UPDATED, NOVEMBER 10
A FOUNDING member of Australian pop music royalty had put up his hand to run for Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council (QPRC), but has been ruled out because of a “faulty” nomination process.
The Seekers’ Keith Potger, 80, who lives in Braidwood, was running as an independent on a ticket of five candidates listed as group E in the upcoming council election.
There are 70 candidates vying for a seat on the 11-member council.
The new QPRC will bear little resemblance to the one it will replace, with only four current sitting councillors – deputy mayor Michele Biscotti, Kendrick Winchester, Trevor Hicks, and Mark Schweikert – contesting their seats.
Of the new candidates hoping to occupy a seat on council – 23 are women, with many of the new candidates from diverse backgrounds.
Voting will take place on December 4.
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