{"id":107036,"date":"2024-10-14T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-14T02:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/ballarat\/?p=107036"},"modified":"2024-10-14T11:36:28","modified_gmt":"2024-10-14T00:36:28","slug":"city-of-ballarat-alfredton-nathan-anderson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/ballarat\/2024-local-council-candidates\/city-of-ballarat-alfredton-nathan-anderson\/","title":{"rendered":"City of Ballarat, Alfredton, Nathan Anderson"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Alfredton<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Nathan Anderson<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Occupation: Ambulance Call taker, Triple Zero Victoria.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Resides: Lucas.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>How long have you lived in your ward?<\/strong> About six years.<\/p>\n<p>Community involvement: As a single parent, I&#8217;ve had some time off to focus on my children. 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Receiving financial support?: My campaign is self-funded, and is probably about $300 all up.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Three most important issues in your ward?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>People are concerned about the condition of local roads such as Dyson Drive and Cuthberts Road; keeping weekly rubbish collection; and in Lucas, the need for an off-leash dog park, among many others.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alfredton Nathan Anderson Occupation: Ambulance Call taker, Triple Zero Victoria. Resides: Lucas. How long have you lived in your ward? About six years. Community involvement: As a single parent, I&#8217;ve had some time off to focus on my children. 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