Platform

It’s time for new leadership in Wollongong. Only Labor has a plan to revitalize our city and build on new opportunities facing the region. 

We will work with State and Federal Governments to attract, create and protect local jobs ensuring a vibrant regional economy. We want Wollongong to be the best place to live, work and raise a family.  Labor will build new infrastructure in our suburbs to support our growing population.

Labor is committed to action on climate change and protecting our local environment for current and future generations.

Our Council must listen and deliver for local residents - I’ll lead a team that is focused on listening to local residents and delivering better services.

The Labor team will:

Prioritise Housing

We will face the housing crisis head on and lead a city that people can afford to live in. 

We are determined:

  • To provide more affordable housing; using council’s policy levers and coordinating with the State Governments reforms, working with local social and affordable housing providers

  • That Council bureaucracy must not be a handbrake on the local economy, we are determined to reduce DA assessment times for local housing

  • To ensuring infrastructure in West Dapto keeps up with housing growth

  • To oppose inappropriate development on the escarpment and in flood zones

Driving investment
and jobs

We will seize opportunities open to the region to deliver a sustainable future with a vibrant economy and secure new job opportunities for our community.

We will strengthen our economy by:

  • Committing to a comprehensive post Covid recovery review of the city’s Economics Development Strategy

  • Hosting major events in the city to promote tourism and local hospitality businesses

  • Extending the waiver of outdoor dining fees for cafe’s and restaurants for two years to support the night-time economy

  • Supporting the emerging green energy industry to create jobs for the future

  • Support a new cruise terminal for Port Kembla

Investing in our suburbs

We will protect the unique character of our suburbs and ensure they are liveable and safe.

We will build more footpaths, cycle ways, shared paths and maintain our public streets with a focus with on safe trips to schools.

To deliver a liveable city, we will:

  • Guarantee the weekly red bin service for those who want it

  • Continue working to reduce the impact of floods on our city

  • Create a maintenance flying squad to ensure our local infrastructure is maintained 

  • Build the new Helensburgh and Warrawong Library and Community Centres

  • Ensure council facilities are accessible to people of all-abilities, including more accessibility beach mats

Valuing our environment

We want Wollongong to be a great place to live, work and raise a family.

We will protect our unique local environment for current and future generations.

We are committed to:

  • Planting more street and park trees (favouring local native species), community gardens and supporting the city’s Urban Greening Strategy

  • Reaching climate change net zero targets for 2030 and 2050

  • Rolling out FOGO to units, promoting for public space recycling and explore harsher penalties for illegal dumping

  • Providing dog poo bags at larger suburban parks

This Labor team brings government, public and private sector, community and arts experience and we are determined to use these skills and hard earned experience to deliver new leadership and new ideas for Wollongong.