	{"id":99566,"date":"2024-10-14T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-14T02:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bendigotimes\/?p=99566"},"modified":"2024-10-14T10:38:21","modified_gmt":"2024-10-13T23:38:21","slug":"city-of-greater-bendigo-lake-weeroona-luke-martin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bendigotimes\/2024-local-council-candidates\/city-of-greater-bendigo-lake-weeroona-luke-martin\/","title":{"rendered":"City of Greater Bendigo, Lake Weeroona, Luke Martin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Lake Weeroona Ward<\/p>\n<p>Luke Martin<\/p>\n<p>Occupation: Secretary of the Bendigo Trades Hall Council.<\/p>\n<p>Resides: California Gully.<\/p>\n<p>How long have you lived in your council?:<\/p>\n<p>I was born and raised in Bendigo.<\/p>\n<p>Community involvement: Secretary of the Bendigo Trades Hall for over eight years&#8230; I also volunteer as the President of the Bendigo Baseball Association.<\/p>\n<p>Associated with a political party or movement?<\/p>\n<p>Because of my values, I am both a member of the United Workers Union and the ALP. However, I am not endorsed by either and I am running as an independent. I have not and will not receive any assistance from my union or the ALP.<\/p>\n<p>Preferencing: It&#8217;s just the two candidates so there is no need for preference deals.<\/p>\n<p>Campaign budget? Receiving financial support?: My budget is $1000 but will most likely be a lot less. I have received some donations from community, family and friends.<\/p>\n<p>Three most important issues in your ward?:<\/p>\n<p>Providing services that people need. Council should be about service provision, not service management&#8230; Council needs to be transparent and accountable&#8230; Council also needs to provide assistance&#8230;through their sporting and community groups.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lake Weeroona Ward Luke Martin Occupation: Secretary of the Bendigo Trades Hall Council. Resides: California Gully. How long have you lived in your council?: I was born and raised in Bendigo. 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