Ican Network - the independent candidate advisory

ICAN - What is it?

The Independent Candidate's Advisory Network is not a political party. It has been founded by sitting Federal Independent MPs Peter Andren, Tony Windsor and Bob Katter to encourage independent candidates around Australia to take the giant step of running for state or federal parliament.

It is a giant step for independents. They might want to stand to represent their community, but are concerned at how to go about it, how to organise a campaign, how to develop the necessary support base to mount that campaign against the might and money of the party machine

ICAN, by offering resource material and personal contact with MPs who have successfully taken on the party machines to deliver truly independent representation, will help support genuine broad-based candidates to make the independent journey.

Gavin Priestley, former Telstra Countrywide Western NSW area manager, is volunteering his time to coordinate ICAN. Gavin believes the sale of Telstra is a major example of government ignoring the wishes of rural Australia. He has had no political affiliations, and wants to help attract more representatives into parliament who have one objective – to represent their constituency to the best of their ability, beholden to no-one except the electorate.

ICAN was launched in Canberra on October 11th 2005. Click here to see the press release issued on launch day.