I recently issued a Press Release calling for the Liberal Party to disclose their donors before the Council elections (see below).
I was interviewed by WIN TV today. It seems both Kellie Marsh (Lib) and Marianne Saliba (Lab) have attacked me, saying the new Councillors needs to work together and accusing me of promoting disunity!
Media Release
Call for Liberals to come clean on donations.
Peter Moran, Independent candidate for Shellharbour Council, today called on the Liberal team to come clean on who is financing their campaign.
“Last Friday the Shellharbour Liberal Party held a fundraiser at the Seascape Function Centre. I call on the Liberals to name those who attended and donated to their campaign.”
“Current election funding laws allow political parties to not identify small donors, and large donors do not have to be reported until after the election. As their campaign literature says they will promote transparency here is a chance for them to prove it” Mr Moran said.
“Councillors vote on Development Applications. The community deserves to know who is supporting candidates before they vote for a new Council. I have no doubt that the Liberal Party will obey the letter of the law. However, they could and should go further and operate a system of continuous disclosure. The community deserves no less.”
“Just for the record, my team is accepting no donations. I am fully funding my own campaign.”
