Yes folks, it’s true – our very own Shari Hooper is running for election to Warringah Council on September 13.

Shari is the We Love Warringah group’s A ward candidate and for a pure surf agenda, I reckon she can’t be beat!

Here’s the official press release from We Love Warringah:

It’s a big step for Shari who is normally a “behind the scenes” gal, but she believes it is crucial that the interests of surfers be represented in this election and on Warringah Council.

Shari wants a Council that is “positive, sustainable, responsive, constructive”.

“I think we have a real chance here to make this Council the ideal that others can look to. I’d like people to see there’s a way to go into the future with all the modern facilities without punishing the environment. Beauty, sustainability, vibrancy, functionality – they can surely go hand in hand.”

Shari wants to see sand nourishment of our most threatened beach at Collaroy- Narrabeen and is determined that a sea wall or rock dumping is not put back on the agenda; she wants limits on the unbridled expansion of private and commercial premises on our beaches; she wants continued access to waves for surfers and clean water.

She is a member of the Northern Beaches business women’s network www.inspiringwomen.org.au – ‘where vision meets success.’ And she’s also a long standing member of Surfrider Foundation.

This election will also be the first for a popularly elected Mayor. Shari urges all surfers to consider for Paul Jaffe from We Love Warringah for the job.

The We Love Warringah team is a true resident’s group – no former councillors, no members of political parties and no property developers.

The full profile of Shari can be viewed at www.welovewarringah.com.au

Hello Friends,

Swell is chugging along again this morning. It’s gone a touch more east and is now out of the SE at around 2.5 metres at 10 seconds apart. Interestingly, this seems to be the case up and down the NSW coast. Winds are set to stay light through the day, starting out from the S-SW and gradually going around to the junky SE-NE setting.

At 0730 Dee Why point was not overly busy considering the quite attractive sets rolling through the joint. And I didn’t see anyone in the beachy at the south end. It was pretty busy out there yesterday, but this morning seems to be quite a different matter. With the extra touch of east to the swell, I’d expect there to be plenty of options around the place today.

If you had to pick a day to get wet in the coming week, I reckon this is it. The models show us going into a small to flat period from about Wednesday on. What’s more we’re set to have kind of ordinary weather (showers and such) from about that point as well.

So get out there if you can, and go well with your endeavours in the new week!