Kiama By-Election
Candidate Forum
The churches of the Kiama electorate are working together to host a “candidate forum” for the 2025 Kiama by-election, hosted at Calderwood Christian School. Everyone is welcome to attend in person, and the event will be live streamed and recorded for those who cannot make it.
Come and hear from the candidates on the issues that you care about. This forum is our opportunity, as the Christians of Kiama, to make our voice heard this election.
Date:
Monday, 8 Sept, 7:00pm
Location:
Calderwood Christian School
234 Calderwood Rd, Calderwood
Live Stream
Live stream details will be available on this site closer to the date.
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Meet your candidates for the Kiama by-election
Calderwood Christian School is hosting a candidate forum for all of the Christians in the Kiama electorate, to hear from the major candidates for the by-election.
The forum will be live-streamed and recorded for those who cannot attend in person.
Come and hear from the candidates on issues that you care about. There will be a few set questions on issues of concern to Christians, and time for questions from the audience.
Details:
Monday, 8 Sept, 7:00pm
Calderwood Christian School
234 Calderwood Rd, Calderwood
Live stream and more info at:
meetyourcandidates.org.au
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Frequently asked questions
What is a "candidate forum"?
A candidate forum is an event held a few weeks before an election where the main candidates for a specific electorate are invited to speak to a group of people and answer their questions. These events are frequently run by issues groups (environment, housing etc) or the local chamber of commerce, and are about getting a specific demographic of people together and giving the politicians the opportunity to speak directly to their concerns.
These forums are being hosted by the churches of the electorate, to allow politicians to specifically hear the concerns of the Christian community, and give specific and direct responses.
Which candidates will be invited?
Where possible, all candidates will be invited to speak at the forum. In electorates with a large number of candidates, invitations might need to be limited to give attendees the opportunity to hear in more detail from the candidates most likely to win the electorate or impact the election.
What questions will be asked?
Most forums will spend some of their time asking pre-determined questions, and some of their time taking questions from the attendees.
The organising churches will determine the initial questions and communicate them to the candidates well before the forum. Suggested questions have been developed by the combined heads of churches to reflect the concerns that are common amongst Christians.
You can read the recommended questions here.
The questions from the attendees are usually taken through an online question portal, to allow live-stream viewers to also ask their questions.
Which churches are invited?
The forum is being hosted by a group of churches from the electorate. Everyone is welcome to come.
Do you have any other questions?
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