AT just 42 years of age and with 12 months of Local Government experience under his belt, Mildura businessman Liam Wood this week became Mildura Rural City Council's youngest ever mayor. Sunraysia Daily journalist ALLAN MURPHY sat down with the civic leader this week to find out what makes him tick, why he took on the challenge and his aspirations and goals over the coming 12 months.AM: When did you decide that you would run for mayor and how did that come about?

LW: It has basically been a three-month process of thinking about it. The real reason is that I got on council and thoroughly enjoyed it, but I'm a person who is either all in or all out. I wante