MWCCI presents
Candidates Forum
Mildura electorate
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Brian Grogan Lecture Theatre · La Trobe University Mildura
Watch live · 6–8 pm
Sun City Streaming will deliver a live multi-camera broadcast on YouTube and Facebook, taking the discussion beyond the theatre. Can’t get a seat? Watch every minute live, and replay it before you vote.
YouTubeLink coming soon
FacebookLink coming soon
Production Partner
Sun City Streaming
The candidates
Hear the candidates, compare their answers and put the issues that matter on the record.
Jade Benham
Katie Clements
Guy Cooper
- No photo: candidate not yet confirmed
Labor
Candidate to be confirmed
- No photo: candidacy not yet confirmed
Independent
Candidacy to be confirmed
Candidate details will be updated here as they are confirmed.
How the forum works
Serious choices. One night to compare them. Mildura could be represented by a sitting Nationals MP who may become a Cabinet Minister, an independent seeking influence in a possible hung parliament, or a candidate from a political force challenging the traditional order. On 10 November, 18 days before polling day, the candidates face the questions business and community want answered: live, on stage and on the record. The format was shaped with the candidates, with fairness built into how issues are chosen and how they take part.
Four big questions. No ambushes.
Two state, two regional, drawn from the priorities candidates and attendees nominate. Candidates get all four beforehand, so the answers can be considered, costed and compared. What exactly would you change, what would it cost, and where does the money come from?
One question. One choice.
Each candidate fires one direct question at a rival of their choosing. Unscripted and not shared in advance. Who they pick may be almost as revealing as what they ask.
The audience sets the agenda.
No boardroom deciding what everyone should care about. Candidates and invited attendees nominate their priority issues, and the night is built around what keeps coming through.
Room for depth.
Five candidates, not fifteen talking points. Time to get past the slogans and compare real answers. The format stays flexible depending on participant numbers.
Preferences on the table.
Preferences decided Mildura in 2022. Where candidates send theirs, and why, says a lot about alliances, differences and where they really sit.
Facts checked before the night.
Candidates can submit supporting material to a confidential fact library so key facts and figures can be checked before the night.
147seats
Attendance is by invitation only. Most seats are allocated in equal numbers to the candidates for their personal invitees, with the remainder for Chamber members.
Possible discussion topics
What matters most to voters — across Victoria?
Possible topics, not a fixed agenda — attendees help shape the questions.
Cost of living
Cost of doing business
Crime & safety
State debt & spending
Roads
What matters most to voters — here in Mildura?
Possible topics, not a fixed agenda — attendees help shape the questions.
HealthMBPH & regional services
Passenger rail
VNI West
Water & farming
Emergency Services Levy
After the election
MWCCI Means Business is more than a marketing line. The forum is part of an ongoing conversation about commitments and delivery.
· planned
Post-election business breakfast
A joint MWCCI and Mildura Business Network breakfast is planned. Leading candidates have been asked for the election winner to attend. Details to be announced.
Forum livestream produced by Production Partner Sun City Streaming. Watch live details