City of Greater Bendigo, Ravenswood, Damien Hurrell

Ravenswood Ward

Damien Hurrell

Occupation: Registered Nurse.

Resides: Lockwood South, Ravenswood Ward.

How long have you lived in your council? My family have lived in Bendigo for over 20 years.

Community involvement: Nurse for two decades… Theatre productions with the Bendigo Theatre Company… Bendigo Rowing Club… Volunteer steam train driver on the Victorian Goldfields Railway.

Associated with a political party or movement? Member of the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation and the Australian Labor Party. Neither organisations are endorsing or supporting me: I am running as an independent.

Preferencing: I will not be directing preferences.

Campaign budget? Receiving financial support?: Campaign budget is around $1000, but I am asking for community support and will spend every cent donated on communicating with voters.

Three most important issues in your ward?

Council should aim to make people’s lives easier, by controlling costs while improving vital local services like aged care, childcare, road maintenance and rubbish collection… Sustainability, by spending rates money responsibly, supporting workers and businesses fairly, and planning for the future… Backing the sporting, cultural and heritage groups, facilities and events that make life worth living.