Harry Stavrinos - Roselands Ward Councillor

THERE IS NOTHING MORE IMPORTANT THAN FAMILY- Hi I'm Harry Stavrinos and I'm a Registered Tax Agent & Accountant who has worked in our family-run Accountancy Practice in Belmore since 1998. My father Andrew Stavrinos started the practice in 1980 and we have been part of the Canterbury-Bankstown Area since that time, when we moved to Greenacre(44 years ago)

I was educated at Chullora Public school and Strathfield South High School during my schooling years and lived in Greenacre until 2007 when I moved to the Eastern Suburbs due to my partner having work commitments in Hospitals. From 2012-2021 I had the privilege of serving as a Randwick City Councillor where I:

a) Delivering Local Infrastructure

b) Opposed Over-Development in particular the 20-Storey High Rise being pushed by Council under the Kingsford To Kensington(K2K) Planning Model. c) Standing up for the silent majority whenever COMMON SENSE decisions were in jeopardy. d) Supporting Local Businesses & Organisations by delivering greater amenity & improving Town Centres. ATTACHED BELOW: My list of ACHIEVEMENTS-

* Delivering the $4.3 million Kensington Community Centre & Outdoor Gym which had been promised for 15 years.

* Fought against the LABOR/GREENS 20% increase to council rates holding them accountable for their fiscal irresponsibility.

* Fought against Councils Kingsford To Kensington Strategy(K2K) which would see 20 Storey High-Rise being built across both Town Centres.

* Delivering the $2.5 million Meeks Street Plaza which is aimed at creating an alfresco dining area in Kingsford along with being used as an area for Market Activations.

* Delivering a new playground for Kokoda Park & Fitzgerald Park in Kensington & Kingsford.

* Delivering the $13 Million Rainbow Street Carpark to alleviate the loss of 700 car spaces caused by the State Governments Light-Rail Construction and delivering angled-parking in Kingsford & Kensington Town Centres.

* Fought for residents & small businesses affected by the Light-Rail Construction to have the Light-Rail Development Agreement altered to compensate them for noise, loss of business and damages caused to dwellings.

* Introduced programs aimed at improving Public Domain areas in Town Centres to support local business.

* Implemented Traffic Study for Kingsford & Kensington which has seen traffic calming devices being installed in side streets to deter speeding.

* Introduced grass cutting services for pensioners and increased pensioner rebate. In the last 12 months our family has seen the passing of close family members and with the birth of our son Andrew, I've realized just how important family is and living closer to them for my son. My wife Renee and I both grew up in the Canterbury-Bankstown Area and we are now looking to reside in Belmore. As the Roselands Ward Candidate - I plan to hold Council fiscally responsible. Our rates have gone up 36% in the last 3 years with NO IMPROVEMENT TO SERVICES OR OUR AMENITY. I will request that council regularly clean our town centres and streets and crack down on the illegal dumping of rubbish which has been a massive problem. I will also request the DE-MERGER of Canterbury-Bankstown Council- as it stands only 25% of the current Council budget is allocated towards the Canterbury side of Council. This is reflected in the poor state of our roads, footpaths and other infrastructure in the area. With rates having increased more than 36% in the last 3 years, its clear that there have been no savings in the merger of Canterbury-Bankstown Council. I will look at ways in which Council can improve on Green Space...with the ever increasing demand for housing its important that we maintain a level of Green Space to allow future generations to have somewhere for recreational activity. A VOTE FOR HARRY STAVRINOS IS A VOTE FOR NO POLITICS IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT. MY AIM IS TO FOCUS PURELY ON ROADS, RATES & RUBBISH!