Waverley's mayoral meeting was held last night, with the Greens Indigenous Cr. Dominic Wy Kanak the nominee for mayor from the three Greens councillors with 3 ALP councillors in support.
The other nominee was the Liberal's Sally Betts with five Liberals and Miriam Guttman-Jones, a conservative independent, in support. Betts name was chosen from the box, and the Liberals went on to win the deputy mayor's position in the same fashion.
Waverley Greens have released their "how to vote" information for the Council elections on September 13th. Click on the ward image below to download a printable copy of the leaflets which include the how-to-vote information.
Among the stranger stories of the 2008 Waverley Council election campaign is the decision by the Liberals to nominate four candidates on their ticket to contest three positions in Waverley's Lawson Ward. If this sounds like a work of fiction, read on...
Waverley Greens in conjuction with Greens local groups across NSW have resolved to declare the sources of all donations over $200 and other funding used for their council election campaigns.
The receipt of donations from those with significant financial stakes in the decisions made by councillors creates (at the least) the perception of a climate of corruption, where the interests of donors may receive more attention than the general public interest.
Mora Main was born in Scotland. She moved to Sydney's eastern suburbs in 1974, and to Charing Cross in 1984. She is a long time campaigner for open space, built & natural heritage and better urban amenity, as well as being a former precinct convenor, member of Fred Hollows Foundation and supporter of the Aboriginal Medical Service. She is an athlete and is a former national marathon champion.
Mora was elected to Waverley Council in 1999 and was elected as the first Greens Mayor of Waverley in 2005. She was the Deputy Mayor from 1999 to 2004. She has also served on many Council committees, reference groups and panels, including as Chair of the Development Control Committee.
Mora has a background in geography and urban design with a 20 year career in the NSW Dept of Housing. She is a current member of the Department of Planning's Urban Design Advisory Service (SEPP 65) panel for the Central Coast.
Mora's many interests include community engagement, reconciling planning for the built and natural environments, health & fitness, mountains, promotion of youth activities, transport, cycling and the outdoors, reading, languages.
Dominic WyKanak first came to Bondi (Darugland Boondi Boondi) when he was 17 and has been involved in the community and its unique culture since then. He was elected to Council in 1999.
Dominic is an Aboriginal Torres Strait Islander working to bring an indigenous perspective to Council's activities and to protect cultural heritage. He is Chair of the Multicultural Committee and is very active on the Traffic and other Council committees representing constituents. He serves on the board of Tranby College.
He is currently Deputy Mayor of Waverley, the first Indigenous person to hold the position in Waverley's history.
He is a strong supporter of the Bondi Pavilion and Waverley Library and their vital role in the cultural life of Waverley. He is Council's Nominee to Metropolitan Public Libraries Association.
Virginia Milson came to Waverley in 1981 and has been active in local government for many years. She is a former teacher and journalist with qualifications in Humanities and Education. She is a life member of Bronte Public School P&C.
She has been the Convenor of Bronte Beach Precinct since 2001. The precinct has endeavoured to broaden the understanding of environmental issues, including organising a guest speaker programme to inform residents on issues such as climate change, peak oil, water usage, establishing native gardens, living sustainably, solar energy, heritage and planning our city for sustainability.
Virginia is committed to the protection of heritage values and is treasurer of the Bronte Beach Heritage Society. She has supported Council's draft heritage study and successfully moved its adoption at the combined precincts in the hope it will provide for the better protection of our important buildings.
She is a keen bushcare participant, and has worked to rehabilitate a number of sites in Waverley. She is currently the deputy president of Waverley bushcare
Virginia is also a dedicated campaigner for the environment and the public interest, serving as Convenor of the Zero Waste Network in Sydney and founding a green shareholders lobby group.
Virginia is a supporter and regular user of public transport.
Prue Cancian is a Research Librarian with qualifications in Information Science, Humanities, Economics and Teaching. She has lived in Waverley since 1983.
Prue is secretary of the Bondi Beach committee and a former secretary of the Charing Cross Precinct Committee and is also a resident representative on the Bondi Forum. She has worked in bushcare throughout Waverley and eastern Sydney and in the Bondi Junction community garden.
She was Convenor of the Friends of Waverley Library (FOWL) from 1994-2000, during which time it successfully lobbied for the completion of Waverley's new library. She is currently Secretary of the Friends of Bondi Pavilion.
She helped found the Climate Action Bondi group and was instrumental, along with other active members of the group, in organising a Climate Day in February 2007, at Bondi Pavilion,which raised over $12,000 for the installation of a solar panel at Bondi Beach Public School.
Waverley Greens have announced candidates for all four wards for the council election in Waverley to be held on September 13th. Sitting councillors Mora Main (Lawson) and Dominic Wy Kanak (Bondi) will be joined by Prue Cancian (Waverley) and Virginia Milson (Hunter).
"It's a great privilege to stand again for the Greens in this election and have the chance to represent residents for the coming 4 years," said former Waverley Mayor, Mora Main.
“Planning for sustainability and limiting overdevelopment will be high priorities for Greens councillors in this coming term. The Greens have been working hard on Council to improve Waverley's planning controls. The planning laws in NSW have been stacked in favour of development interests with the support of the Labor and coalition parties.
