After weeks of campaigning, Tweed Shire Council finally goes to the polls on Saturday to elect seven new councillors.
Of the incumbents only Joan Van Lieshout has decided against standing again for this year.
The voters were able to meet the candidates at various events around the Tweed held by community groups in Banora, Kingscliff, Pottsville, Murwillumbah and Bogangar during the course of the campaign.
The campaign was not without incident with council officers being forced to confiscate election signage.
Council Director Planning and Regulation, Vince Connell, said Council had received a number of complaints from members about signage in recent days.
“As Council is obliged to act under its regulatory role, a number of signs had been removed,” Mr Connell said.
“While we do not have the resources to check the whole shire for these signs, we will remove them when a complaint is made or our Rangers come across signs in the course of their normal duties,” Mr Connell said.
Under current legislation, a person may not post, or cause to be posted, a poster under the control of land managed by Council.
“This means that while election signage or material can be posted on private land, signs are not permitted to be posted on public land such as road verges, trees in the road reserve, public parks, foreshores and other public areas,” Mr Connell said.
Letters were sent to candidates whose signs have been impounded reminding them of the regulations.
