INDEPENDENT: Trevor Drake

Deputy Mayor Cr Trevor Drake has assembled a team of independent, like-minded, experienced people for the upcoming Local Government elections.

Cr Drake was elected at the last election and during his first term on council, came to realise that party politics in council results in party line, political point scoring which does not always achieve the best outcome for the community.

He has resigned from his political party and is standing as an Independent.

If re-elected, Cr Drake will not be influenced by party politics.

His team have a common purpose if elected.

It is about getting back to basics.

The Drake team is committed to changing council's priorities and increasing capital expenditure to ensure proper maintenance of our roads, the construction of footpaths, drainage, kerb and guttering in all of the suburbs of the city over a period of 10 years.

Council has no long-term strategy in this regard, and it is well overdue.

The Drake team support the re-vitalisation of the Gosford City Centre as part of a broader coordinated upgrading of our towns and villages.

The Drake team are committed to the protection of the environment and development of the city that is sustainable and environmentally friendly.

It is the scenic beauty of the area and the layback lifestyle that has attracted many of our residents to live in our city.

It is these qualities that the Drake team will seek to preserve into the future.

Trevor Drake's team comprises of Peninsula business women Ms Debra Wales and Ms Janice Hawkins, Copacabana businesswoman Ms Jean Kronja and Cr Drake's daughter Ms Tegan Drake.

Trevor Drake, Independent