City of Ballarat, Golden Point, Mark Harris

Golden Point

Mark Harris

Occupation: Emergency room doctor.

Resides: I live in Golden Point.

How long have you lived in your ward? I have lived most of my life in Golden Point and Mount Pleasant. Went to Mount Pleasant Primary School.

Community involvement: I’ve been involved with things like disaster planning, ADF locally and Art Gallery. Also local sport with my kids. Go Point.

Associated with a political party or movement?

I am definitely not in any political party. I believe they shouldn’t be part of local government.

Preferencing: I will let people make their own decisions about preferences.

Campaign budget? Receiving financial support? My campaign budget is governed by how much my wife will allow. Not much! I wouldn’t accept any money from anyone else.

Three most important issues in your ward?

Biggest issues (1 to 3) are funding services on a rate base that can’t be extended.

Times are actually pretty tough, we need better directed State funding and sensible advocacy.

We just need sensible decisions free of politic to preserve fundamental services.