Tough to nominate key mishap

A GOLD COAST rich-lister who announced he would stand as an independent in the federal election has missed out on nomination after a series of mishaps when lodging forms.

Property Club founder Kevin Young was racing to the office of the Divisional Returning Officer on Thursday – the last day for nominations – after securing the remaining endorsements he needed to stand in Moncrieff.

But he ended up missing the noon deadline after his GPS instead directed him to a cricket club and he discovered that his forms were incomplete.

“I am shattered,” Mr Young said. “I missed out on my nomination by 10 minutes.

“I had to wait until (Thursday) for 10 endorsements. I set sail to lodge at Robina. My GPS delivered me to a cricket club.

“Long story short I arrived with five minutes to spare. When I got there they asked, ‘Where is your form 44?’ I didn’t know I needed one.

“The staff were good, they got the multi-page form but time beat me. They rang Head Office for a dispensation, but the answer was ‘no’.”

Mr Young said he was disappointed he would not be able to take his plan for affordable housing to the electorate.

Nine candidates have been declared for the seat of Moncrieff, which is held by Angie Bell of the LNP.