JEREMY NEAL DIVISION FOUR (Unity Team) CANDIDATE
Mooroobool - Manunda - Manoora - Earlville - Kanimbla
Jeremy Neal has been a paramedic for more than 15 years and now manages the Gordonvale station since arriving from the Tablelands five years ago.
Cairns Council Candidate Jeremy Neal is probably the weakest Unity Team candidate running in the upcoming election. Jeremy Neal does not have a profile and is not very well known in the Cairns community, since nominating and announcing his candidacy, he has done very little.
Running mate for Division 4 Shane Cuthbert reached out to Division 4 Candidate Jeremy Neal to congratulate him on his nomination and was ignored. Shane Cuthbert says "I sent Jeremy Neal a message and said congrats mate, look forward to shaking hands, i'm sure we will be seeing a lot of each other during the campaign and that i didn't want any hard feelings between us as we both advocate to make the community better and he blocked me, i just thought this guy's a tosser and an asshole".
Cairns Council Candidate Jeremy Neal is probably the weakest Unity Team candidate running in the upcoming election. Jeremy Neal does not have a profile and is not very well known in the Cairns community, since nominating and announcing his candidacy, he has done very little.
Running mate for Division 4 Shane Cuthbert reached out to Division 4 Candidate Jeremy Neal to congratulate him on his nomination and was ignored. Shane Cuthbert says "I sent Jeremy Neal a message and said congrats mate, look forward to shaking hands, i'm sure we will be seeing a lot of each other during the campaign and that i didn't want any hard feelings between us as we both advocate to make the community better and he blocked me, i just thought this guy's a tosser and an asshole".
Shane Cuthbert (Independent)
Shane Cuthbert is the most popular candidate in the Cairns Regional Council Elections according to Google having received National and International media coverage during the election campaign. The increased media attention is something local Cairns Councillors have not received in the past, especially in Division 4.
As at Thursday 23rd November, Shane Cuthbert enjoyed an average 10x more google clicks than any other candidate including both Mayoral Candidates Amy Eden and Terry James, who receive on average 70+ google quiries per month compared to Cuthbert's 790+
Shane Cuthbert is the most popular candidate in the Cairns Regional Council Elections according to Google having received National and International media coverage during the election campaign. The increased media attention is something local Cairns Councillors have not received in the past, especially in Division 4.
As at Thursday 23rd November, Shane Cuthbert enjoyed an average 10x more google clicks than any other candidate including both Mayoral Candidates Amy Eden and Terry James, who receive on average 70+ google quiries per month compared to Cuthbert's 790+
Over the last four years, Shane Cuthbert has volunteered with the Salvation Army, Red Cross, Australian Marine Conservation Society, COUCH, Cairns Helpers Helping Those in Quarantine, Lifeline, Australian Youth Climate Coalition Cairns, Cairns and Far North Environment Centre, Domestic Violence Anonymous, Tangaroa Blue and Greenpeace. He has also volunteered with the Cairns Ironman event, Crankworx, the Reef Restoration Foundation, Mayor Bob Manning's Christmas Appeal and many others.
Speaking publicly at the St Vincent De Paul Societies CEO Sleepout and Lifeline's Out of the Shadows, suicide prevention events last year, Shane says that "through volunteering, individuals have the power to help themselves whilst helping others", a powerful statement. Shane Cuthbert commitment to volunteering in communities spans more than 20 years.
Shane Cuthbert has been heavily supportive of the greater Cairns community, standing side by side with indigenous leaders during Black Lives Matter protests, holding a candle for young Cassius outside the Cairns Library, protesting climate inaction during UNESCO's visit to Cairns, speaking to victims of crime who gathered outside the Cairns Convention Centre during the Queensland Parliamentary visit and, the list goes on. Over the past four years, Shane Cuthbert has made quite the name for himself as a community leader and advocate.
On Indigenous Rights, The Cairns Regional Council recently voted down a reconciliation plan becuase of references to 'the Voice' and 'Path to Treaty'. This, a Council with the largest percentage of First Nations Peoples in any other Council area throughout Queensland. Shane Cuthbert, as part of a NEW Cairns Regional Council will support a reconciliation plan. DIVISION FOUR CANDIDATE SLEEPS OUT RAISES FUNDS AND AWARENESS FOR VINNIES AND HOMELESSNESS
VIDEO COURTESY ART LIFE FILMS
Homelessness is something Shane Cuthbert understands all too well, as someone who has been homeless and in 2018, homeless in Cairns. Shane remembers his experiences very clearly, catching Dengue Fever after spending the night sleeping at Muddy's playground on the esplanade after being told by staff at the Cairns Emergency Department 'you can't sleep here' and spending a few nights in the skatepark, experiences he shared speaking at last years Vinnies CEO community Sleepout.
Division 4 Candidate Shane Cuthbert was eventually supported by community organisations and facilities such as OzCare and the Quigley St homeless shelter (now in disrepair) and would like to see more investment into social housing at the local level. Shane Cuthbert can relate to those whom have been forced onto the streets, through no fault of their own and was part of an Inter-University team, that last year developed a prototype app, addressing the needs of those doing it tough.
Huge thanks to Isaac at Art Life Films for taking the time to document this event and putting this video together to help Shane Cuthbert raise awareness around this issue, effecting thousands of Australians.
Division 4 Candidate Shane Cuthbert was eventually supported by community organisations and facilities such as OzCare and the Quigley St homeless shelter (now in disrepair) and would like to see more investment into social housing at the local level. Shane Cuthbert can relate to those whom have been forced onto the streets, through no fault of their own and was part of an Inter-University team, that last year developed a prototype app, addressing the needs of those doing it tough.
Huge thanks to Isaac at Art Life Films for taking the time to document this event and putting this video together to help Shane Cuthbert raise awareness around this issue, effecting thousands of Australians.
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Cairns Regional Council Election 2024
In 2020, shortly after the last local elections were held in Queensland, former MP Rob Pyne asked Shane Cuthbert to consider running in the 2024 Cairns Council elections. Shane Cuthbert is the ONLY candidate to have spent 18 months attending local Council meetings to ensure that he is up to date and across the issues of Council and stands for Youth Crime and Justice Reform, the Environment and Community, Housing, Accountability, Transparency and Accessability.
In 2020, shortly after the last local elections were held in Queensland, former MP Rob Pyne asked Shane Cuthbert to consider running in the 2024 Cairns Council elections. Shane Cuthbert is the ONLY candidate to have spent 18 months attending local Council meetings to ensure that he is up to date and across the issues of Council and stands for Youth Crime and Justice Reform, the Environment and Community, Housing, Accountability, Transparency and Accessability.