Meet the independent candidates banding together on Rachel Russel's ticket

She officially launched the ticket on July 28, at the Moss Vale CWA Hall.

The candidate will be joined by David Rapley, Glen Jenkins, Shardae Ewart, Joshua Sloss, James Salter, Ryan Elphic, Jill Cockram and Anthony Dubber.

They have backgrounds in construction, IT, the disability sector, nursing and mental health, sport recreation and leisure, cattle farming, and work with the Moss Vale Community Gardens and Justice Advocate Service.

The group's priorities include building a business case to ensure road maintenance are managed locally, financial accountability through mandating reporting at the council meetings, and simplifying processes to build homes and businesses.

"I will not support any more money being wasted on desktop analyses and cookie cutter approaches to strategy development for consultants," she said.

Working with council management to implement the backlog of recommendations put forward by the Audit, Risk and Improvement Committee is another focus.

Another priority is ensuring new housing projects are matched with planning processes and the required supporting infrastructure.

"Local governance is exactly that - local," Mr Rapley said, who works in the construction industry.

"It should be undertaken solely for the benefit of the local populace - those that are directly impacted by the decisions being made."

Updates on policies and ways to contact the group can be found via vote1rachelrussell.org and Rachel Russell Wingecarribee on Facebook.