TANIA BROWN READY TO LEAD WOLLONGONG’S FUTURE

Cr Tania Brown has confirmed that she has been endorsed as the Australian Labor Party (NSW Branch) candidate for Lord Mayor of Wollongong at the upcoming Wollongong City Council elections.

“I am determined to be a strong voice for our community and I have the experience to lead our city into the future.” Tania Brown said.

“As Lord Mayor I will provide stable and effective leadership for Wollongong and will work tirelessly to deliver a customer-focussed Council.” 

“The Labor team and I are focussed on tackling the housing crisis, investing in our suburbs and seizing opportunities to improve our local economy and deliver jobs for our community.”

“In the lead up to Election Day on 14 September, I look forward to speaking with residents across Wollongong and sharing with them my vision for Wollongong’s future,” Tania Brown said.

Tania Brown grew up in Unanderra, and has lived, worked and raised her family in the Wollongong area.

On Council Tania has championed a taskforce to coordinate economic recovery post-COVID, held a skills roundtable, called for the Building Commissioner to open an office in Wollongong, tackled construction noise in the CBD and called for an audit of DAs linked to the delivery of affordable housing.

Tania works at the University of Wollongong and ran an infrastructure research centre for 13 years. Prior to joining the University in 2009, she was a Senior Ministerial Policy Advisor, having spent 13 years working for State and Federal Governments. 

Tania was first elected to Wollongong City Council in 2017, re-elected in 2021 and has served as Deputy Lord Mayor since 2019.