<\/p>\n

The meeting proceeded rapidly, however, it soon became obvious many members of the audience were only interested in the two local election races – Divisions 1 and 2 – because they left before candidates for Divisions 4, 5 and 6 took to the floor.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Q&A sessions also proceeded fairly smoothly although at one point a person jumped up and demanded to know “who’s the master?” of the council and later earned a mild rebuke from compere Terry Mackrell for interjecting.<\/p>\n

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Mayoral candidates were given 10 minutes apiece to outline their vision … from left, Kathy Duff, Kirstie Schumacher, Tom Wilson and Gavin Jones<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Divisional candidates waited patiently for their turn at the podium …<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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… and played a game of musical chairs as the evening drew on<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Mayoral Candidates<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

In the order they spoke:<\/strong><\/p>\n