NEW BLOOD......EDITORIAL OPINION COLUMN

In hundreds of brightly lit newsrooms around the world, senior journalists sit down to write the daily EDITORIAL OPINION COLUMN.

It is usually published with anonymity of authorship, and is neither absolute fact nor pure fiction. It often reflects the newspaper Editors’ and sometimes its Board of Directors’ parsimonious stance on what they conceive to be matters of public interest and importance.

‘The Shire of York Blog’ and ‘The Real Voice of York’ have broadcast numerous opinions, both anonymous and sourced. Unlike newspaper editorial opinion columns that may be clouded by corporate self-interest, they have reflected diverse public opinion on serious issues that directly affect the whole of a small local community.

Those with a great deal of self-interest have suggested these opinions are subversive and called the authors ‘extremists’ and ‘trouble-makers’. They have called on everyone to forget the past and look to the future.

Unfortunately, the only way to forget the past is to acknowledge it, rectify it- then move on. This is the ethos that these two on-line publications have attempted to promote, in both a humorous and serious, eclectic manner.

In his formal letter of resignation from Council, Matthew Reid, states, that neither the current Shire of York Administration and the Department of Local Government, adhere to the principles of open, accountable and transparent local government governance or intend to engage in community consultation and collaboration.

This means that the role of President of the Shire of York requires a massive devotion of time and energy, being a full-time commitment to ensure that the Shire of York Administration is directly and totally answerable to the Shire of York Council- post October 17, 2015.

There are two Shire of York Council candidates who, if elected, meet all the criteria needed to assume Mr Reid’s role, as President, through having the time, energy, and the ability to offer a fulltime commitment to encourage, indeed ensure a positive renaissance of York.

This is not a direct endorsement, but encouragement to allow York Ratepayers to pursue their democratic rights through selecting those who can best serve the community as its leaders. You should be able to locate these two people when you read their Candidate Profile.

ANNONYMOUS……( has been in the print media industry for 34 years, including 14 as a Senior Editorial Manager, 6 on a newspaper’s Editorial Board of Management, and  4 within the WA Government’s parliamentary system.)