EXCLUSIVE By JONATHON HOWARD
THE Palmer United Party has named Noosaville business owner Ian Woods as its candidate to contest the state seat of Noosa this month.
Mr Woods is a small business owner along Gympie Terrace and said he was motivated to run in this year’s state election as he believed in the principles of the Palmer United Party.
“I chose to run with the Palmer United Party for its honesty, integrity and straightforward approach to policies,” he said.
“If the Palmer Party says we’re going to look after people, then we don’t turn up the next day and start sacking people.”
While Mr Woods said he had no previous political experience, he said he applied a commonsense approach that had served him well in life and in business.
“We have a commonsense approach to everything,” he said.
“Whether that’s the environment or employment.”
Mr Woods said he had big concerns about employment across Noosa and believed the Noosa TAFE should be utilised.
“We have a perfect facility for training and upskilling people locally – I think why not take advantage of it in areas such as hospitality, to enable people to find work locally,” he said.
Mr Woods said that what he lacked in political knowhow, he made up for in hard work and dedication.
“Well I only took five days off work last year and I’m here for almost 14 hours a day, so hard work is something I’m used to,” he said.
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