Cr Clare Willington (Deputy Mayor)

Ward

NORTH

Party

The Greens

Year first elected to council

2024

Address

c/- 30 Frances Street RANDWICK NSW 2031

Mobile

0427 778 547

Email

clare.willington@randwick.nsw.gov.au 

Key Objectives

Council Committees

Committees

Board Positions

Qualifications

Key Objectives

Randwick is a wonderful coastal area with many cultural and natural assets to maintain and protect. We live and work on the unceded land of the Bidjigal and Gadigal people. I deeply respect their continuing culture and heritage, and proudly support Council’s ongoing work towards Reconciliation.

The most significant issue facing us all is the climate crisis. At a local government level, there is much that can be done and achieved in the race to decarbonise our society. Randwick can build climate resilience and prepare for heat waves, heavier rain, storms and rising tides. I will work closely with the community and on Council to:

• Develop and deliver the proposed Resilience Framework and Action Plan for Randwick City Council;
• Cool our suburbs by increasing tree canopy to at least 40%, to reduce urban heat and improve health and wellbeing in accordance with NSW Government publication, Biodiversity in Place 2024;
• Support community planting of nature strips, gardens, balconies, rooftops and pocket parks to increase biodiversity and provide habitat corridors for native animals;
• Support increased uptake of solar roof panel installation and electrification of all public assets, especially where Council has control over its operations and infrastructure, to become Carbon Neutral by 2030.

I will work in the community and on Council to uphold the principles of diversity and inclusion across our multi-cultural community. At the core of all my work as a Randwick Councillor, will be the Greens’ four key principles of:

1. Grass roots democracy
2. Social justice
3. Climate justice & environmental sustainability, and
4. Peace and nonviolence.

Committees

• Delegate on the Aboriginal Consultative Committee
• Chairperson of the Access and Older Persons Advisory Committee
• Delegate on the Arts & Cultural Advisory Committee
• Delegate on the Audit, Risk and Improvement Committee
• Delegate on the Coastal Advisory Committee
• Delegate on the Resilience Committee
• Delegate on the Clovelly Floodplain Management Committee
• Delegate on the Eastern Region LG Aboriginal & TSI Forum Committee

Qualifications

• MB BS (Lond) 1980
• CELTA Pass A

Work History

• 2019-2020 Full time teaching at EF Education First teaching English
• 2018 Casual contract at Centre for English Teaching, University of Sydney
• 2011-2018 sessional GP work Eastern Suburbs Home Visit Service
• GP Casualty (urgent care service) and Hospital in the Home Service, Balmain
• 2001-2010 Senior Staff Specialist, GP Adviser to ACT Health
• 1993-2010 Principal GP at Interchange General Practice, ACT
• GP Palliative Care Medical Officer, ACT Hospice
• Provision of services to ACT Corrections Health with periods as Acting Director of Corrections Health ACT
• Occasional lecturer and tutor at ANU Medical School and for RACGP and Family Planning ACT
• 1987-1992 solo medical practice in Nowra NSW with sessions worked for South Coast Aboriginal Medical Service and Women’s’ Health Services in Nowra and Warilla
• 1983-1985 General Practice associate in Bowral
• 1980-1982 Medical and surgical residencies University College Hospital London

Community Groups

• Volunteer with WIRES East
• Friends of Burrows Park
• Clovelly Precinct