General News
13 March, 2024
Thomas wants to unite all
CASSOWARY Coast Regional Council division 2 candidate Marcus Thomas (below) wants to bring together councillors, staff and the community if elected on March 16.
He said he had many reasons for running, including a lack of transparency, poor community engagement and a need for tighter financial management.
“I believe there is a disconnect between council staff and councillors and between councillors and the community,” he said.
“I am concerned that council is becoming more and more like a state government and less and less like a community-centric local council”.
Mr Thomas is heavily involved with several local volunteer groups, including as commander of Tully Coast Guard, and he said this helped him stay grounded
in the community and understand their issues.
He has also worked extensively in local government. “I know the structure, language, culture, processes and games that are played (because I used to play them), so I know the type of information that is provided to councillors but more importantly the information that is not.”
