City of Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore is confident of a record sixth term as Lord Mayor, saying she thinks voters will still back her at the polls, but adding “you can never tell on election day”.
The independent mayor of 20 years, ever the unconventional politician, chose to pre-poll earlier this week, missing out on her chance for the standard election day shot of her at the ballot box casting her vote.
Clover Moore, speaking from Surry Hills, said she hasn’t heard any “fresh ideas” from opposing candidates.Credit: Flavio Brancaleone
Speaking from a press conference at the Surry Hills Library, Moore said she hopes for a majority on council, and a “consensus” view, but is ready to negotiate with her rivals if she fails to win a majority.
Moore said “the interesting thing about the councils that I’ve led” is that “when we’ve been doing any of our policy work in the city, the votes overall have been unanimous”.
“We’ve had a lot of candidates, and I’ve been listening for the fresh ideas, and quite frankly, there haven’t been any,” she said, adding “I think the progressive ideas come from our team”.
If re-elected, Moore plans to continue the City of Sydney’s greening program, achieve its affordable housing targets and continue the transformation of Chinatown and Oxford Street.