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Meet the Mayoral Candidates: aspirants outline why they should get council's top job

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The six candidates to become the next mayor of the Sunshine Coast have outlined why they should be elected to the role.

Michael Burgess, Rosanna Natoli, Jason O’Pray, Wayne Parcell, Ashley Robinson and Min Swan fronted Caloundra Chamber of Commerce’s Meet the Mayoral Candidates event, in partnership with Sunshine Coast News and My Weekly Preview.

Scroll down to see each candidates’ response

Each candidate was given three minutes to introduce themselves to the audience and explain why they should become the Sunshine Coast Council mayor. Their answers are presented in full in the videos below, in the order they were presented.

Sunshine Coast News also asked for their answers to a series of questions regarding the most pressing issues facing the Coast. See their responses here to questions one, two and three.

  • Do you have an opinion to share? Submit a Letter to the Editor at Sunshine Coast News via news@sunshinecoastnews.com.au. You must include your name and suburb.

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