Issue: Supporting local business

Bob Callow: Any small business trying to start or remain viable needs to be kept in Junee. 

Linda Calis: We should promote Junee as a town which has everything large cities have but in a small comfortable town. 

Matt Austin: As the husband of a local business-owner, I know that local businesses are the lifeblood of our community. It's good for council to encourage the growth and development of businesses.

Neil Smith – Its always a struggle with Wagga just down the road but council’s role is to support local business and we do that in conjunction with Junee Business and Trades. 

Andrew Clinton: As the only councillor running a business large enough to pay payroll tax, there are plenty of opportunities and I’d like to be on council to help encourage that.

Kerri Walker: I think the council has done a good job promoting local business but there is always room for improvement. If we’re generating plenty of tourism, that will help small business.

David Carter: We need local businesses in Junee to help it grow and prosper, otherwise it’s a suburb, not a town. 

Joseph Costello: Small business is a great employer of young people and whatever council can do to help local business, it should. 

Colin Randall: We have got to try to fill the shops up. We need to create more productivity.

Arron Smith: The town does need more business and I would like more to be done to make that happen. 

Mark Cook: I think Junee has a very good local business structure. The important thing is simply to take an interest.

Pam Halliburton: I’m very supportive of any business that is operating within the shire and it is my aim to look into growing and developing business.

Robin Asmus: All our local businesses employ locals, are locals and allow locals to shop in town keeping money locally. Council needs to be supporting these businesses.

Martin Holmes could not be reached for comment.