With today being the last day for voting and residents around the Yass Valley begrudgingly making their way to the various polling booths, the Yass Tribune took to the Eden-Monaro candidates to find out more about their personal side.
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While not all candidates were willing to divulge their intimate details, here’s what we found out:
Daniel Grosmaire (Independent)
What is your favourite meal to eat?
Something made from local fresh produce, no fast food.
What is your favourite meal to cook?
A stir-fry (I can handle that)
What is your favourite movie or stage show?
Rabbit- Proof Fence
What is your favourite song to listen to?
The Wall by Pink Floyd
What is your favourite song to sing?
When Love Comes to Town - U2/BB King, If I Needed You – Broken Circle Breakdown Soundtrack
What is your favourite holiday destination (actual or aspirational)?
Jervis Bay actual, The Great Wall of China (aspirational)
What is your favourite historical figure (and why)?
Aristotle as a politically engaged philosopher and for his influence on democracy.
What are your hobbies outside work?
Reading, sport and outdoor adventures with the kids
What has been your funniest moment on the campaign trail this year?
A meet the candidates event in Nimmitabel where there were more candidate present than electors. Those present were great with valuable conversation (and it was snowing).
When in Yass, where do you like to dine out?
Clementine
When in Yass, where would you grab a coffee?
Roses cafe
When in Yass, where would you go to relax?
Very soon a Truffle Festival event (It's part of my heritage).
Andrew Thaler (Independent)
What is your favourite meal to eat?
Greens
What is your favourite meal to cook?
outdoor BBQ
What is your favourite movie or stage show?
Monty Pythons Quest for the Holy Grail
What is your favourite song to listen to?
Scream & Shout - SolarEdge 2013 Happy Holidays clip https://youtu.be/B4CXuZremog
What is your favourite song to sing?
Scream and Shout- per the above.
What is your favourite holiday destination (actual or aspirational)?
New Zealand's South Island
What is your favourite historical figure (and why)?
Nicholas Tesla. Super smart, inspiring though inquiring with his mind.
What are your hobbies outside work?
Is there life outside work these days? My work is my hobby.
What has been your funniest moment on the campaign trail this year?
Being listed at 3rd spot on Liberals How-to_vote ticket
When in Yass, where do you like to dine out?
Fook Lee Loy chinese… but its been a few years now :)
When in Yass, where would you grab a coffee?
From my thermos, I’m more a chai tea kinda bloke.
When in Yass, where would you go to relax?
A walk around the railway station museum in town off Crago St where I used to live.
Will you be attending an "after party" following the election?
If so, where is it being held? TBA. Maybe Central Cafe in Qbyn.
What is the first thing you will do after the election?
Catch up with my normal work, which is weeks behind schedule now.
Where could we find information on early exit poll results?
In the rubbish bins at the pre-polling stations.. count the discarded HTV cards :)
Ray Buckley (Independent)
What is your favourite meal to eat?
Sushi
What is your favourite meal to cook?
Chicken kiev
What is your favourite movie or stage show?
Bangarra dance company
What is your favourite song to listen to?
FRC- screaming jets live
What is your favourite song to sing?
Early warning- one of my originals that i play. It was played this week on ABC South East i hope
What is your favourite holiday destination (actual or aspirational)?
Australia with the far south coast a special place as it has been home for 20 plus years
What is your favourite historical figure (and why)?
Muhammed Ali - He stood up for his rights and himself in front of millions of people for decades.
What are your hobbies outside work?
Music, gardening and fishing
What has been your funniest moment on the campaign trail this year?
Hearing Liberal voters saying they will not be voting for Peter "invisible man" Hendy because he is failing to represent them at the table when Meet The Candidates events are being held. Second funniest was Julie Bishop running when i introduced myself to her and Peter Hendy in Queanbeyan, with Peter grabbing her coat tails.
When in Yass, where do you like to dine out?
In Yass or in any town i like to eat at different places so i can enjoy the different flavours and creations of different Chefs. I do enjoy a good Thai though.
When in Yass, where would you grab a coffee?
I don't drink coffee however i do enjoy a good brewed Chai with Almond milk.
There is a cafe near the rail museum i enjoy stopping at.
When in Yass, where would you go to relax?
I enjoy relaxing in Yass near the river or simply by walking through the lovely town centre.
Will you be attending an "after party" following the election?
yes at my place
What is the first thing you will do after the election?
continue raising awareness in regards to CO2 emissions and climate change.
Tamara Ryan (Greens)
What is your favourite meal to eat?
The bourgeoisie, followed by veg tacos.
What is your favourite meal to cook?
Veg tacos.
What is your favourite movie or stage show?
I just watched the doco 'Chasing asylum' and it's the first thing that popped to my head. It was moving and watching it with a crowd of friends in Merimbula reminded me of how important our struggle is to create a more humane solution for asylum seekers.
What is your favourite song to listen to?
Paul Kelly - Everything's Turning to White.
What is your favourite song to sing?
I've been learning all the words to 'Solidarity', the song of the union movement and symbolic of standing together in unity.
What is your favourite holiday destination (actual or aspirational)?
My mum's little caravan, with family on the South Coast.
What is your favourite historical figure (and why)?
Emma Goldman, a feminist and social activist. Showed that economic inequality is the biggest divide in society and that we should push to change the structure of our system to put the power in the hands of people, not blinding accept authority.
What are your hobbies outside work?
Bushwalking, going to the beach, soccer, reading.
What has been your funniest moment on the campaign trail this year?
Seeing Peter Hendy at one singular event during the campaign.
When in Yass, where do you like to dine out?
I usually stay with one of our Greens supporters who will cook an excellent meal, but otherwise the Royal.
When in Yass, where would you grab a coffee?
If it's early, the closest place possible haha. But otherwise Thyme to Taste for sure.
When in Yass, where would you go to relax?
On the beautiful riverside with a juice from Jucy Lucy.
Will you be attending an "after party" following the election? If so, where is it being held?
Yes! It'll be with all our hardworking volunteers in the Bega Valley, in my home town. I'm travelling around Eden-Monaro again later to meet volunteers again afterwards and thank them.
What is the first thing you will do after the election?
Sit down with mates and have a nice cold beer (or two).
Mike Kelly (Labor)
What is your favourite meal to eat?
A seafood platter
What is your favourite meal to cook?
Salmon cooked in chilli wine
What is your favourite movie or stage show?
To Kill a Mocking Bird
What is your favourite song to listen to?
I Was Only 19 - Redgum
What is your favourite song to sing?
Stronger – Kelly Clarkson
What is your favourite holiday destination (actual or aspirational)?
Sapphire Coast
What is your favourite historical figure (and why)?
JFK
What are your hobbies outside work?
Rugby, Rugby League and NFL
What has been your funniest moment on the campaign trail this year?
When Peter Hendy, the current local member asked where I had been for the last three years – ironic given that is everyone’s biggest complaint about him.
When in Yass, where do you like to dine out?
Any of the great local pubs, local seafood, Indian and Turkish resturants
When in Yass, where would you grab a coffee?
Kaffine, Café Dolcetto, Thyme to Taste
When in Yass, where would you go to relax?
Solders Club
Will you be attending an "after party" following the election? If so, where is it being held?
Yes, Queanbeyan Leagues Club
What is the first thing you will do after the election?
Spend some time with my family
Although we attempted to contact each of the candidates well in advance, Peter Hendy, Ursula Bennett, Don Friend and Frankie Seymour did not respond.
