Cr Kathy Neilson

Ward

NORTH

Party

Australian Labor Party

Year first elected to council

2012

Length of residency in randwick city

42 years

Address

c/- 30 Frances Street RANDWICK NSW 2031

Mobile

0477 345 913

Email

kathy.neilson@randwick.nsw.gov.au

Key Objectives

• Listening and being responsive to all issues raised by residents and ratepayers
• Opposing over-development, giving residents a greater say in development matters, and ensuring greater attention is given to amenity issues when DAs are considered
• Supporting Council control over local planning decisions
• Continuing to protect local heritage (natural, indigenous and historic)
• Opposing Council amalgamations
• Delivering sound financial management and working productively to deliver fair, efficient and practical services to residents
• Continuing environmental sustainability programs
• Ensuring more affordable housing
• Improving community transport and services for youth and aged residents
• Supporting Council's community service programs and precinct committee programs
• Continuing park and building upgrades
• Supporting a reduced hotel trading hours
• Ensuring cleaner streets and footpaths

Council Committees

Committees

• Deputy Chairperson of the Environment Portfolio Advisory Committee
• Delegate on the Inclusive Randwick Portfolio Advisory Committee
• Chairperson of the Access & Older Persons Advisory Committee
• Delegate on the Coastal Advisory Committee
• Delegate on the Cycleway & Bike Facilities Committee
• Delegate on the Greening Randwick Committee
• Delegate on the Road Safety Steering Committee
• Delegate on the Coogee Bay Floodplain Management Committee
• Delegate on the Sydney Coastal Councils Committee
• Delegate on the Sydney Planning Panel

Board Positions

Qualifications

• Master of Arts (History)
• Diploma in Journalism

Work History

• Journalist in print and radio
• Community Relations Officer, Hunter's Hill Council
• Oral Historian, Bankstown Oral History Project

Community Groups

• Friends of Blenheim House Committee
• Randwick Precinct Committee (former Secretary and Chair)
• Patron of the Randwick Art Society

Memberships

• Australian Labor Party, Randwick North Branch
• Oral History Association of Australia NSW
• Randwick and District Historical Society
• Randwick Labor Club
• St Michael's Golf Club
• Randwick Rugby Club