1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:03,320 Speaker 1: Now we've got a case of one man running for 2 00:00:03,440 --> 00:00:07,039 Speaker 1: mayor in two different parts of the country. So Andrew Maxwell. 3 00:00:07,120 --> 00:00:10,799 Speaker 1: George Clark, who's the brother the Cagle's current mayor, Nobby Clark, 4 00:00:11,160 --> 00:00:14,280 Speaker 1: is running in in the Cargol as Andrew Clark, but 5 00:00:14,360 --> 00:00:18,120 Speaker 1: he's also running in Tasman as Maxwell Clark, and he's 6 00:00:18,120 --> 00:00:18,600 Speaker 1: with us now. 7 00:00:18,600 --> 00:00:21,320 Speaker 2: Hello mate, good evening, Thank you Na. 8 00:00:21,520 --> 00:00:24,600 Speaker 1: So what do I call you? Are you Andrew Maxwell today? 9 00:00:25,320 --> 00:00:31,280 Speaker 2: Well, I'm Andrew Iams. That's my normal name. I've always 10 00:00:31,360 --> 00:00:36,000 Speaker 2: been known as My first name is Andrews. You're well aware. 11 00:00:36,680 --> 00:00:39,440 Speaker 2: Since my school days I've been known as Maxwell locally. 12 00:00:40,280 --> 00:00:43,320 Speaker 2: All my business and correspondent's come to me through Andrew 13 00:00:43,360 --> 00:00:46,639 Speaker 2: Clark and Nelson. I'm known as Maxwell, so I think 14 00:00:46,640 --> 00:00:51,040 Speaker 2: it's appropriate to use that name locally. And Andrew, as 15 00:00:51,040 --> 00:00:53,920 Speaker 2: I said, as my preferred name in this I'm known 16 00:00:54,000 --> 00:00:57,960 Speaker 2: locally as well. So it's I've made a full disclosure 17 00:00:58,040 --> 00:01:01,160 Speaker 2: to the electoral officer. That's you know how it goes. 18 00:01:01,920 --> 00:01:04,160 Speaker 2: I don't see the issue with it. I'm quite surprised 19 00:01:04,160 --> 00:01:05,640 Speaker 2: that it has become an issue. 20 00:01:05,959 --> 00:01:08,880 Speaker 1: No, I think it's probably more of a quirk than 21 00:01:08,920 --> 00:01:10,960 Speaker 1: an issue. But the issue is why you're running in 22 00:01:11,000 --> 00:01:12,920 Speaker 1: two different places at the same time. Is this you 23 00:01:13,040 --> 00:01:13,919 Speaker 1: just hedging your bets? 24 00:01:15,000 --> 00:01:20,480 Speaker 2: No, it's not. I look at things logically. When I 25 00:01:20,520 --> 00:01:24,520 Speaker 2: put my application and a Tasman here, the Tasman mayor 26 00:01:24,640 --> 00:01:27,920 Speaker 2: was undecided whether you'd stand or not. So really speaking, 27 00:01:27,959 --> 00:01:31,440 Speaker 2: you think there's a reasonable opportunity. It's very rare for 28 00:01:31,880 --> 00:01:36,160 Speaker 2: standing mayor to be, you know, up in the elections. 29 00:01:36,240 --> 00:01:39,560 Speaker 2: If he's done a reasonable job, and if he's not standing, 30 00:01:39,600 --> 00:01:43,280 Speaker 2: there's a better chance to stand there. But when he nominated, 31 00:01:43,319 --> 00:01:46,240 Speaker 2: he was standing, and so there were four candidates. And 32 00:01:46,360 --> 00:01:51,280 Speaker 2: locally here I was approached by business people from Vaccadle 33 00:01:51,360 --> 00:01:53,560 Speaker 2: and some local rate paths have known me for a 34 00:01:53,560 --> 00:01:56,880 Speaker 2: long time, and at the last minute they suggest to me, 35 00:01:57,000 --> 00:01:59,120 Speaker 2: why didn't I put my name forward? The and the 36 00:01:59,200 --> 00:02:03,240 Speaker 2: vacancy and then the cargo. And I quite honestly, I'm 37 00:02:03,360 --> 00:02:06,200 Speaker 2: very passionate about the people and in the cagole. I 38 00:02:06,200 --> 00:02:09,000 Speaker 2: think that the economic situation is very good, and I 39 00:02:09,160 --> 00:02:12,840 Speaker 2: like the environment, and I'm generally very impressed with the place. 40 00:02:12,919 --> 00:02:15,280 Speaker 2: So I thought, well why not, So. 41 00:02:15,200 --> 00:02:16,919 Speaker 1: Then why don't you put out of the Tasman race 42 00:02:16,960 --> 00:02:19,000 Speaker 1: If you're going, If you're going for the cargo race. 43 00:02:19,040 --> 00:02:22,720 Speaker 2: Now, well, you can't do that once once the nomination's 44 00:02:22,800 --> 00:02:27,560 Speaker 2: closed unless you can get a medical certificate to you can't. 45 00:02:27,600 --> 00:02:28,840 Speaker 2: You can't withdraw your nomination. 