Lismore Labor held its candidate launch for the September Local Government Election at the Lismore City Bowling Club last night.

Seven candidates will run on the Lismore Labor ticket headed by South Lismore resident Harper Dalton, who will run for Mayor.

Harper is a social worker who has a Masters of Social Work degree (after doing his Bachelor degree through SCU). He also briefly worked for Janelle Saffin in 2023.

Harper has been championing house relocations since the February 28 2022 flood destroyed his South Lismore home.

The Lismore App published Harper's Sunday Profile in December 2023. You can read his life story here.

There are a couple of familiar faces on the Lismore Labor ticket: Jasmine Knight-Smith, Kevin Bell and Glenys Ritchie plus a couple of new faces in William Harrison and Lewis Taylor.

Jasmine has a law degree, is a mother of two and Booerie Creek resident who ran in the 2021 election. She also volunteers at Women Up North Housing.

Glenys Ritchie is a former Lismore City Councilor who was elected in 2012 under the Country Labor ticket. She is a part-time volunteer at the Northern Rivers Historical Society and a former Teacher of Business at TAFE NSW. Gle

Joy Knight-Smith also ran in the 2021 election. Joy is a lawyer. She has a Bachelor of Laws and a Bachelor of Arts majoring in governance and society.

William Harrison would have to be the youngest candidate running in the 2024 Local Council Elections. William is an 18-year-old Year 12 student at Trinity Catholic College.

Kevin Bell joined the Labor Party twenty seven years ago and is a former teacher of mathematics and religious studies.

Lewis Taylor: not much is known about Lewis Taylor at this early stage of the campaign. The Lismore App understands he was born in Gosford and went to school in Alstonville, moving to the area when he was six years old.

The Lismore Local Government Elections will be held on Saturday, September 14.