Candidate – Daryl Scherger

Daryl Scherger is a candidate for this year’s Ararat Rural City Council elections. 

Here’s his pitch.

My name is Daryl Scherger.

If elected, my priority will be a more balanced approach to development, with an emphasis on a more liveable community that is also climate-and energy-resilient.

Ararat needs more shade trees and parking spaces in busy location like the railway station and schools.

With more pedestrian islands and cycling lanes on busy roads, walking and cycling around Ararat and other townships should be easier and safer.

I will push for traffic lights at the High and Albert Street and Lambert and Lowe Street intersections to break up highway traffic and improve local traffic flows.

The Aradale Nurses Hostel is a large, unused accommodation facility and council should facilitate its refurbishment to provide housing for women fleeing domestic violence and the homeless as well as accommodation for seasonal and short-term workers.

Despite already hosting a number of wind farms and more renewable energy installations planned, energy costs for Ararat Rural City’s residents, businesses and farmers remain too high.

There are a number of Victorian councils facilitating community owned renewable energy projects and I believe Ararat Rural City should actively support a community owned energy project to help reduce energy costs locally.

I think many of your readers have a fair idea where I stand on many issues through my letters.

I’ve raised numerous concerns and suggestion for improving Ararat but if I want to anything to change then I need to be part of that change.

Hopefully, voters will agree with my goals and support me at the upcoming election.

Please Vote 1 Daryl Scherger.