Shoalhaven Action Campaign

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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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.

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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, [...]

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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 [...]

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Media Release - 5 August 2008
The Shoalhaven Action Campaign has decided to support a single Mayoral candidate for the Council election on 13 September. Previously both John Fergusson and Patricia Mason had expressed interest in this but Mrs Mason has decided not to proceed, throwing her support instead behind Mr Fergusson.

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Media Release - 25 July 2008
Are fed up with Council ignoring your views?
Are you opposed to our Councillors pushing high rise development in Mollymook and Ulladulla?
Are you concerned about developer donations to the Mayor and his Party?
Do you want a Council that makes decisions for the benefit of the whole community, not just a select [...]

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Media release - 24 July 2008

Mayoral candidate Patricia Mason says that the continuing controversy over Council’s public land sales shows it is time for a new approach to any development proposals on public land. “The Local Government Act says that Council must effectively manage the assets for which it is responsible,” says Mrs Mason who [...]

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Media release - 24 July 2008

With the Department of Local Government advising that it will be investigating Shoalhaven City Councils proposed sale of land at Bridge Road in Nowra to property developer Huscorp, Mayoral candidate John Fergusson says that it seems Council are lurching from one disaster to another. “This is the latest in [...]

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Media Release - 23 July 2008
If, like me, you are constantly amazed by our councillors’ total lack of interest in the community’s concerns, then the upcoming elections in September is the time to set it right.
There’s no point shrugging and thinking “that’s how all councils operate.” They don’t .  It’s simply not normal, not acceptable [...]

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