It's not his first tilt at a Bathurst Regional Council race, having attempted to win a seat eight years ago.

He placed 11^th then, and is hoping to go at least two better in December.

Last time was a sole candidate, but this time he is running a ticket with Kylie McKelvie, Rose Lajtar, Callum Campbell and Rob Quinn.

The ticket includes two highly educated working mothers, a 19-year-old student looking to become a financial planner, and a former high school teacher.

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While there are four other people on the ticket, they are working together as a team with a goal to get Mr Fry, a former business owner with 50 years' experience in the finance industry, elected.

He said his team believes he has what it takes to be a good councillor for the Bathurst community.

"I think it's to do with the fact that I've been out in the community for a long while and involved in different organisations, even in business I had about 300 clients, and I was involved in the motor racing museum in the early days, I was in the tourist committee in the early days, and I was in Rotary for 30-odd years." he said.

"I've always worked in the community and people have seen me in the community.

"I'm amazed that these young ladies have come out ... and they really want to support me, which is really exciting for me. It's very exciting for me that these young people are prepared to come along and help me. They obviously would like to see me representing them.

"The key issue they see is my financial experience. They've said to me, 'We don't have your financial experience in council at the moment, we'd like to see you there with your financial skills'."

The team is united in the issues they want Mr Fry to pursue if he is elected to Bathurst council.

At the top is responsible financial management of the council's finance.

They also want to improve council's community consultation process, create strong support for local businesses and cultural developments, and beatify Bathurst's unique historical assets.

In terms of key projects, Mr Fry is passionate about drought-proofing Bathurst's water supply, improving Hereford Street and the Macquarie River crossing, traffic management and parking, and enhancing local health facilities.

He said that these are issues that matter to residents, and he hopes they will put their faith in him at the ballot box in a few weeks time.

"I definitely want to be a voice for them," he said.

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