{"id":2662,"date":"2024-10-15T16:38:39","date_gmt":"2024-10-15T05:38:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theadvocate.net.au\/?p=2662"},"modified":"2024-10-15T16:38:39","modified_gmt":"2024-10-15T05:38:39","slug":"candidate-rob-armstrong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theadvocate.net.au\/2024\/10\/15\/candidate-rob-armstrong\/","title":{"rendered":"Candidate – Rob Armstrong"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rob Armstrong is a candidate for the Ararat Rural City Council election. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Here’s his pitch.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hello to everyone in the Ararat shire.<\/p>\n

I hope you have time to read this little article about why I am running for council again.<\/p>\n

I was lucky enough to have been your councillor for the last four years, which was a big eye opener for me.<\/p>\n

l didn\u2019t realise there were limits on what the council can do. Some things are controlled by the state government whether we like it or not.<\/p>\n

It has been a great pleasure to be part of the united team of councillors, CEO and staff that have worked so hard to have a positive impact on the shire where we can.<\/p>\n

We have been an ambitious group, and I am proud of the achievements we have made.<\/p>\n

It is my goal to see our shire be one of the best in Australia.<\/p>\n

For example: extremely financially viable by running the council as a business with a strict budget.<\/p>\n

Having not put our rates up for seven years, which has never been done before, improving a huge amount of infrastructure, such as major work on roads, our own garbage trucks and new recycling system which is starting to work well just to name a few.<\/p>\n

Our council, in the last four years, has been very impressive in so many ways.<\/p>\n

We have new businesses wanting to set up in Ararat, which will create hundreds of new jobs, housing developments, a new sporting facility and we are now rated as one of the best councils in Victoria.<\/p>\n

The main reason l am running again, is that it doesn\u2019t feel like l have finished all the things I wanted to achieve for our shire.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s important to me to see things through to the end. I still have a lot to contribute to ensure Ararat shire continues to grow and prosper.<\/p>\n

Just to finish, it can be difficult to please everyone all the time. l would like to think we can continue to improve to make sure we listen to everyone and try and help as much as possible, so everyone has a good outcome.<\/p>\n

I look forward to your support.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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