Celebrating Waverley

Sally Betts

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About

Sally Betts- Liberal Party of Australia (1995 – Present)

Councillor Sally Betts is the longest serving Councillor on Waverley Council having served for 25 years, eight of them as Mayor. She has lived in Waverley most of the time since migrating from South Africa in 1974.

Sally’s background is in the tourism industry, which included 16 years at International Airlines Transport Association and NSW Manager of Qantas Holidays. Sally then spent six years as Whip’s Assistant to the Opposition Whip, the Hon. Don Harwin MLC, in the NSW Parliament, seven and a half years working with the former Federal Member for Wentworth, and Prime Minister, Hon. Malcolm Turnbull MP, and a year working with the current Member for Wentworth, Dave Sharma MP.

In 1988 Sally started her charity work as the first woman Area Chair for the Salvation Army Red Shield Appeal going on to support the Appeal for many years. She joined WAYS Youth Organisation in 1989 and went on to serve on the Board until 2019. She also acted as Voluntary Chair for Cancer Council NSW’s Eastern Suburbs Relay for Life in 2010 and 2012.

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Councillor Sally Betts c1990s, Lib Hunter ( Mayor 2008 )

Back Row Left to Right, John Wakefield, Mora Main (Mayor), George Copeland, Peter Moscatt, Tony Kay, David Ridyard, Front Row left to right, George Newhouse (Deputy), Dominic Wy Konak, Ingrid Strewe (Mayor), Sally Betts, Joy Clayton, Kerryn Sloan. Note; M

Back Row Left to Right, Dominic Wy Konak, John Wakefield, George Copeland, Peter Moscatt, Tony Kay, Richard Davidson, Front Row left to right, Ingrid Strewe, George Newhouse ( Deputy), Mora Main (Mayor), Sally Betts, Joy Clayton, Kerryn Sloan. Note; Mayor

Back Row Left to Right, Dominic Wy Konak, John Wakefield, George Copeland, Mora Main, Tony Kay, Richard Davidson, David Ridyard, Front Row left to right, Ingrid Strewe, George Newhouse (Deputy), Peter Moscatt (Mayor), Sally Betts, Joy Clayton, Kerryn Sloa

Audio

Interview with Sally Betts

Waverley women speak: introduction to the Women in Local Government oral history project

Transcripts

Transcript: Waverley women speak, introduction to the Women in Local Government oral history project