Meet Your Candidates: Council Contenders Pitch for your Vote
The 2024 local government election is Saturday March 16 and the Gazette has compiled everything you need to know about the Sunshine Coast Council hinterland & mayoral races.
Hinterland residents in the Gazette readership area will vote for a new mayor and for division 5 and 10 councillors next Saturday, March 16, with all polling booths open from 8am to 6pm.
In the meantime, Gazette journalist Janine Hill has been on the hustings and filing stories for our Election Guide.
In addition you can watch all the mayoral and divsions 5 and 10 candidates in action at recent Meet the Candidates events below.
We have also pitched your questions to the candidates. Each was given a list of over 20 readers’ questions and asked to answer any six they wanted to, and to nominate one for print. Their answers for print are included after their profile stories this week.
The Sunshine Coast will be voting for a new mayor, after Mark Jamieson announced his retirement late last year. In divisions 5 and 10, incumbents Cr Winston Johnston and Cr David Law are running again.
• 2024 Sunshine Coast Council election mayoral candidates are Cr Jason O'Pray, Ashley Robinson OAM, Rosanna Natoli, Michael Burgess, Min Swan, and Wayne Parcell.
• Division 5 candidates include Cr Winston Johnston, Richard Bruinsma and Tracy Burton.
• Division 10 candidates include Cr David Law, Peter Walsh, Camillo Primavera and Sue Etheridge.
Early voting for the Local Government elections opened Monday (March 4) and runs until Friday, March 15.
Polling booths open from 8am to 6pm on election day.
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Click here to read their answers to your questions
Watch the Div 5 Candidates pitch for your vote
Div 5 Tracy Burton
Sunshine Coast Council Division 5 Candidate Tracy Burton
Div 5 Winston Johnston
Sunshine Coast Council Division 5 Candidate Winston Johnston
Div 5 Richard Bruinsma
Sunshine Coast Council Division 5 Candidate Richard Bruinsma
Watch the Div 10 Candidates pitch for your vote
Div 10 Candidate David Law
Div 10 Candidate Peter Walsh
Div 10 Candidate Camillo Primavera
Div 10 Candidate Sue Etheridge
Watch the Mayoral Candidates’pitch for your vote
Mayoral Candidate Rosanna Natoli
Mayoral Candidate Ashley Robinson
Mayoral Candidate Jason O’Pray
Mayoral Candidate Min Swan
Mayoral Candidate Wayne Parcell
Mayoral Candidate Michael Burgess
Mayoral candidates’ ballot order and preferences
ECQ-approved how-to-vote card information (as of March 1)
Sunshine Coast Council mayoral race (in ballot order)
Jason O’Pray: Vote 1 Jason O’Pray
Min Swan: Vote 1 Min Swan
Michael Burgess: none approved
Rosanna Natoli: Vote 1 Rosanna Natoli, 2 Ashley Robinson
Wayne Parcell: Vote 1 Wayne Parcell
Ashley Robinson: Vote 1 Ashley Robinson, 2 Rosanna Natoli, 3 Min Swan