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I am standing as an independent to give the voters a real choice in this Mayo by-election. Independents are able to represent the community and do not have to follow a party line when considering issues. As an independent I am free to change my position on any issue to reflect the position which best suits the needs of the voters of Mayo.
In 2001 federal election I stood as an independent candidate for Mayo and achieved the second highest vote for an independent in South Australia. Now I am back to have another go.
I was first elected to the Adelaide Hills Council in 2000 and have been re-elected with an increased vote at each of the subsequent council elections. I chaired the Council's Development Assessment Panel until changes to the state legislation required the appointment of an independent chair. I am also a member of the Council's audit committee and represented the Council on the Reference group of the Hills Face review.
I have lived on a small property in the Adelaide Hills at Montacute since 1982 and am married to Erica Womersley (currently Principal of School of the Air, Port Augusta) and we have 3 adult sons. I have been a member of the local Montacute CFS Brigade for over 20 years and was honoured with life membership of the brigade at its 65th anniversary celebration in 2008.
In 1998 I achieved some notoriety, when I criticised the State Government over keeping secret the discovery of giardia in Adelaide's water supply. A photograph of me featured prominantly with an article on the front page of the Advertiser newspaper and I also appeared in the evening TV news.
I worked for 9 years as a food scientist with several food processing companies in South Australia before joining the School of Food & Catering at Regency Park TAFE. I now work at the City Campus as a lecturer in information technology and have a BSc in Food Science, a Graduate Diploma in Adult Education and a Graduate Diploma in Computer and Information Science. I am currently studying in an MBA program with UNISA.
Contact Information
post: PO Box 374 Montacute SA 5134
email: candidate@billspragg.id.au
phone: 8390 2324
mobile: 0403 261186