Candidate Statement

Vote 1
Stephen Lynch

for Berri Barmera Council

I was born in 1960, married in 1978, and am a very proud father and grandfather to a wonderful bunch of children.

My past employment includes Storeman, Machinery Operator, Primary Producer, Horticultural Manager, Metal Work Artist and Interviewer.

I became known in the community as the first Manager of the Riverland Farmers Market and as the former Manager of the Barmera Main Street Markets.

I am currently a member of the Riverland Suicide Prevention Network, a Convenor at the Loxton Show, an Australian Orchid Council Judge and the Public Officer and Registrar of the Riverland Orchid Society Inc.

During the last four years I have served as Area Councillor for the Berri Barmera District. In that time I have been available and an advocate for residents, solving many problems for them, both large and small.

It has been an honour to serve you all, attending events throughout the District and serving on a variety of community based committees.

For the past four years I have been the Chairman of the Barmera Beautification Committee. That Committee was involved in Barmera winning many awards. Barmera was entered into the Keep Australia Beautiful Tidy Towns Sustainable Communities and won awards in 2015, was joint state winner in 2016 and was the Overall National Winner in 2017.

If re-elected I will continue to advocate for open and transparent governance so that every resident in the district can see where the council is spending their money.

I will continue to work for the entire District, making sure basic services are not forgotten, while keeping a prudent eye on expenditure for development. I will push for safer footpaths, cheaper services and improved communication between council and residents.

We need to bring back industries and employment to this area, build up businesses and get commerce back. Let's rebuild the region into the prosperous and successful area it can be, attracting tourism, investment and development. With good, cautious, studied direction from council we can turn this area around.

I will continue to make myself available to act and advocate for you with council as much as possible.  If you request information I will do my best to get it for you in plain speak or I will explain the legislation to you. If you have a problem I will investigate it and bring it to council's attention as soon as possible to try to get it resolved for you.

The one promise I will make to all residents, is I will continue to get all necessary available information about every issue, so I can make an informed decision and vote on behalf of the best interests of the whole community.

Please do not hesitate to contact me if you need my help, no matter is too small.

Thank you, 

Stephen Lynch

0428152235

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Written and Authorised by Stephen Lynch 356 Schell Rd Loveday SA