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Clover Moore AO, independent Lord Mayor of Sydney. Lord Mayor of Sydney, progressive champion, community advocate and NSW MP 1988-2012.

Under her leadership, the City of Sydney has developed a global reputation for delivering award winning facilities; protecting and enhancing open space; promoting design excellence for private development; delivering new transport options, particularly safe cycling; promoting and expanding the City’s cultural and creative life and initiating progressive solutions to complex city social problems such as affordable housing and related homelessness. Electoral content on this page is authorised by Frank Littlewood, 25 Francis Street, East Sydney, NSW 2010

23/10/2026

Bourke Street has been taken over by the people for one big party!

23/10/2026

We’re throwing a 3 day party on and around Oxford Street! We kick off tonight at 5pm with a takeover of Taylor Square’s rainbow crossing for one big dance party 💃🕺

19/10/2026

I share the community’s shock and distress at the terrible attack on Helen Haines. My thoughts are with Helen, her family, loved ones and the community she has dedicated herself to serving.

While we do not yet know the motivation behind this attack, the fact that Helen was deliberately targeted is deeply disturbing and beyond belief.

Violence has no place in our society, let alone in our politics. Whatever our differences, democracy depends on respect and civility, and there is no place for fear of violence or intimidation because of difference.

18/10/2026

The Art from the Heart of The Cross exhibition returned for its 16th year, bringing Paddington Town Hall to life with a wonderful showcase of local creativity and talent.

This annual exhibition showcases the artistic talents of people who visit the Uniting Medically Supervised Injecting Centre (MSIC) – a facility I fought hard for during the height of the he**in epidemic.

25 years on, MSIC remains a life-saving and life-changing service tha has provided groundbreaking healthcare in the heart of Kings Cross.

The Injecting Centre has supervised more than 1.36 million injections, managed over 12,300 overdoses without a single fatality, connected thousands of people to health and social services and dramatically reduced drug-related harm.

As we celebrate a milestone this year, there is still work to do. The Injecting Centre remains the only one of its kind in the state. The NSW Government has still not agreed to allow more. The numbers speak for themselves and there should be more like it.

The Injecting Centre is a place where people are accepted, not judged; and met with dignity, respect and compassion. This spirit is reflected in this year’s artworks.

I had the pleasure of speaking at the exhibition and meeting the artists. Each visitor was greeted at the entrance with the beautiful artwork, The Heart(s) of MSIC, a celebration of 25 years of MSIC, by artist Megan Moses.

Each artwork is now part of an online silent auction which closes 28 October.
Congratulations to all the artists, thank you for courageously revealing your resilience, imagination and passion.

16/10/2026

Tomorrow is the Household Chemical CleanOut at Alexandria Canal Depot!

If you’ve been spring cleaning, this is a great opportunity to correctly dispose of leftover household chemicals and tricky items.

Waste items such as paints, solvents, pesticides and even cleaning products should not be put in your household bins – and certainly not down the drain – as they could end up in Sydney Harbour.

Everyone is welcome – even those outside the Sydney LGA – so help protect our environment and precious marine life by disposing of household chemicals correctly and safely tomorrow.

14/10/2026

Greyhound racing at Wentworth Park ends for good this Friday night!

This should not just be a huge win for the thousands living on the stadium's doorstep, who will benefit when it is returned as public parkland, but also for the dogs at the centre of this barbaric activity.

Disappointingly however, the NSW Government has committed $10 million of public funding to support the transition of greyhound racing from Wentworth Park to other tracks.

The end of racing in the City of Sydney should not be the start of a new chapter elsewhere. The NSW Government must phase-out greyhound racing across the entire state.

I’ve been advocating for this since I was a State MP, and I strongly supported the former NSW Government's decision to ban greyhound racing in 2016. It was devastating when they backflipped on that decision the following year, arguing they had to give the industry one last chance at reform.

10 years later and another inquiry later, it's clear this industry cannot reform.

Today I have joined fellow politicians, advocates and organisations in signing an open letter to Premier Minns and the NSW Parliament, calling for a commitment to end this cruelty across NSW.

If you want to join that call, there will be a peaceful rally at Millard Reserve, Glebe, from 5pm – just before the last ever races at Wentworth Park.

09/10/2026

Some fine points raised in today's Herald.

City building takes time. Visionary, transformative projects attract opposition.

We have been here before – like when the proposal to transform George Street was met with a chorus of opposition and concern.

But a square at Town Hall is a good idea whose time has come.

We are ready and willing to make this long-term investment to retain Sydney’s position as one of the world’s great cities.

We own the buildings, have responsibly saved the money over a 40 year period to deliver the project debt-free, and have had some of the world’s leading designers and architects work on the plans.

There is more work to do, and we welcome the conversation and scrutiny that comes with a project of this significance.

