Internal politicking & treachery in BCSC mayoral elections

IT was with interest that I read the article in the Sentinel Times dated Tuesday November 21 which suggest that Cr Ellis had been pressured by certain Council colleagues, to change his vote for Mayor from Cr Halstead to Cr Le Serve.

Of course it is Cr Ellis’s prerogative to vote for whomever he likes but this is not what is at issue here.

It seems the problem goes back to when in an effort to create public debate on social media about The Voice, Cr Halstead was deemed by her colleagues to be acting against the ‘woke’ culture so deeply embedded in Council policy.

The public venom from the ‘Vote Yes’ supporters that Cr Halstead received was not lost on the Council hierarchy who do not tolerate public debate of politically and culturally sensitive matters. Free speech is dead, and we all have to kowtow to any group or individual nursing any type of injustice or vulnerability.

In my opinion Council is not a political party and should refrain from having cultural positions and policies espoused by the ‘woke’ New Left.

Councillors are paid by ratepayers’ money to serve their community. Their focus should be on delivering good governance, community services and infrastructure projects not to focus on personal or collective biases and belief systems.

It’s a sad day when personal politics and entrenched cultural biases are the basis for the election of our Mayor who is the face of the shire and a residents and ratepayers advocate.

Helen Zervopoulos, Grantville