Independent candidate for Lyne Jeremy Miller gets to know Dungog’s locals Dungog Shire Dungog Shire News by News Of The Area - Modern Media - March 20, 2025 Jeremy Miller speaking to locals at the Royal Hotel last week. INDEPENDENT candidate for Lyne Jeremy Miller, held a campaign event at the Royal Hotel in Dungog last Tuesday. It was an opportunity for Dungog Shire locals to get to know what he stands for, and an opportunity for him to get to know Dungog and its residents’ needs as the federal election approaches. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message us. Phone us – (02) 4981 8882. Email us – media@newsofthearea.com.au Mr Miller has been a resident of the Taree area since 1995 and is a small business owner. He ran unsuccessfully for Lyne at the 2022 election and is now serving as deputy mayor of MidCoast Council. After introducing himself, a Q&A session followed in which he made it clear he would serve all communities across the Lyne electorate. “My only loyalty is to our community. I’ll work with anyone who helps our region and stand up to those who don’t,” he said. Several key community issues were brought up in the talk but his stance on Climate Change and what could be done for the environment was the issue of greatest interest. Several locals spoke up about their concern for the environment and the effects of Climate Change on the region. Speaking to News Of The Area, Mr Miller said that the communities in the Lyne electorate had been “ignored and taken for granted for way too long. “We just can’t afford to do that anymore. “The major parties can’t truly represent us as a community and the only way we’re going to change things is voting Independent.” By Joseph RICHARDS Former Mayor of Dungog Shire Council, Tracey Norman, introducing Jeremy Miller. Independent candidate for Lyne Jeremy Miller.
