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Perryman takes leave as city mayor

January 28, 2010

Mount Gambier mayor Steve Perryman will take a leave of absence from his role for nearly two months to concentrate on his election campaign, but will not stand down from the city’s top civic position.

If Mr Perryman loses his campaign to become the Liberal MP for Mount Gambier, he revealed yesterday he intended to return to his mayoral position. Read more

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Bookmaker backs Labor to win poll

July 8, 2009

The Labor government has opened a raging $1.10 favourite with leading election bookmaker Centrebet to retain power next year, with the Liberal Party under new leader Isobel Redmond now a long $6.25 outsider.

Centrebet media chief and political analyst Neil Evans said the struggling Liberals had clawed back some ground under Martin Hamilton-Smith, but this had evaporated after the “dodgy documents” scandal and leadership struggle. Read more

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Pegler considers running for Mount Gambier

February 19, 2009

Two mayors may go head to head at next year’s state election in the fight for the seat of Mount Gambier.

Grant District Council’s Don Pegler has refused to rule out standing against Liberal candidate and City Council mayor Steve Perryman. Read more

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AEC plans electoral roll check

October 30, 2008

The Australian Electoral Commission will conduct a targeted door knock in the Barker electorate this month to ensure people were correctly enrolled to vote.

The door knock is part of the continuous process of updating the electoral roll. Read more

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Glenelg enrolments close October 3

September 24, 2008

Glenelg Shire residents who have turned 18 and are not enrolled to vote are urged to do so by 4pm on Friday, October 3.

Anyone who has recently changed their residential or postal address also needs to update their details by this time. Read more

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