TIME and experience are the assets Kevin Duffy is offering Orange residents when they go to polls to elect a mayor later this year.
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Councillor Duffy, who has served on council for 11 years, has joined the race to lead Orange with Councillors Tony Mileto and Jeff Whitton also signalling their intentions, as is former Orange councillor Neil Jones. Nominations are open until November 3.
"I have the experience and I have the time," Cr Duffy said. "Local government is about improving life for residents and I think I've got a balanced and diversified team that can do that."
Second and third on Cr Duffy's ticket for the December 4 local government elections are faces familiar in Orange sporting circles with Mandy Moore and Graeme Judge yesterday announcing their candidacy. Also on Cr Duffy's ticket are Coffee Club owner Darren Johnson, property analyst Jane Patteson and another sporting face in Cathy Goodlock.
The group is taking a diversified approach to its campaign, standing on a platform of major projects, roads, footpaths, planning, parking facilities, street beautification, clean energy renewables, and water storage and licenses.
Cr Duffy said renovating the old section of Orange's cemetery was also on their list.
Mrs Moore, an office manager, mother and grandmother, is a life-member of CYMS juniors and has ties to the touch football, netball and league communities while Mr Judge, a local milk vendor and bus driver, is involved in Orange cricket administration.
Both are keen to try their hand at local government.
"Over the year's you just see things change and you want to be involved in it," Mrs Moore said. "I can give fresh views and fresh opinions and outlooks and different views from different angles."
Both Mrs Moore and Mr Judge are fans of the Orange sporting precinct development.
"And what [the sporting development] brings to Orange," Mrs Moore said.
"When you're involved in sport and you travel around and you see the facilities and you see what sport brings to the towns. So much cash flow comes through."
As a bus driver, Mr Judge said said roads are obviously of concern.
"I see roads and footpaths that need work. Works started on them but there's a lot more to do.
"I'd also like to see a bit more funding go into the (Carl Sharpe) cricket centre. At the moment the players training have to pay additional fees to train in it."
Mr Judge said he would also like to see more facilities for families and investigate more ways council could help business recover from COVID-19 lockdown.
Cr Duffy said he was delighted with the diversity of his team.
"I am extremely excited about our team - a number of the team have already been giving to the community for decades, not only themselves but their families have done for generations. They will make fantastic councillors given the opportunity," he said.
Roads and infrastructure remain at the heart of Cr Duffy's campaign.
"You may recall at the last election I blew up about the appalling state of our main roads into the city, the disgrace of Forest Road, Cargo Road, Burrendong Way, The Northern Distributor, Clergate Road and so on," he said.
"With the exception of Clergate Road, which will be finished in 2022, all these roads have been repaired and are real asset to our city."
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