Andrew Evan Thaler | |
|---|---|
| Councillor of the Snowy Monaro Regional Council | |
| Assumed office 14 September 2024 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1972or1973(age 52–53) |
| Party | Independent |
| Residence(s) | Nimmitabel, New South Wales, Australia |
| Website | snowymonaro |
Andrew Evan Thaler (born 1972 or 1973) is an Australian politician and was a candidate for the 2019 New South Wales state election in Monaro, [1] , 2022 Monaro state by-election, [2] 2022 federal election in Eden-Monaro [3] and the 2025 federal election in Eden-Monaro. [4] [5] He was a candidate for the 2025 Kiama state by-election, following the resignation of the former member Gareth Ward. He cites his suspension from his duties as a councillor as a reason he can campaign in this by-election. [6] [7]
Thaler is a broadcaster and owns a scrapyard. [8]
In 2024 he was elected to Snowy Monaro Regional Council. [8]
Thaler welcomed the resignation of council CEO David Hogan following the 2024 local government election. [9]
In 2022, Thaler pleaded guilty to intimidating a woman, [3] but was not convicted, with the judge describing the events as "an absurd situation" and noting that "on all sides, this incident could have been handled better". [10]
In September 2024, Thaler was involved in a lawsuit triggered by an altercation with a campaigner for the yes vote in the 2023 Australian Indigenous Voice referendum. [11]
Following the death of Clare Nowland, Thaler claimed to act as a spokesperson on behalf of Nowland's family but they denied this claim. [12]
In April 2025, Thaler allegedly started a brawl between councillors after raising a motion calling for his neighbour's property to be investigated during a meeting of the council. [4]
Thaler has been suspended three times from council for his behaviour and is banned from multiple businesses within the Cooma and Nimmitabel areas. [13] [14] [8] [15] Upon Thaler's third ban from council, he was disqualified from holding civic office for five years. [15] Thaler's behaviour has led to an investigation by the office of local government (a state government agency). [16]
Supporters of smaller party candidates, which include the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party's Mick Holton, the Greens' Peter Marshall, the Animal Justice Party's Frankie Seymour and independent candidate Andrew Thaler, were also on hand to pass out how-to-vote material.