Linda Scott (councillor)

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rdf:langString Linda Scott

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rdf:langString Councillor of the City of Sydney

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rdf:langString Linda Scott is a Labor Party Councillor on the City of Sydney Council, first elected in 2012 and re-elected in 2016 and 2021. She served as Deputy Lord Mayor between September 2018 and September 2019. In November 2020 Councillor Scott was elected unopposed as the President of the Australian Local Government Association, having been vice president since November 2018 and a board member since 2017.Linda serves on the National Federation Reform Council with Australia’s Prime Minister, Premiers and Treasurers, and a range of National Cabinet subcommittees. Linda previously served as the first female President of Local Government NSW from 2017 to 2021, having served as a board member since 2015. As LGNSW President, she successfully secured $8 billion in local government funding, including the doubling of library funding for NSW local government libraries, led a state-wide campaign to save recycling and successfully advocated for fairer and more transparent electoral funding laws. During her time on the City of Sydney Council, she has successfully advocated for increased action on climate change, more affordable housing and green spaces, increased early education and care centres, new skate parks, and spearheaded City action to fight racism. Linda also currently serves as the Chair of CareSuper, an award winning industry superannuation fund growing the retirement incomes of more than 200,000 Australians, having served as a Director since 2018.

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