WHY LOCAL PROFESSIONALS HAVE TO WORK TOGETHER

Hi Mark - we thought you would understand precisely the issues 
as your profile on your firm's website states

"Current Practice 
Mark's main areas of expertise include:
	A	Telecommunications regulation and competition issues 
	B	Telecommunications and IT contracts (including GITC) 
	C	Commercialisation of new technologies such as VoIP & WiFi 
	D	Internet and ecommerce transactions 
	E	broadband issues 
	F	Intellectual property registration and commercialisation 
	G	Outsourcing and facilities management agreements 
	H	Technology joint ventures and alliances 
	I	Mergers and acquisitions

Client Focus
Mark's clients include local and multinational telecommunications carriers 
and IT suppliers. 

Mark has advised on a wide range of transactions including bids for the 
second Australian carrier licence, major telecoms disputes, large systems 
integration contracts with utility companies; satellite contracts, network 
rollouts, smart card systems and several M&A transactions in the 
consolidating telecoms market.

Mark has delivered a number of industry seminars on telecoms regulation. 

He has also written extensively on IT and internet issues." 

As a Mosman resident and a Parent we thought you, with your knowledge and 
expertise, would be prepared to participate in assisting Mosman Junior
Sports Clubs implement the "Local Information Economy" based on the
Federal Electronic Transaction Act 1999 and the NSW Electronic 
Transaction Act 2000.

We believe your conscience, ethics and children will NOT allow you to 
support the unconscionable conduct of the Communications and Information 
Technology [CIT] industries that uses ignorance, lies and deception to 
place communities into perpetual debt 

The Sustainability Action Network [SAN-Au] has developed an alternative
option but it requires the support of Professionals like yourself

Yours sincerely


Stephen GOULD		Peter AXTENS   LLB	Pim RAVESTIJN
Hon Secretary		Compliance Officer	Edu Co-ordinator
SUSTAINABILITY  ACTION NETWORK [SAN-2088]


Subject:      RE: Mark - Junior Sport, Councils and CDOs
Date sent:  Wed, 17 Sep 2008 14:35:13 +1000
From:          "Mark " 
To:            "Stephen"

Thanks Stephen.

I do not understand most of what you have written. 

I also do not wish to participate in your organisation.  

I am not sure who gave you my email address. 

Kindly take my email off your circulation list and cease emailing me.

Thank you.

Regards

Mark

-----Original Message-----
From: Stephen GOULD [mailto:stephen.gould@ksas-au.net] 
Sent: Thursday, 18 September 2008 12:25 AM
To: Mosman Parents
Cc: Mosman Candidates; SAN-2088 Mgt Cmt
Subject: Mark - Junior Sport, Councils and CDOs

Hi Mark - I appreciate that as a Partner in a law firm with a young 
family, your time is at a premium.

However we would appreciate it if you could spare 30 mins to discuss 
our research into how Councils are being placed into debt using Financial 
Instruments like Collateralised Debt Obligations [CDOs].

As an example the demise of Lehman Bros appears to have left a 
$2 Billion black hole in NSW Council Finances - there is no point suing 
Lehman Bros now they have gone and the assets stripped out !

As you may be aware the older parents involved with Kids Safe-at-Sport 
have had a long running series of issues with SHOROC Councils for a 
consistent Child Protection policy since May 2007.

You are more familiar with the problems with the Balmoral floodlights 
for training for your young family and probably have not had time to 
consider the electricity costs and Carbon Credits that have to be paid
by other rate-payers

Hence this letter to council asking why the illumination Lux level is 
40% higher than the Standard required may be of interest.

NSW Councils appear to have been placed in debt using CDOs and the 
"way out" is to use the demands of young families to implement 
expensive floodlights and watering systems so that the cost of 
repaying these new financial instruments

1	spread over ALL the rate-payers

2	Junior Sports Parents volunteers time and Council Volunteer 
	time is recorded as part of the Rio Tinto WA Future Fund 
	Volunteer Management Scheme [RTVMS] with WA Department of 
	Sport and Recreation
	
We do not have a problem with that if it was of benefit to the local 
community.  

However "the costs" appears to be derived from hedge fund managers 
earning $US300 Million/year trading in these new financial instruments

Hence we would appreciate 30 minutes of your time to review our 
research and a "local Information Economy" solution developed by 
parents involved with the Kids Safe-at-Sport Network 

Regards

Stephen GOULD
Hon Secretary
KIDS SAFE-AT-SPORT NETWORK [KSAS-SHOR]

E:	stephen.gould@ksas-au.net
M:	0416-009-468

On 16 Sep 08, at 14:02, Mark wrote:

> please delete me from your email list
> 
> 
> Mark
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stephen GOULD [mailto:stephen.gould@ksas-au.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, 16 September 2008 11:19 PM
> To: Mosman Council
> Cc: Mosman Parents; Mosman Parents
> Subject: Gen Mgr - date to review Complaint re Council
> 
> This email with links can be reviewed here 
> 
> 
> Communications with Mosman Council can be reviewed here
> 
> 
> Communications with SHOROC (The Shore Regional Organisation
> of Councils - Manly, Mosman, Pittwater & Warringah) can be 
> reviewed here
> .
> 
> 07:27 Tue 16 Sep 2008 			Recipient:6123Oba1     
>              					REF:AACYIGN1
> TO: 	VHR MAY			cc	NSW Dep Local Gov
> 	General Manager			NSW Ombudsman
> 	MOSMAN COUNCIL			NSW Electoral Commission
> 	Mosman Councillors		KSAS-Au Parents    
> 		
>  PROPOSED T 14 OCT 2008 DATE FOR COMPLAINT REVIEW    
> 							    
> Dear General Manager - the Complaint lodged with the NSW 
> Ombudsman about Mosman Council has been referred back to 
> Council for review.
> 
> As we understand it, the Complaint has to be reviewed by the 
> Councillors hence propose that the Complaint is placed on the 
> agenda for the first Council meeting Tue 14 Oct 2008.
> 
> As there are 9 signed Statutory Declarations about Cr WILTON's 
> behaviour as Mayor dating from Tue 05 Aug 2007, we consider it 
> inappropriate for Cr WILTON to stand for Mayor for this year.
> 
> In addition Cr WILTON has been placed "On Notice for Slander" 
> following an incident at the pre-poll registration on Fri 12 Sep 2008 
> (Att A - Cr WILTON On-Notice for Slander) 
> 
> We would suggest that either the Deputy Mayor Anne CONNON or 
> Cr Simon MENZIES as the leading vote candidate for Mosman or 
> Cr Jim REID as the leading vote Candidate for Balmoral may be 
> more appropriate to be Mayor to review this complaint.
> 
> NEXT STEPS    
> 
> Please confirm that this issue will be on the Council Agenda for Tue 
> 14 Oct 2008.  Thank you.
>     
> Yours sincerely    
> 
> Stephen GOULD		Peter AXTENS		Michael CLEAR    
> Hon Secretary		Hon Compliance Officer	Sponsor    
> KIDS SAFE-AT-SPORT SHOROC    
> 
> E:	stephen.gould@ksas-au.net    
> M:	0416-009-468
> 



A	SAN Policy Objectives
B	Climate Change Decentralised Energy Systems
C	1995 Conference "Local Government-Fostering a Sustainable Future
D	Letter from Mosman residents re excessive Power