The 78-year-old will launch her re-election bid today and rejected the suggestion it was time to give someone else a go after 20 years in the job, citing maxims from Buddha and Teddy Roosevelt.
Clover Moore is seeking an unprecedented sixth term as lord mayor of Sydney, saying there was “more work to do” and she still had the energy to lead the city after 20 years in the job.
Town Hall has been dominated by Moore and her independent team since 2004, and they retain a working majority, although there was a 15 per cent swing away from her at the last election, mostly going to Indigenous activist Yvonne Weldon. While the US presidential contest has prompted debate about the age of civic leaders, Moore said she had a lot of energy and “a heart as strong as a horse, doctors tell me”.Moore said a sixth term would give her the opportunity to continue Green Square’s transformation into a high-density urban precinct, and see through the rejuvenation of Oxford Street, which was “on the cusp of a renaissance”.
The council’s leadership has not changed for more than a decade. In addition to Moore’s service, chief executive Monica Barone has held her position since 2006, Graham Jahn has been director of planning since 2009, and chief operating officer Kim Woodbury was appointed in 2010.
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