Toowoomba Regional Council 2008 election - Mayoral candidates 'too chicken' to debate ...

Excerpt from the Chronicle (annotated):

Debate in doubt

27 February 2008

Toowoomba town crier Ralph Cockle will be the independent arbiter at what was to be a mayoral debate from 7pm at Hume Ridge Hall next Tuesday.

But it looks like Snow Manners will be the only mayoral candidate there.

Cr Snow 'full disclosure' Manners booked the venue without speaking with his rivals, but both Crs Ian 'Di' Jones and Peter 'reprint' Taylor maintain they won't be there.

Cr Manners said the event had been welcomed by many of the 36 councillor candidates contesting the 10 places on the Toowoomba Regional Council.


Sounds like a good chance to meet and speak with the candidates for Council.

And it looks like voters will get to talk with most candidates, except Jones and Taylor.

Can they really afford to turn their noses up at this event and fail to meet the people whom they want to elect them on 15 March?

Sounds pretty short-sighted ...