Meet Linda Scott

Linda is a progressive leader.

She is currently serving as a Labor Councillor on the City of Sydney Council, formerly serving as Deputy Lord Mayor.

She gets results, successfully advocating for increased City action on climate change and doubling library funding. She has won new affordable housing, and increased support for those experiencing homelessness. She has successfully advocated for new childcare and skate ramps, and spearheaded City action to fight racism and support refugees.

She sets the national agenda as President of the Australian Local Government Association, and is the first woman to be elected as President of Local Government NSW, the peak body for NSW councils.

A strong supporter for reforming the Australian Labor Party, Linda won Labor’s first ever community preselection, where more than 4,000 people elected her to be Labor’s candidate for Lord Mayor of Sydney in the 2012 NSW Local Government Elections. Linda is also the Deputy Chair of Labor’s Sustainable Communities Committee.

Linda lives with her husband and two children in Newtown, Sydney. She enjoys bushwalking, swimming and live music.

Linda’s work at the City of Sydney has delivered results for our residents and businesses. She has:

• Moved the first motion for the City of Sydney to declare a climate emergency, resulting in the City adopting stronger policies to prevent dangerous climate change and building a more sustainable City for the future .

• Successfully secured the doubling of library funding to City of Sydney libraries and successfully abolished City of Sydney library fines

• Successfully advocated for increased open green space and pocket parks throughout the city

• Achieved increased City action to create more affordable housing and support for those living in public, social and affordable housing

• Is leading a state-wide campaign to Save Recycling, ensuring we can all reduce our waste. City residents will save money on their rates by paying a lower waste levy and money collected for the NSW Waste Levy will be used to improve local recycling and create local jobs

• Led the push to turn around the 60 percent decrease in City of Sydney live music venues creating more live music and performance in the City and working for a more vibrant night-time economy

• Achieved a giant rainbow flag for Taylor Square, a celebratory giant wedding ceremony with a fee waiver for same-sex marriages following the legalisation of marriage equality in Australia. and a City commitment for a new rainbow crossing in Newtown.

• Successfully abolished the Lord Mayor’s New Year’s Eve invite-only party, redirecting significant additional funding into action on dangerous climate change

Linda is committed to making Sydney fun, fair and sustainable.