Forum Locations
Heffron Electorate –Redfern Waterloo Forum –Wednesday 14th March 6pm for 6.30 – 8.30pm
The Factory Community Centre, 67 Raglan St Waterloo
Candidates: Details of candidates for Heffron
can found on the REDWatch website.
Flyer for this Forum can be downloaded: Flyer
for Heffron Candidate’s Forum – Wednesday 14th March 2007
[New electorate boundary in Redfern Waterloo is now
Cleveland Street
and the railway line through Redfern Station to Erskineville – see Elections
NSW – Heffron ]
Marrickville Electorate –Darlington Forum – Thursday 15th March 2007 6pm for
6.30 – 8.30pm
Redfern Community Centre, Hugo St Redfern
Candidates: Details of candidates for Marrickville
can found on the REDWatch website.
Flyer for this Forum can be downloaded: Flyer
for Marrickville Candidate’s Forum – Thursday 15th March 2007
[New electorate boundary in Redfern Waterloo is now
Parramatta Road
to City Road
to Cleveland Street
and then the railway line through Redfern Station to Erskineville – see Elections
NSW – Marrickville ]
Forum Process
REDWatch has arranged two candidate’s forums after the close
of nominations so that all registered candidates have the opportunity to attend
and present there positions. Sitting members have accepted the invitation to
attend the forum for their electorate.
6pm Arrival for 6.30pm prompt start
Each of the forums will start at 6pm to allow time for
people to pick up leaflets and other information that candidates (or those
standing in the Legislative Council) may supply, to formulate their questions and
to have a cup of tea and chat.
Each forum will start promptly at 6.30pm as some candidates
need to attend other functions and we want maximum the time for questions.
6.30 Candidates Address the Meeting
After a brief introduction candidates will be asked to
address the meetings. The time allowed for these addresses is expected to be
8-10 minutes but will depend on the final number of candidates present.
Questions for the Candidates
Questions for Candidates will follow with questions taken
from the floor or given to the chair person in writing. Any questions in
writing that have not been dealt with during the question time will be passed
on to the candidates to whom they have been addressed for later response
directly to the questioner. It is expected that there will be 50-60 minutes for
questions depending on the number of candidates. To maximise the number of questions that can be asked, people will be requested to
ask specific questions and refrain from makeing lengthy statements.
REDWatch has prepared a paper An
Agenda for Redfern Waterloo Changes in 2007 – State Election Issues (PDF 76KB)
and we have also provided Questions
for Candidates for March 24th 2007 NSW Election PDF (PDF 100Kb) covering the issues
raised in the paper. We hope that candidates’ responses to these questions will
be available on the Election Section of
the REDWatch website at least a week before the forums so that answers to some questions will be available before the forum and allow additional follow up questions
to be asked at the forums.
Closing Comments from each Candidate
Each forum will end with a brief closing statement from each
candidate of about 2-3 minutes.
8.30 pm Finish
The forums aim to end by 8.30pm so candidates can go to other
functions or meet individually with people.
Please let your neighbours know about the forums and take
the opportunity to come along and ask your questions of the candidates about
what they and their parties plan to do about the issues facing Redfern
Waterloo.