Hi, I'm Sinéad, your Ward 3 Candidate for Newcastle

A strong Greens contingent on Newcastle Council will work with residents to:

• Make Newcastle Council more accountable.
• Gain a better deal for those struggling to afford housing.
• Achieve a clean green future.

Newcastle Council needs to step up to help residents manage today’s cost of living, housing, energy generation and domestic violence challenges. Residents need to have more direct say in the decisions our Council makes.

I am a post-graduate in leisure and tourism studies and an active community member, a delegate for the United Service Union and a member of the Hunter Workers Women’s Committee.

I’ve participated in many campaigns for the environment, workers, women, refugees, First Nations rights, housing, live performance, youth, community and justice. I’m a published freelance writer and recently trained to become an accredited mediator.

I have travelled widely, including living in Japan where I taught English. I represented Newcastle Greens as candidate for Wallsend in 2019 and candidate for Ward 3 in 2020/2021.

Greens Councillors will fight for:

• Support for homes and businesses to switch to cheaper, electric systems.
• Planning processes that are community-driven and transparent.
• Creation of an Affordable Housing Officer position.
• 50% public housing in new developments on public land.
• Give residents the right to address Council before meetings.
• Making Councillor briefings open to the public not closed sessions.
• Ensure the highest level of transparency, accountability and probity in Newcastle City’s governance.
• Tackle the housing crisis with solutions that contribute greater affordability, accessibility and amenity for existing communities.
• Work together for Newcastle’s clean, green energy future.