With current City of Launceston deputy mayor Danny Gibson announcing he will run for mayor in the October local government election, other councillors have announced their intention to run for the role of deputy. ........................ Councillor Hugh McKenzie said he would be running for deputy mayor and congratulated Cr Gibson on his mayoral intentions. "I'm very comfortable to support the next mayor. And so my view would be that Cr Gibson's done a good job in what he's done as deputy mayor and I'm very happy to support him in his quest to become the mayor," he said. ........................ Cr MzKenzie said he offers experiences and a well-rounded background to council. ........................ "What you get from me is a very broad-based skill set," he said. ........................ Cr MzKenzie said regardless of who was successful for the mayoral position, if he was successful in becoming deputy mayor he would involve himself fully as he does as a councillor. ........................ "I have a sense of what matters most to the people of Launceston," he said. ........................ Councillor Krista Preece, who came into her councillor role in 2021, said she was ready for the role of deputy mayor. ........................ "I've worked really hard this year and have demonstrated commitment," she said. Cr Preece said she wasn't a "gunna girl". ........................ "I'm a person that does things," she said. "You have to be committed to actually being the voice for the people and working hard for the people that have put their trust in me to represent them in the city." ........................ Cr Preece said she was keen to see how compulsory voting would play out in the election. "I'm really hoping that by having compulsory voting a lot of people - a lot of younger people - who haven't voted before and haven't seen it as an important thing will be really fired up and take the time to actually think about who they're voting for and what they're voting for," she said. ........................ Councillor Andrea Dawkins ran for deputy mayor in 2018 and just missed out on the role. "It's important to provide an alternative to the mainstream," she said. ........................ "I'm a committed women's rights activist and I'm the most experienced woman on the City of Launceston Council currently and I want to be able to continue to provide that voice in leadership." ........................ Cr Dawkins said the changes to voting means an "elevation" to local government. "It shows that it's a serious level of government. As people often say, it's the level of government closest to the people," she said. ........................ Cr Dawkins also encouraged people to consider running for City of Launceston council in any capacity. ........................ "We want a lot of people to stand to know they're supported, and that it's a fantastic role for anyone to take on," she said. ........................ In 2018, there was just a five-vote difference between Cr Dawkins and Cr McKenzie - 3885 and 3880- in favour of Cr Dawkins from the first count. Nominations open on Monday, September 5.
City of Launceston deputy mayor Danny Gibson will run for mayor in the upcoming local government elections.
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Cr Gibson was first elected to the City of Launceston in 2011 and elected deputy mayor in 2018.
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Cr Gibson said he decided to campaign for the leadership position after being urged by supporters.
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He said seeing the trajectory the city was on he wanted to be a part of that.
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"I would love to work with our council team of the future and see some of those things come to fruition, a renewed energy, a sense of optimism about what our future and its people can achieve," Cr Gibson said.
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Long serving mayor Albert van Zetten announced he would not be running for the role in early August.
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At the time he said Cr Gibson was "obviously suitable" to the role.
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Cr van Zetten reiterated this belief, saying Cr Gibson had been an "exceptionally good" supporter over the years.
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"He's been a great deputy mayor and I had hoped he'd put his hand up," he said.
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Cr Gibson said he had learnt a "great deal from mayor van Zetten".
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