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Worst kept secret I guess but I thought he loved what he was doing, being Lord Mayor of Perth. Has confirmed he’s going to run for pre selection in the Churchlands electorate. Personally I find the guy cringe worthy. Loves the sound of his own voice and loves being the main man. Ego driven. If he can’t remember to invite a winning premiership coach up to the microphone to say a few words as mc at the AFL GF that tells me a lot about the man. What else is he going to forget as a politician, and if you believe the hype, a future Premier??? God help us. 

thewest.com.au/news/wa/perth-lord-mayor-...arliament-c-13352942

 

I reckon he's fantastic, would love to vote for him but don't live in Cambridge. Smart articulate and has strong opinions that I occasionally disagree with but do agree with most. Hopefully stops another teal getting in. 

Good on him I reckon great value and at least we will have a pollie with a wafl connection , last one was Barnett rest dont have a clue.

Within 48 hours he’s already had to defend himself for being taken out of context, not for the first time he’s had to do this. Anyone who can’t keep his mouth shut for 5 minutes who thinks he’s Mr Everything is going to eventually bring about his own undoing. I would have thought the smart thing to do is at least finish the job you’ve just been elected to do until they decide they no longer want you, then make the jump.

Yeh at least he has a WAFL connection, but it’s a WP WAFL connection. Lol as long as WP are a protected species they won’t be told like the rest of the comp that you are on your own, we aren’t your go to when the shit hits the fan which the WAFC CEO said just recently.

And back to the Lord Mayor’s position. Doesn’t this mean they need a new election? Didn’t the runner up in the last race just quit as deputy Mayor? Seems like yesterday we just had a government inquiry into the runnings of the City of Perth and 3 commissioners were appointed to run the council. Now the recently elected Lord Mayor wants to cut and run. He should be sacrificing his salary which I know would be pittance compared to the cost of running another ballot.

I'm pretty sure he remains LM up until the writs for an election are issued. If he gets preselected by the Libs then he stands aside until the election result is known and the deputy LM runs the show on a temporary basis. If he misses out, goes back to being LM....I think that's how it works.

Yes BC. That is my understanding of how it works.
And apparently been seen as a party leader already for Pete's sake!

Don't really care if its WP or any club he has an understanding of the comp and its history and all the other clubs, he's been trying to get those cretins down the waca organized for decent development. I reckon as LM he has done a good job, brought a lot events and people into the City, he has stuck with Australia Day events and it attracted 120.000 this year , I was really pissed off with my local mob they canned they very successful Ozzie Day Community BBQ breakfast disgraceful.

I think Bazz might be a breath of fresh are in the putrid environs of the Libs. Interesting that the media has already started to attack him (maybe at the bidding of the their labour party masters) by deliberately misinterpreting a conversation with a reporter who later clarified that only a small part of a conversation was taken and was completely out of context. Bazz needs to realise that state politics is a whole new ball game compared to Council politics, the media has little care for ethics or morals against certain individuals who they may see as unsettling the status quo.

Can't stand the bloke. Didn't even invite Goodwin up to speak after the grand final, thought everybody was there to listen to him, what a flog

Tiger of old wrote:

Can't stand the bloke. Didn't even invite Goodwin up to speak after the grand final, thought everybody was there to listen to him, what a flog

Flog. You've nailed it old chap.