Group advises close look

The Peninsula Residents Action Group has urged local residents to look closely for candidates who would represent the Peninsula's interests at the forthcoming Council elections.

Peninsula Residents Action Group chairperson Mr Trevor Anderson said that he wanted residents to consider the issues carefully and to vote for locals who have their interests uppermost.

"We remind ratepayers to be aware of the many unresolved issues left by the current totally dysfunctional and intransigent Council when they cast their votes on Saturday, March 27," he said.

"It seems likely that candidates for your vote will show the usual casual attitude towards campaigning that we have experienced in prior elections.

"Therefore, we advise voters to search local papers such as the Peninsula News for any policy statements from candidates and to carefully examine any material dropped in letterboxes as to how it affects us all locally."

The Peninsula Residents Action Group was formed in November 2002 as a result of the attempt by Gosford Council to resume the homes of 140 Peninsula ratepayers for conversion to open space.

Since then, the group has monitored the activities of Council as they affect Peninsula residents.

Mr Anderson said that Peninsula residents should remember that even though a large percentage of the Gosford Council ratepayers lived on the Peninsula, with no ward system, it would be unlikely that there would be many Peninsula-based councillors in the new council.

He said that there were important Peninsula issues.

He said these included the Peninsula Regional Leisure Centre (Woy Woy Pool), over-development and increased residential density (eg: town-houses, villas, etc), parking, infrastructure and landscaping for the proposed Ettalong Fast Ferry service.

They also included drainage of the many areas on the Peninsula which suffered flooding; kerb and guttering, and subsequent piping of extra collected waste water; road improvements and the provision of footpaths and the refurbishment of both Ocean Beach and Umina Surf Clubs;

Press release, March 17