MWCCI Candidates Forum

MWCCI Candidates Forum

The candidates. The issues. Mildura’s future.

Join the Mildura–Wentworth Chamber of Commerce & Industry for a structured discussion about the priorities facing Mildura and the choices candidates would make in the Victorian Parliament. The forum puts business and our community at the centre of the political discussion.

Tuesday 10 November 2026 · 5:00pm–8:00pm

Brian Grogan Lecture Theatre, La Trobe University Mildura

140 seats · In-person attendance by invitation only

Make connections. Meet the candidates. Be in the room when we go live.

The evening starts at 5:00pm with what the Chamber does best—bringing people together. Catch up with fellow members, meet local business and community leaders, and take the opportunity for a conversation and photograph with the candidates.

Then take your seat. At 6:00pm sharp, we go live across the electorate.

Production Partner Sun City Streaming will deliver a live, multi-camera broadcast on YouTube and Facebook. You’ll be in the room as candidates make their case on the issues attendees have helped put on the agenda.

Arrive between 5:00pm and 5:15pm. Every attendee must check in and have their registered ticket confirmed before entering the theatre.

Be seated by 5:50pm for audience instructions and final production preparations. The cameras go live at six.

Networking and check-in: 5:00pm – 5:50pm · Live forum: 6:00–8:00pm

Confirmed candidates

• Jade Benham

• Katie Clements

• Guy Cooper

Ali Cupper has been invited. Her participation is yet to be confirmed.

Labor candidate Stella Zigouras has declined to participate.

How the forum will work

• The discussion will focus on the strongest priorities identified by attendees through registration.

• Candidates will receive the main questions in advance so they can prepare considered answers.

• Each candidate will also ask one direct question of another candidate of their choosing.

Equal time and consistent moderation will support fair treatment and meaningful comparison. The format may be adjusted to accommodate the final number of participating candidates.

Tickets and attendance

Candidates have equal supporter allocations, with remaining places allocated through MWCCI. This helps create a balanced room. Please use the invitation and access code provided to you. Ticket prices and applicable fees are shown when selecting tickets. An allocation identifies the booking route only; it does not establish an attendee’s political views or voting intention.

Before they ask for your vote, what do you want answered?

This election will shape Victoria’s future—and Mildura’s place in it. What would you want the candidates to explain before you decide who deserves your vote?

Help set the agenda. Choose up to four State or Local issues most likely to influence your voting decision. Tell us what matters, and add a comment if there’s something behind your choice you want us to understand.

We’ll bring those responses together to identify the strongest priorities and put them directly to the candidates. They’ll have the opportunity to prepare, explain their position and tell us what they would actually do.

Your priorities. Their answers. A clearer choice.

Rank your choices in order of importance and select a different issue for each priority. Individual suggestions won’t necessarily be asked separately, but every response will be considered. Please avoid including private personal information in your comments.

MWCCI will use registration responses to plan and moderate the forum and analyse themes across the audience and booking allocations. Any published thematic summary will be de-identified.

Watch live

Production Partner Sun City Streaming will broadcast the forum live on YouTube and Facebook, with multi-camera coverage.

MWCCI Means Business. One Region. One Voice.