But we will persist.

We remain enormously excited about the opportunity to deliver a generous, green and distinctly Sydney civic space in the heart of our city – a place that will belong to everyone and serve generations to come.

09/10/2026

This morning the Planning Minister deemed our Town Hall square project State Significant, announcing the proposal will be delegated to the Independent Planning Commission (IPC) for determination.

This is undeniably a significant project.

In making that argument, the Minister’s own Departmental advice to the IPC said the project would deliver major public benefits, improve access to transport, support civic and community events and boost tourism.

In making the recommendation to deem the project State Significant, the IPC advised the Minister that a Town Hall square:

✅ “would implement the strategic planning vision for the delivery of a major public open space in Sydney’s C*D, and is supported by State, metropolitan and local strategic planning frameworks”

✅ “would deliver public benefits through the provision of significant civic and social infrastructure, creating opportunities for community, cultural and civic activities and enhancing the quality, accessibility and functionality of Sydney’s public domain” and

✅ “has the potential to generate significant economic benefits through increased tourism, events, cultural activity and visitation to Sydney’s C*D”.

I could not agree more.

Regardless of who assesses it, we remain confident in the merits of the proposal and see no planning reason why it should not ultimately be supported.

The City owns the buildings, has responsibly saved the money over a 40 year period to deliver the project debt-free, and has had some of the world’s leading designers and architects work on the plans.

This has, however, been an unusual intervention.

The Government generally takes planning decisions away from councils to speed up development, not slow it down, and in this case it stepped in before a DA even existed.

This morning’s decision is not a reflection on the City’s capability, as the Government has delegated assessment of over $2.6 billion worth of State Significant applications to the City in recent years. And we had already committed to having the project assessed by an independent planner and determined by the Central Sydney Planning Committee, which has a majority of members appointed by the NSW Government.

When we briefed the Minister for Planning and Public Spaces on the project last year, no concerns were raised. The Government also recently approved the City’s acquisition of the final property required to deliver the square.

Against that history, the timing and nature of this intervention inevitably raises questions, particularly as political attention begins to turn towards the next State election.

It would be deeply disappointing if this intervention prevented meaningful progress until after the election, or if the Government ultimately rejects the proposal based on grounds outside the planning process.

The Minister must commit to the project receiving a transparent, genuine, fair and impartial assessment – and that the new process does not unnecessarily delay the project. The Government should hold themselves to the same assessment timeframe as they expect for councils.

Any unnecessary delay will increase costs, which would be unfairly borne by our ratepayers, and defer the significant public benefits this new square will deliver.

08/10/2026

While I appreciate the Tele’s attempt to make assessment processes dramatic and sexy, the City’s planning department is not:

❌ Planning to “mark its own homework”,
❌ “thumbing its nose” at the State Government or
❌ Attempting to “pre-empt process”.

A few things to clarify:

✅ Our staff were *never* assessing or determining Town Hall Square.

We had already committed to having the project assessed by an independent planner and determined by the Central Sydney Planning Committee, which has a majority of members appointed by the NSW Government.

This is common for our major projects – and we’ve completed a fair few over my two decades of stable, corruption-free governance.

✅ The Government hasn’t moved to “block” Town Hall Square.

The Planning Minister directed the City not to make a determination of any Development Application for the proposal. We will not.

The Minister is taking advice before determining if he should assess the project and we are commitment to progressing through the appropriate pathway, whatever he decides. Regardless of who assesses it, the project still needs a DA.

✅ That DA is now lodged!

You can now view it and leave your feedback, as is important in any open and transparent development. If the project is declared State Significant, the Minister will decide how it is assessed and who determines it.

But we remain confident in the merits of the proposal and see no planning reason why it should not ultimately be supported – so any transition must not delay the project nor impact project costs.

And in that event, we would expect that it is evaluated transparently and fairly on those planning merits, not influenced by politics or the desires of a major retailer or The Daily Telegraph.

The City owns the buildings, has responsibly saved the money over a 40 year period to deliver the project debt-free, and had some of the world’s leading designers and architects work on the plans.

We remain enormously excited about the opportunity to deliver a generous, green and distinctly Sydney civic space in the heart of our city – a place that will belong to everyone and serve generations to come.

28/09/2026

Designated Bike Parking is here in the City!

Share bikes are incredibly popular, and it's great to see so many people riding, but I share your frustration when they're parked poorly on our footpaths.

While we were waiting for the State Government to regulate the share bike companies, we got busy rolling out bike parking areas to help manage the clutter.

The State Government has now released regulations that come into effect next year. They're a start, but I still have serious concerns – including that riders will still be allowed to park on the footapth adjancent to designated bike parking areas, that the number of bikes will be too high, and that we don't yet know what enforcement looks like.

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