I recently became a member of the Suffolk Park Progress Association (SPPA).
I joined up because of the progressive, dynamic new leadership.
The association was literally going to collapse if some people who had previously controlled it remained.
They resigned from the SPPA committee because they struggled to accept a new dynamic style of leadership and the momentum of change that the new leadership heralded in. It was necessary to bring the association into the 21st century.
A new executive was voted in at the last AGM, and moved quickly to establish community consultation; spearheading much-needed actions in Suffolk Park.
There were some unhappy losers after the AGM who did not want change.
The recent Echo letters published from the ‘old guard’ and the sensationalist style of journalism The Echo has conducted has misrepresent the truth.
The conflict of interest stories being printed have not provided true context or background.
These declarations came out of a true sense of transparency from honest individuals with integrity.
The type of journalism The Echo has conducted lacks integrity. The new executive for SPPA is working tirelessly for everyone in Suffolk Park, not just a select demographic.
There has been a steady increase in membership since the last AGM.
Last Wednesday, there was a meeting with Mayor Sarah Ndiaye, councillor David Warth and various community organisation leaders in Suffolk Park attended, under an alliance agreement, with SPPA.
This meeting was a brains-trust from various groups in Suffolk Park.
The intention is to work closely with Council to benefit our community. It’s the beginning of a new era.
The Echo has been giving air to disgruntled previous representatives of Suffolk Park Progress Association.
Can ‘the story’ actually be investigated thoroughly before going to print?
Gael Nash, Suffolk Park
- The Echo stands by its reporting. We asked the SPPA president twice about any conflict of interests and then published his response. – Letters Ed.
For four decades The Echo has printed the stories some people loved, some people hated, and some pretended not to read. If you want us to keep telling the truth, the real truth, not the sugar-coated version. We’ll need your support to keep the presses rolling. 
