I attended the recent TECT candidate information meeting, which purported to be very informative, and an opportunity to discover what would be involved. That was until the Broadway musical took over...
It appeared as though the two current trustees in attendance, Mr Cronin and Mr Collings, had a clear agenda, and that was to use this meeting as a platform to conduct their own staged Q&A session, with pre-approved questions from insiders. Their aim, to misdirect and to discourage us from running against them.
The focus was how immensely time consuming every application is, and how there was far too much information to take on board prior to every meeting. Personally I would expect any board of Trustees to be fully informed before making decisions on distribution of funds. Poor old boys, obviously this has become too much for you both, you should do the honourable thing and step aside, to allow people who won't find it such a hindrance to assist in growth our community.
I have put myself forward as a candidate and hope that Trust Power customers can see that having a Trustee who is in touch with modern business practice which will be far more beneficial to our community, rather than having ‘the old boys' whom are clearly out of kilter and are more interested in throwing insults around to deflect from their own inability to make unbiased and well conceived decisions.
I work in the community; I am a volunteer Girl Guide leader and have teenage children. I would ask that you make a difference and vote for change.

Hazel Wright, Bellevue.