
Newcastle Liberal councillor Callum Pull said rate relief would be the first action he would target if he is elected as lord mayor on September 14 and vowed to change what he described as a "combative" style of current leadership.
The first-term councillor has been confirmed as the Liberal candidate for lord mayor and Youth Council chairperson Rochelle Manning will be the party's lead nominee in ward one. They will join previously announced candidates councillor Jenny Barrie in ward two and Matt Bailey in ward three. Cr Pull will also recontest ward four.