{"id":1418,"date":"2023-11-30T16:44:08","date_gmt":"2023-11-30T16:44:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thestar.test\/2023\/11\/30\/fired-up-for-change\/"},"modified":"2023-12-02T18:45:27","modified_gmt":"2023-12-02T18:45:27","slug":"fired-up-for-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thestar.com.au\/blog\/fired-up-for-change\/","title":{"rendered":"Fired up for change"},"content":{"rendered":"
\t\t\t\tTuesday, July 19th, 2016<\/span> | Posted by Sarah Vella<\/a><\/span> \t\t\t<\/div>\n

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Fired up for change<\/h1>\n

A LACK of leadership stemming from the current Bass Coast Shire Council has brought a Bunurong candidate to the forefront.
Fed up with rate hikes and community projects going by the wayside, Inverloch\u2019s Mohan de Run will stand in this October\u2019s council election.
Living permanently in Inverloch for the past six years \u2013 and spending time in his Inverloch holiday home for six years prior \u2013 Mr de Run has had plenty of insight into council and his local community.
\u201cI\u2019ve been largely involved with the council for the past three years. You become involved when things start to niggle the people around you. If you are not happy, you must do something about it,\u201d he said.
Mr de Run said there were five core issues he would like to see addressed by council \u2013 financial transparency, governance, wasting money, equitable representation and accountability \u2013 and that he had the skill set to bridge the disconnection between council and the community.
\u201cThere\u2019s something amiss with council\u2019s current method of communication and there\u2019s a lack of understanding coming from the community,\u201d he said.
\u201cLocal government is the voice of the people, and the community\u2019s needs must be addressed.
\u201cCouncil must also be mindful about how money is spent, and unfortunately there\u2019s been a poor distribution of revenue.\u201d
Mr de Run said he was shocked to see rates were still high, despite the rate cap, and believed the community was not getting value for money.
\u201cI championed the petition for the rate cap. There\u2019s a cost of living that the government seems to forget,\u201d he said.
\u201cYou can\u2019t be milking ratepayers faster than they can earn their money if you aren\u2019t delivering.\u201d
As a retired company owner and director, Mr de Run has 31 years of experience in finance management.
\u201cI\u2019ve worked with several multinational and Australian companies in general management, specialising in logistics and training. I\u2019ve had to work with multimillion budgets, deliver efficiencies and improve service delivery,\u201d he said.
\u201cI am passionate about making sure the retirees and pensioners are well catered for and small businesses and youth are well catered for.\u201d
Mr de Run said there was a distinct lack of leisure activities available to people in Bass Coast, and if you aren\u2019t interested in sport there\u2019s not much left for people to do.
\u201cI believe the Wonthaggi Aquatic and Leisure Centre is an important project and could incorporate other facilities to meet the needs of the wider community,\u201d he said.
\u201cAt the moment, there is 15 percent of revenue going into capital works. This is too little. Our reserve is down so low we can\u2019t obtain grants. I would like to see capital works go up closer to 25 percent.\u201d
Mr de Run said nine councillors will go some way to deliver better representation across the shire and more direction.
\u201cThe community needs to be sure the councillors they choose are good leaders, articulated, good negotiators, good thinkers and most importantly they need to be able to manage the budget and priorities,\u201d he said.
\u201cI believe I can make a difference, deliver strong outcomes and better serve the needs of the community. Councillors cannot be frightened to lead. They are the voice of the people.\u201d
Mr de Run said he believed he had met likeminded people he would be pleased to see elected to council, including Bruce Kent, who is running for the Westernport ward.
\u201cThe leisure centre is important. I\u2019m pleased to see council has shown its support for the Cape Paterson Life Saving Club building and the Surf Parade footpath is underway. I think there is a necessity for more childcare. I know one childcare centre was approved in Inverloch and one was not, but I believe there is room for one more in an appropriate location,\u201d he said.
Mr de Run\u2019s campaign has started, and will be engaging in plenty of street talk in the lead up to the oncoming election.<\/p>\n

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Bunurong ward: Inverloch\u2019s Mohan de Run will stand for the upcoming Bass Coast Shire Council election in October.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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