Ian Scandrett

Independent elected to Wingecarribee Shire Council on Sept 8, 2012. Our Just Fix It team is focused on Open and Transparent Council, No secret meetings with Developers, People Accounabiliity not the big end of town, Responsible Finances, Buy Local - Spend Local. Great Team - all Community Focused! One project is to fix the Mittagong Bowling Club - not demolish it - and to refurb it for community group use - we have a shortage of these facilities. Focused on creating Jobs and economic activity such as Tourism and Events, keeping the "Green Between" and reforming our Council to become really responsible, responsive, proactive and accountable. Small Business Owner, Advocate and Activist. Increasingly concerned how SME's are taken for granted and played with by major Political Parties. Commmunity Activist, Independent Politics. Executive Committee Member "Friends of Callan Park" until 2009. Committed to Open Accountable Transparent Government and less red tape, less bureaucracy especially in Local Government. Mutualist - Long term NRMA Observer and Activist. Fought Demutualisation of NRMA Insurance [now IAG] and Association. Opposed to essential services and utilities being privatised. About my family life - married Julie on July 4th 1998. We met on a Sport & Recreation Camp. Our son Jack was born 21 Jan 1999. Ran for Election 26 March 2011 to the NSW Upper House [Legislative Council] as running mate to John Hatton. Our aim was to ensure electoral balance, fight corruption and ensure accountability and ethics in the LC. Recent events show our focus was spot on.