City of Ballarat, Central, Duncan Smith

Central Ward

Duncan Smith

Occupation: Retired

Resides: Alfredton

How long have you lived in your council?

Over 50 years.

Community involvement: I have played sport and been involved in sport my whole life. As well as starting and running a small travel agency in Ballarat employing Ballarat people.

Associated with a political party or movement?: No.

Preferencing: No one.

Campaign budget? Receiving financial support?: Zero and no.

Three most important issues in your ward?:

Firstly the continual waste of money on projects such as $600,000 for five cricket nets in Mount Clear and $10 million for a 2.5-kilometre bike path in Sebastopol and the massive blow out of the Bridge Mall just to name a few.

Secondly the waste of money. I hate people that waste public money. It is not their money to waste. If it was their own money I would absolutely bet that there would be no waste. People can do whatever they want with their own money, but the City Council has wasted maybe $250 million over the last 20 years. That has to stop.