ELECTION NEWS AS IT HAPPENS

SATURDAY, APRIL 28
DOBOY
Labor 1.0% ALP John Campbell Main local policies: Fast track the $150 million upgrade of Wynnum Road, review the draft River Gateway Neighbourhood Plan, $300,000 to oodproof the inbound lanes on Manly Road. LNP Ryan Murphy Main local policies: Fix the Lindum level crossing, improve bikeway infrastructure, improving footpath connections.

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MORNINGSIDE
Labor 11.6% ALP Shayne Sutton Main local policies: Fast track the $150 million upgrade of Wynnum Road, upgrade Bulimba Ferry Terminal, resurface Hawthorne Road. LNP Dean Bradley Main local policies: Upgrade Bulimba Ferry terminal, improving trafc congestion, public transport, active transport infrastructure and local amenities.

HOLLAND PARK
LNP 5.6% ALP Joe Kelly Main local policies: Delivering a $100 water rebate, introduce Dragons Teeth road safety markings, rejuvenate the Stones Corner area. LNP Ian McKenzie Main local policies: Upgrade Cavendish and Chatsworth Rds and Old Cleveland and Cavendish Rds intersections, improve trafc ow using volume counts, additional parking along Cannes St, Holland Park West. GREENS Paul Lambert Main local policies: Ensure his grandchildren are well served by Council services and well planned urban areas.

THE GABBA
Labor 2.7% ALP Helen Abrahams Main local policies: Install back ow valves to prevent ooding, improve CityCat services, remove parking meters in residential streets where supported by majority of residents. LNP Francis Quinlivan Main local policies: Progess the Suburbs2City bus link to ease congestion, create more jobs for locals, build new bikeways and footpaths. GREENS Gary Kane Main local policies: Stop the overdevelopment of the South Brisbane area, require all new developments to provide 20% affordable housing and 0.2 hectares local parkland per 100 persons, address trafc congestion with a $3 million light rail plan.

CHANDLER
LNP 21.2% ALP Liz Starr Main local policies: introduce development approval processes to stop property owners converting free car parking into paid car parking, introduce Dragons Teeth road safety markings and consult locals on land zoning and increasing density. LNP Adrian Schrinner Main local policies: Deliver a park n ride at Carindale, tackle local trafc congestion hotspots and improve road safety, local parks, playgrounds and sporting reserves.

Analysts split on outcome

BRISBANE COUNCIL: EXPERTS FORECAST LABOR LOSSES, BUT NOT ON SCALE OF STATE ELECTION
ALEX STRACHAN
strachana@qst.newsltd.com.au

PROMINENT political commentator Dr Paul Williams says Labor faces a struggle to retain marginal Brisbane wards such as The Gabba and Doboy at this weeks council election. Barely a month after the LNPs landslide state election win, the Griffith University lecturer said the new make-up of Brisbane City

Council would represent another resounding victory. But social commentator David Chalke said the state election result would not necessarily have a knock-on effect at the local government poll. Cr John Campbell holds Doboy for Labor on a narrow 1 per cent margin, while in The Gabba, Cr Helen Abrahams margin is 2.7 per cent. Dr Williams said while it

was unlikely the scale of the state victory would be repeated, Labor faced the prospect of losing at least five of the 10 wards it holds. If we see the same swing (as in the state election), Labor wont have any wards left, he said. Even if they retain five wards, I think they will be happy with that. Labor now holds seven wards by a margin of 4 per cent or less.

But Mr Chalke said a candidates reputation was often more important than a party ticket. What we tend to see is, yes, you do get some knockon effect, but it always tends to be muted in local government because the issues there are seen to be different. Ratepayers do distinguish between dustbins and parks and leash-free areas, and hospitals and schools and that sort of things, he said.

Labor state president Andrew Dettmer said issues such as rates were more likely to determine votes. The idea that somehow it is all a spillover from some general position arising from the state election I dont think thats correct, he said. People make up their minds on council issues.
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