“I have been considering standing for some time, but I would not be able to put my hand up with this hanging over my head or if the appeal was lost,” Cr Weyrich said.
“Now the conviction has been quashed, I am seriously considering standing in Murray as an independent.”
Cr Weyrich stood as a One Nation candidate in 2019 against now Member for Murray Helen Dalton (then a Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party candidate and now independent) and the then incumbent Nationals Member for Murray Austin Evans.
Cr Weyrich polled 7.38 per cent of the vote, which he said was lower than he expected.
If he does nominate this time around, it will be as an independent.
In highlighting his reasons for considering a nomination, Cr Weyrich rattled off a number of issues that were among his reasons for standing in 2019.
“If I do decide to stand, I will be blunt, and part of what I want to raise is that people in local government need to be held to account more,” Cr Weyrich said.
“There are also a number of outstanding issues that need to be addressed, like a new Deniliquin Hospital and a new Moama Police Station.
“The kangaroo thing has also reared its ugly head again, meaning we’re virtually trapped in our own homes.
“We need ministerial intervention.”
The “kangaroo thing” Cr Weyrich refers to is his long-running campaign to have effective control for kangaroo populations.
Particularly an issue along main roads that border NSW National Parks — including between Deniliquin and Moama — Cr Weyrich there must be a cull to limit numbers and keep people safe.
A victim of kangaroo collisions himself on a number of occasions, Cr Weyrich has brought the situation to the attention of state and federal governments on ‘‘multiple occasions’’, but is yet to see anything come of his efforts.
While understanding it is considered controversial, he maintains a cull is the only efficient way forward.
“I have tried everything I can do in my power to address this situation but the government continues to deny us, ignore us and there seems to be nothing we can do on a state or federal level,” he said.
“Human lives are more important than animal lives, and without a doubt something needs to be done.”
Nominations for the state election close on March 8, with the vote to be held March 25.
Known Murray candidates include Mrs Dalton, Edward River Council Mayor Peta Betts, who is standing for the Nationals, and Wakool’s David Landini, who is standing as an independent on his platform to have the Riverina ‘leave’ NSW and become a separate state.
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