OPINION: Post election statement from Bellingen Labor Opinion by News Of The Area - Modern Media - December 8, 2021 DEAR News Of The Area, THIS was local Labor’s first tilt at the local government election in Bellingen Shire. We have created a base upon which we can grow. In so doing, we learned a lot. We’re appreciative of the support we received across the shire. There are many well-entrenched personal and geographic loyalties that make local government elections a challenge for Labor as compared to state and federal polls. We now turn our attention to the defeat of the Morrison Joyce Government in 2022. Regards, Andrew WOODWARD, Candidate for Mayor and Councillor, Bellingen.