Save Our Suburbs Warringah names its candidates

On Friday 8th August 2008, grassroots community group Save Our Suburbs (SOS) announced its entry into the Warringah Council election campaign, standing 3 candidates in B Ward.

Chris Thomas is a practising architect. He already has experience of working with Council through his involvement with both the John Fisher Park Advisory Committee and the Sportsfield Rectification Committee. Chris has been a resident of Warringah for 12 years, involving himself in a host of community and sporting activities. He lives in Curl Curl with his wife and young son.

Andrew Speers is an environmental and water management practitioner, who has previously been a member of the Harbord Community Bank Board and an owner of The Childcare Group which until recently operated childcare centres at Freshwater and Manly Vale. Andrew is married with 3 children and lives in Freshwater. He has lived in Warringah for 22 years.

Paula Cowan, an educator, has a long history of involvement in the grassroots democracy group GetUp! Paula is passionately concerned with issues affecting Warringah's youth. Paula is married and lives in Curl Curl where she has resided for the past 5 years.