Council candidate begins campaign

AHEAD of spring’s City of Ballarat council elections, teacher Tess Morgan has announced her candidacy for the new Golden Point Ward.

Ms Morgan, also a parent and keen trail runner, held an informal campaign launch last month and said she is putting her hand up for the first time to make the city fairer and safer.

“Like many other families I’ve chosen Ballarat as the best place to raise my kids,” she said.

“I often feel so lucky and thankful to call Ballarat my home. I use council services every day and in many ways we have some great facilities and services.”

But Ms Morgan said she is frustrated some areas of Ballarat get more attention than others regarding footpaths, roads, gardens, lighting, and the provision of free indoor public spaces.

“I want to challenge that,” she said. “I also want to help the Ballarat community feel safer. People are particularly worried about safety right now and I am too.”

Ms Morgan will be doorknocking in the lead-up to the election.

The Golden Point ward not only includes the titular suburb, but parts of Redan, Mount Pleasant, Canadian, Ballarat East and Eureka.