GRAEME Hanger has entered the Bathurst Regional Council race with a team of strong working women, who he says are "trainee councillors".
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Councillor Hanger was first elected to council in 2008 and is hoping the community will re-elect him for a fourth term.
"I enjoy being on council. I think I have something to contribute," he said.
"I've been there now 13 years - I'm experienced, stable and positive."
While seeking a fourth term for himself, Cr Hanger is also hoping to get his other team members onto council with him.
He is running in a group with candidates Amber Marks, Fiona Markwick and Erin Johns, all working women with strong ties in the community.
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Ms Marks grew up in Bathurst, attending Kelso High School, and went on to become a business development officer at Charles Sturt University.
"She's worked in local government, she knows how it works and she's passionate about the area," Cr Hanger said.
Ms Markwick is the Cancer Council's community programs coordinator for Western NSW and is related to former Bathurst mayor Thomas Hellyer.
The last member of Team Hanger, Ms Johns, is studying to be a nurse practitioner and currently works at Ochre Health.
She also has strong ties to the villages around Bathurst, running 1000 sheep at a property in Trunkey Creek, as well as visiting Hill End regularly for her job as a nurse.
"We're enthusiastic and so very positive," Cr Hanger said of his team.
"They're all trainee councillors. They are all capable, committed and ready to go."
As a team, they are passionate about building back the local economy after the COVID-19 crisis, progressing the Bathurst Town Centre Master Plan and improving water security.
Cr Hanger is particularly passionate about water and wants to see great community education around water use.
Team Hanger will appear on the ballot paper as a group below the line.
Initially, Cr Hanger was running a team of five, but errors with paperwork led to Ken Fish's nomination being rejected.
As nominations had closed, there was no time to amend the paperwork or find another candidate to join the team.
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