Supporting friends

My good friend Eric Nicholson has decided to run for council. We both care deeply about sustainability, ecology and the future wellbeing of our planet and the people on it, and are both actively involved in community groups to bring about positive change. Eric is the founder and driving force behind Permaculture Education Zone, a group of which I am also a founding committee member. We both feel that the next logical step is to work at the local government level, so we can be involved with decisions that affect our local neighbourhood, and, we hope, fairly represent the concerns of the community.

Eric is running for Adelaide City Council, South Ward. I went to his campaign launch to support him. Stephen Yarwood, Lord Mayor Candidate for Adelaide City Council, was also there to support Eric. I first met Stephen earlier this year and was very impressed by his energy, enthusiasm, knowledge and passion. He is part of the reason why I was inspired to nominate for Norwood Payneham & St Peters Council, and I was very happy to see him supporting Eric.

I feel excited knowing that there are genuinely passionate people wanting to get involved with local government, and that I may be working with some of them in the future.