Hello everyone, my name is Noel D’Souza and I am honoured to have been elected Mayor of this great City of Randwick.

To introduce myself, I am the son of a printer who came to Australia from India aged 10. As someone whose Labor values were forged in this great City of ours, I aim to be true to my belief in respect and a fair go.

In representing my fellow residents, I know the next 12 months will be both challenging and exciting, as Randwick City Council strives to meet the needs of our diverse and vibrant community.

We are in a time of great change and my focus looking forward will be on maintaining a high standard of services, on Indigenous issues and on protecting the jobs of staff ahead of the Government’s Fit for the Future amalgamation program.

Of course, as the new Mayor of the City of Randwick I have big shoes to fill – those of my predecessor, Councillor Ted Seng, who has shown great leadership during this term in this role.

I am looking forward to working with Deputy Mayor Greg Moore on the journey in front of us.

The road ahead is long, our climb is steep, but I promise you, we will get there together.

Councillor Noel D'Souza
Mayor of Randwick @randwickmayor