46 00:02:28,919 --> 00:02:30,840 Speaker 1: Okay, So you don't want to run in Tasman, you 47 00:02:30,840 --> 00:02:32,320 Speaker 1: don't want to win Tasman, you want to win in 48 00:02:32,400 --> 00:02:33,240 Speaker 1: Vicgo now. 49 00:02:33,840 --> 00:02:37,720 Speaker 2: I'm very keen to winning the cargole. I'm standing in both. 50 00:02:38,840 --> 00:02:41,400 Speaker 2: If I got both, well, it would be a very 51 00:02:41,440 --> 00:02:46,120 Speaker 2: good position to be in. It's quite interesting because in 52 00:02:46,160 --> 00:02:50,320 Speaker 2: both places there's a similar size council and I think 53 00:02:50,400 --> 00:02:52,799 Speaker 2: the knowledge you gain from one that's got an advantage 54 00:02:52,840 --> 00:02:55,720 Speaker 2: to the other. And when you stand in the council 55 00:02:55,800 --> 00:02:59,600 Speaker 2: position at a mayor's level, you've got access to knowledge 56 00:02:59,639 --> 00:03:02,960 Speaker 2: which an information which is very helpful for both counties. 57 00:03:03,160 --> 00:03:05,919 Speaker 1: Does it what you're telling me right now? It sounds 58 00:03:05,919 --> 00:03:08,000 Speaker 1: like you're actually planning to if you were to win both, 59 00:03:08,320 --> 00:03:09,160 Speaker 1: do both jobs. 60 00:03:10,360 --> 00:03:12,720 Speaker 2: I would have to consider it at that point in time. 61 00:03:12,840 --> 00:03:13,640 Speaker 2: Use I would. 62 00:03:15,200 --> 00:03:16,520 Speaker 1: Have you got enough energy for both? 63 00:03:16,560 --> 00:03:16,760 Speaker 2: Jeuz? 64 00:03:16,760 --> 00:03:18,480 Speaker 1: I don't know if I have enough energy for both? 65 00:03:18,600 --> 00:03:21,640 Speaker 2: Do you? Oh? I have? I've got many advantages, you know, 66 00:03:21,720 --> 00:03:24,720 Speaker 2: and I've done well. Basically my background is in the 67 00:03:24,760 --> 00:03:28,640 Speaker 2: health industry. I've worked a long time. I own an 68 00:03:28,639 --> 00:03:33,040 Speaker 2: ambulance company. I'm an intensive care paramedic and emergency care nurse. 69 00:03:33,520 --> 00:03:36,920 Speaker 2: I've got a lifetime commitment to helping others and it's 70 00:03:36,960 --> 00:03:40,920 Speaker 2: my belief that I can help both both counsels. One 71 00:03:40,960 --> 00:03:44,880 Speaker 2: of the critical things is what comes into the equation. 72 00:03:45,000 --> 00:03:48,480 Speaker 2: It's the government's policy towards councils this day that they 73 00:03:48,480 --> 00:03:50,520 Speaker 2: want you to share knowledge, they want you to share 74 00:03:50,800 --> 00:03:53,800 Speaker 2: resources and everything else. And if you looked at them 75 00:03:53,880 --> 00:03:56,760 Speaker 2: for Cargol and you looked at Tasman, that quite opposite 76 00:03:56,760 --> 00:03:59,680 Speaker 2: in a lot of directions, and a good good example 77 00:03:59,720 --> 00:04:03,120 Speaker 2: would and then Vercagol are very keen to bringing a 78 00:04:03,200 --> 00:04:07,160 Speaker 2: water charge and put meet us and then charge the locals. 79 00:04:07,360 --> 00:04:11,720 Speaker 2: They currently charge eight hundred dollars per per household for 80 00:04:11,960 --> 00:04:16,000 Speaker 2: water rates. Now talking to my brother with when he 81 00:04:16,120 --> 00:04:19,600 Speaker 2: was talking freely to me and other counselors, they're very 82 00:04:19,680 --> 00:04:23,240 Speaker 2: keen to introduce its water meeters and charges. I've had 83 00:04:23,800 --> 00:04:28,360 Speaker 2: I've had the experience in Nelson to realize what it means. 84 00:04:27,800 --> 00:04:31,760 Speaker 2: I have a bill a normal charge of five hundred 85 00:04:31,839 --> 00:04:34,359 Speaker 2: dollars or five hundred and fifty dollars in my property 86 00:04:34,800 --> 00:04:37,599 Speaker 2: and my rate my water charges in the last six 87 00:04:37,600 --> 00:04:40,599 Speaker 2: months was six hundred and fifty dollars. Now there's three 88 00:04:40,640 --> 00:04:41,720 Speaker 2: of us in the household. 89 00:04:41,920 --> 00:04:44,160 Speaker 1: Now well, okay, Andrew, I'm gonna have to stop you 90 00:04:44,200 --> 00:04:46,640 Speaker 1: there because like this, this is fascinating, but also a 91 00:04:46,640 --> 00:04:48,480 Speaker 1: lot of detail for everybody else, So I can I 92 00:04:48,520 --> 00:04:50,280 Speaker 1: get the vibe you're going to share your knowledge from 93 00:04:50,320 --> 00:04:51,960 Speaker 1: one part of the world to the other. Thank you 94 00:04:52,000 --> 00:04:55,000 Speaker 1: for your time, Andrew Clark Tasman and in Vicago meural candidate. 95 00:04:55,720 --> 00:04:58,919 Speaker 2: For more from Hither Duplessy Allen Drive, listen live and 96 00:04:58,960 --> 00:05:02,000 Speaker 2: news talks. They'd be from four pm weekdays, or follow 97 00:05:02,040 --> 00:05:03,800 Speaker 2: the podcast on iHeartRadio.