Darcy Wain to run for seat in Fraser Coast council election

A proud third generation Maryborough man is eyeing off a seat on the Fraser Coast Regional Council and vows to look at essential services if successful.

Darcy Wain is running for the Division 1 seat in the March council election.

An engineer whose family is “third generation Maryborough residents” believes he is the right person to take a seat on the Fraser Coast Regional Council.

Darcy Wain will contest for the division one seat on the council, held by James Hansen since 2012.

Towns included within division one include Torbanlea, Burrum Heads, Maryborough West, Aldershot and Boompa.

A “born and bred Maryborough man” who attended Parke State School and St Mary’s College, the 22-year-old has been heavily involved in community organisations like Maryborough Soup Kitchen, Baddow Scout Group and the Rotary Club of Maryborough.

His involvement within these groups inspired his candidacy as he wanted to “do good things for Maryborough residents” he worked alongside as well as the wider Fraser Coast community.

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Darcy Wain is running for the division one seat at the March council elections.

“I have been listening to my residents in division one and they are wanting change but more importantly they want to be listened to,” he said.

He said his passions about policymaking revolved around improving roads, giving ratepayers more value for their money and improving rubbish services in the electorate.

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The issue of waste services on the Fraser Coast has been a controversial issue.

The council’s vote to close the Burrum Heads, Tinana, Yengarie and Granville collection sites was met with backlash from residents in those areas.

The decision also divided the council with the ruling passing by a solitary vote.

In Brooweena, 50km west of Maryborough, the council announced it would take away the rubbish vouchers that had previously allowed residents to dump their rubbish at the Aramara tip for free.

This decision was later reversed.

Mr Wain is among a number of young Fraser Coast residents who have announced their intention to contest the March elections, with Sara Faraj and Luke Strochnetter to run for division nine and 10 respectively.

Originally published as Darcy Wain to run for seat in Fraser Coast council election