Shoalhaven Action Campaign

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The Shoalhaven Action Campaign has announced that following its recent AGM Monica Taylor has accepted the position of Chairperson. Ms Taylor said that she is looking forward to the challenge of helping the association to grow as it continues to be a reliable and constructive influence in Shoalhaven Local Government. “We were instrumental in bringing about change in the recent Council elections and we are delighted to have helped two candidates into Council. We believe Robert Miller and John Fergusson will prove to be an asset to the city. [Read more →]

Hi folks
Never doubt that a small group of committed people can change the world,
Indeed it’s the only thing that ever has

>From the time SAC formed in May 2007 there was one clear goal – to change the Council and ensure that the dominant group of Councillors, the Shoalhaven Independents Group (SIG), led by Greg Watson, lost that dominance.
This has been well and truly achieved. The SIG numbers will be way down on last Council.
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Media Release - 12 September 2008

John Fergusson, who is standing as a Mayoral candidate in the Shoalhaven Council elections with the support of the Shoalhaven Action Campaign, has outlined the approach he would take as Mayor.

“It’s quite simple. Council must follow the rules – the rules laid down by the Local Government Act and the rules laid down in Council’s own policies. [Read more →]

SAC mayoral candidate, John Fergusson (3rd from left), has joined with 70% of mayoral candidates calling for Shoalhaven electors to reject Greg Watson and the Shoalhaven Independents Group at the coming election.

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Media Release - 9 September 2008
Over the last year or so Mayor Watson has regularly claimed that various sections of the media are biased against him and his political party – the Shoalhaven Independents Group. This alleged bias has come from presenters on radio stations 2ST and local ABC and the local newspaper the South Coast Register. Most recently he claimed that a local community newspaper, the New Bush Telegraph, is biased against him and his party. The Mayor took legal action to try and prevent distribution of that newspaper. [Read more →]

Want to find out more about SAC candidates and where they stand on policies and issues affecting each of the areas of Shoalhaven.

Click to see:

• Ward 1 candidates
• Ward 2 candidates
• Ward 3 candidates

Media release - 1 September 2008

The performance of Shoalhaven City Council over the last 8 years must be
further questioned given the results of a BankWest quality of life survey
that ranked Shoalhaven at a lowly 509 out of 590 Local Government Areas in
Australia, says John Fergusson, a Mayoral candidate in the Shoalhaven
elections on 13 September. [Read more →]

Media Release - 26 August 2008

Pat Mason may be one of the oldest candidates in Ward One, but she is the latest to star in her own YouTube video.

Pat and her Ward One team have become the latest candidates in the local government elections to embrace internet technology. Using location shots from Bomaderry Creek Bushland, Pat Mason and Barry Horton discuss their plans for the North Nowra Link Road. [Read more →]

Media Release - 12 August 2008

I am standing for Council election in September as an Independent candidate for Councillor in Ward 2 with the support of the Shoalhaven Action Campaign.

Local government is about about making decisions that affect residents and ratepayers and our local communities. It is really important that we have genuine community representatives on Council. It is vital that people of integrity and sincerity, who are determined to bring community views into Council, continue to have a seat there. I am repeatedly astonished by the ‘we know best’ attitude of many of my fellow Councillors. They seem to believe that their role is to make ‘expert’ decisions on behalf of their constituents, not to listen to what the community says and act accordingly. I am concerned that the decisions being made by our Councillors are not in the community’s best interest. [Read more →]