VETERAN Bass Coast Shire Councillor Les Larke is back in the race.
Cr Larke made the announcement that he was standing for election again in the Bunurong Ward on his way to the Victorian Electoral Commission office in Wonthaggi to complete his candidate nomination paperwork.
“Yes, I’ve decided to stand again,” Cr Larke said on Friday.
“I’ve had an excellent response to the medication I am on and I’ve made a remarkable recovery.
“There’s literally a cast of thousands running but you’ve got to be in it to win it.”
Cr Larke said there were still some issues he wanted to pursue on behalf of the people of Bass Coast and with a new-look council he believed there would be more opportunity to introduce some of the reforms he would like to see made.
Cr Larke said he would have more to say over the next few weeks.
The decision to re-nominate will come as a huge surprise to his colleagues on council who have supported him during his illness, one councillor noting that they had not seen Cr Larke in person for much of the year.
Under modern communications arrangements at Bass Coast, councillors can opt to attend meetings and briefing sessions by video link.
The decision by Cr Larke to run again brings to eight the number of candidates in the running for the three Bunurong positions on the Bass Coast Shire Council.
They are Meg Edwards, Leticia Laing, Les Larke, Mat Morgan, Caitlyn Robertson, Brian Robinson, Pru Scholtes and Brett Tessari
