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SOS plans to contest elections

 

Save Our Suburbs (SOS) has announced it will field a numbers of candidates in the next Gosford Council elections.

Peninsula-based spokesman for SOS, Mr Bryan Ellis, said the organisation also planned to register as a political party for the next State election.

Mr Ellis was critical of the recent announcement by the Premier, Mr Bob Carr, that the government was working with Spurbest and Gosford Council to come up with a plan for a new residential tower in Gosford City.

"With no public consultation, this is clearly unacceptable to a great majority of residents and definitely not 'planning'," said Mr Ellis.

SOS will hold a series of public meetings starting October 12 at Wov Woy South Progress Hall, at 2pm.

Special Minister of State and Minister Advising the Premier for the Central Coast, Mr John Della Bosca, had been invited, Mr Ellis said.

"SOS president Tony Recsei will be outlining SOS objectives and explaining a core problem - the myths that planning in this State are based on."

Ku-ring-gai mayor Cr Laura Bennet will also address the meeting.

An area health professional will outline the deficiencies in services in the rapidly-growing Wyong Shire, said Mr Ellis.

Press release, October 2