COUNCILLOR ANNE FIELD BA, Dip Ed, Dip Urban Studies, JP 1985 Member of International Youth Year Committee, Kogarah Council.   1985-1986 Member of Kogarah Council Bicentennial Committee.   December 1985         Appointed to the Board of St George Hospital, Kogarah. December 1986 Appointed Treasurer of St George Area Health Service. Left the Area Health Service Board in mid-1988 October 1988 Joined the Rockdale Community Mobile Nursing Service Board, as a community representative. November 1989 Joined the Rotary Club of Rockdale as their first female member. (I had been  invited as a guest speaker in July 1989 to address the Club about the RCMNS).   1991-1995 Councillor at Rockdale Council – Representing Third Ward First Council Term Member of the following Committees or a Council delegate to the Committees: Community and Environment Committee (Chairperson – 1992-1993) Heritage Advisory Committee member since 1992 (Chairperson – 1995) Access Committee (Chairperson – 1994–1995) Rockdale Community Mobile Nursing Service (1991-1995) Board Member of the Business Enterprise Centre, St George and Sutherland Shire Ltd (1992-1995) Regional Library Steering Committee (1993-1995) Sydney Coastal Councils (1991-1995) Member of Kyeemagh Infants School Council (1993-1995)   25 June 1991 Inducted as President of Rotary Club of Rockdale; the first female to be President of a Rotary Club in Sydney. 14 September 1991 Candidate for Third Ward, Rockdale Council – 11 candidates. November 1992 A semi-finalist in the Local Government Section of Avon Inaugural “Spirit of  Achievement Awards”, an Australia-wide competition 1992-1993 Chairperson of Community and Environment Committee, Rockdale Council. 1993-1995 Worked on a Rockdale Council initiative – a like between Council and local   schools on a History/Environment/Local Government Kit. Launched in Local Government Week, 20 June 1995. A first for a Council in NSW to have published   a School Kit. The Kit was the product of a Committee of the Public Relations Officer, local teachers and Council staff. 1993 to date Elected Chairperson of Ethnic Forum, at its first meeting in June 1993. July 1993 to date Started research on my History of Moorefield Racecourse, Kogarah, 1888-1951   circa. A draft is being written for publication. 27 October 1993 Co-authored a report with a Kogarah resident, Ms Vivi Catalano, on Child Care in the Rockdale Municipality. This Report was tabled to Council on 27/10/93. 9 November 1994 to date Elected Chairperson of Access Committee. May 1995 to date Elected Chairperson of Heritage Advisory Committee.   9 September 1995 Local Government Elections – 12 candidates. Re-elected to represent Third Ward at Rockdale Council.     Second Council Term Member of the following Committees or a Council delegate to the Committees: Community and Environment Committee (Chairperson – 1995-1996) Heritage Advisory Committee (Chairperson – 1995-1999) Access Committee (Chairperson – 1994-1999) SSROC Access Committee (Chairperson 1996-1999) Ethnic Community Advisory Committee (Chairperson 1993-1998) Member to 1999 Regional Library Steering Committee (1995-1996) Sydney Coastal Councils (1995-1999) Lydham Hall Local Committee (Secretary – 1995-1997) Lydham Hall Management Committee Chair (1997-1999) Rockdale Community Mobile Nursing Service (1995-1996) Kyeemagh Infants School Council (1995-1999) Georges River Catchment Management Committee (until mid 1997) 125th Anniversary Committee (Chairperson – 1996) Library Sub-Committee (Chairperson – 1996-1997). Member until 1999 SSROC Heritage Forum (Chairperson – 1997-1998). Member until 1999 Red Cross Committee (Chairperson – 1997-1999) Tourism Committee Chair (1998) Member until 1999 2 January 1996 Visited Lord Mayor of the City of Portsmouth (United Kingdom) and Councillor  Sid Rapson of Australia Portsmouth Society in Portsmouth. This was to begin discussions in relation to a school link between a Portsmouth school and one in  the City of Rockdale. Finalised in September 1997 5 January 1996 Visited City of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council (United Kingdom) for 1  day Study Tour. 10 January 1996 Visited Lord Provost of Glasgow City (United Kingdom) Councillor Tom Dingell in Glasgow, Scotland. 22 January 1996 Visited town of Tiburon, San Francisco, California (USA) for 1 day Study Tour. Met with the General Manager, Mayor and two Councillors. 18 September 1996 Elected Deputy Mayor of Rockdale Council for a one year term. 19 September 1996 Elected Chairperson of SSROC Access Committee. (SSROC has twelve member  Councils across Southern Sydney). Chairperson until 25 May 1999. 1 December 1996 Entertained, with the Mayor of Rockdale, Councillor Peter Bryant, Councillor Norman Hazell from Wakefield Metropolitan District Council who was visiting the City of Rockdale. I had previously visited Wakefield District Council in early January 1996 for a Study Tour. 20 January 1997 Visited Mayor Councillor George Gair of North Shore City, Takapuna, Auckland, New Zealand. 18 February 1997 Entertained, with the Mayor of Rockdale, Councillor Peter Bryant, Councillor Tom Dingwell of Glasgow City Council, who was visiting the City of Rockdale. I had previously met with Councillor Dingwell in Glasgow, Scotland in mid-January 1996. 25 February 1997 Attended a dinner with Jenny Andriadis, Council Officer, in the Great Hall, Parliament House, Canberra. This was to collect from the Prime Minister, John Howard, a Certificate of High Commendation and a trophy for the Prime Minister’s Award for Policy Formulation and Advice. (I chaired the Access Task Force and worked closely with Jenny Andriadis on this project. Jenny Andriadis left Rockdale City Council on 3 April 1998). NOTE: Rockdale City Council was the only Council among the 5 national winners and on of the three local government winners – Rockdale City Council (Access), Brisbane City Council (Enterprise Bargaining) and Hobart City Council (Customer Service) – among the 175 finalists from across Australia. 14 July 1997 Elected Chairperson of SSROC Heritage Forum. (The Forum moved onto Sutherland Shire Council mid 1998, and Councillor Emerson of Sutherland Shire Council became the new Chairperson). 30 September 1997 Met at Brighton-Le-Sands, Sydney with Mr and Mrs Brian Hall. Mr Hall is involved with the Association of Britain Australia Society (Portsmouth Branch) and Portsmouth, Sydney, Sister City Link. We met to consider a school link between St Mary’s Star of the Sea, Hurstville, Sydney and St Luke’s School,  Hyde Park Road, Cosham, Portsmouth. (We continue to correspond) 4 December 1997 to September 1999 Chairperson/Minute Taker, Lydham Hall Management  Committee. 23 February 1997 Elected Chairperson, Tourism Committee (until September 1998). 1 May … Continue reading MY POLITICAL PROFILE