	{"id":105471,"date":"2024-10-14T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-14T02:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/geelongtimes\/?p=105471"},"modified":"2024-10-14T12:25:06","modified_gmt":"2024-10-14T01:25:06","slug":"cogg-corio-robert-blaszczyk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/geelongtimes\/news\/cogg-corio-robert-blaszczyk\/","title":{"rendered":"COGG Corio Robert Blaszczyk"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Corio<\/p>\n<p>Robert Blaszczyk<\/p>\n<p>Occupation: Teacher at Northern Bay College P-12<\/p>\n<p>Resides: Norlane.<\/p>\n<p>How long have you lived in your ward? I have lived in Norlane most of my life.<\/p>\n<p>Community involvement: I&#8217;m a school teacher in Corio, I play soccer for Corio Bay Cobras SC in Norlane and have always been an advocate for the community hence why I work, live and play here.<\/p>\n<p>Associated with a political party or movement?<\/p>\n<p>I am an independent candidate with no political association or membership.<\/p>\n<p>Preferencing: 1. Robert Blaszczyk 2. Azadeh Doosti 3. Danny Mahfoud 4. Anthony Aitken 5. Sarah Hathway 6. Maddie Slater.<\/p>\n<p>Campaign budget? Receiving financial assistance? My budget is a modest $2,700 (mostly printing, candidate payment), self funded with no assistance. Doing the letterboxing myself with some help from friends and family.<\/p>\n<p>Three most important issues in your council or ward? 1. Youth Engagement &#8211; work with community centres, communities, sports clubs and schools 2. Accessibility to Services &#8211; making it affordable and easy to use council facilities 3. Rejuvenate Corio Ward as it is the Gateway to Geelong.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Corio Robert Blaszczyk Occupation: Teacher at Northern Bay College P-12 Resides: Norlane. How long have you lived in your ward? I have lived in Norlane most of my life. 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