A WODONGA Council candidate will donate half his $26,000 allowance to charity if he is successful in this month's election.
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Mike Fraser said two reasons motivated the move.
"I don't think it's the right environment to be taking that sort of money and I'm at the stage of my career where I don't necessarily need it," Mr Fraser said.
"I believe it would be better spent in the community rather than in a bank account waiting for kids to fight over it."
Mr Fraser said he was open to approaches about which organisations may benefit from his largesse.
"If I got on I'd be basically saying I'm open to suggestions but the criteria is going to be about how we get our community back up and running again," he said.
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Mr Fraser cited junior sporting groups, such as Auskick and Miniroos, as those that might need help in re-energising young people.
He is concerned that the council has $35 million in bank accounts, suggesting there was plenty that could be used to stimulate the city's COVID recovery.
Mr Fraser nominated $15 million to $20 million as being preferable and enough to meet working capital and cash reserve needs.
He said the timing of the council's decision to end support for Business Wodonga was "pretty awful".
Meanwhile, deputy mayor Brian Mitchell wants Albury airport to become "a full international airport".
He said he raised the idea in a council planning meeting two years ago, but was told it was not being pursued.
Asked what ports he saw as feasible for the Border to be linked to, Cr Mitchell said "Albury-Wodonga being between Sydney and Melbourne the feasibility would be anywhere in the world".
"Toowoomba is a private airport and they're flying fresh food products to Hong Kong and South East Asia, so that's something we could tackle," Cr Mitchell said.
