His business is one of the most trusted in the region – the spot police turn to when they’ve got car troubles.
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Johnny Lange, of Lange’s Auto Centre, is a Wamboin boy and now Carwoola family man.
And this year he is putting his weight behind Trevor Hicks by standing as a fellow independent in the Queanbeyan-Palerang council elections.
Mr Lange and his brother Dean took over the business seven years ago from their father who began the mechanical workshop in 1972.
The busy 40-year-old employs 11 staff and when he’s not at work he is busy keeping up with his two kids, nine and 11, both enrolled at Queanbeyan East Public.
Mr Lange chatted with people from all walks when they dropped in for repairs or inspections.
And there was a common story – rising business and household costs meant people were forced to do more with less.
Mr Lange is the first to admit prior to this election he had never considered a tilt at local government.
But he was drawn to run and get behind change he’d like to see.
“Rates is definitely one, bringing the cost of rates down," he said. “That’s one that needs to be looked at.”
“We need to reduce the cost of living in any way possible, whether that be power costs, rates or everything in general.”