Jim Burke on his WCC goals

Jim Burke speaks to The Standard about why he's running for the Warrnambool City Council.

Transcript

00:00Jim Burke and I'm standing in Hopkins River Ward of Warrnambool City Council.

00:05I'd really like to achieve a few things but mostly what's prompted me is the need to continue

00:14the style of counselling we've had. In the past we've had some fairly disrupted

00:19councils who weren't achieving very much and they were taken over by this council at the last

00:25election. They've adopted a collegiate style that seems to have worked very well but some

00:31aren't standing and there was a need to fill up the spots with people who could work in that

00:36environment. I'd like to get some work going on the Ziegler Parade Bridge which has been left in

00:42limbo for several years now. It will be a long-term project because it will cost a lot of money

00:48but it's something we shouldn't lose sight of. I'm concerned at development in the city that

00:54it's being done on planned piecemeal. One example is the Briley Oval and Community Centre opposite

01:05two childcare centres. All of them on their own, good projects, together will change the nature of

01:14that precinct and do some real damage. I would also like to see the council maintain a high

01:22level interest in a homeless population of Warrnambool who are really suffering at the

01:26moment because social housing is extremely limited. That's not a council issue but there

01:32are other ways council can help the homeless. Thank you very much.