City of Wollongong Lord Mayor: Councillor Tania Brown
Councillor Tania Brown was elected Lord Mayor of the City of Wollongong in October 2024.
She was first elected to Wollongong City Council as a Councillor in 2017, re-elected in 2021 and served as Deputy Lord Mayor from 2019 to 2024.
Tania is Wollongong born and bred, and raised her family here.
She previously worked with the University of Wollongong and the NSW and Australian governments.
Tania is an active member of the Illawarra community and has previously served on the Boards of several local organisations, including Destination Wollongong, Illawarra Performing Arts Centre, Illawarra Sports Stadium Ltd, the Illawarra Hawks and the Illawarra District Rugby League Club Limited.
Contact the Lord Mayor's Office
- Phone (02) 4227 7111
- Email the Lord Mayor at council@wollongong.nsw.gov.au
From the Lord Mayor's Office
Every day I have the good fortune of meeting people from all walks of life who all contribute – in their own way – to making Wollongong the fantastic city it is.
The West Dapto Urban Release area will provide about 19,500 dwellings and an additional population of 56,000 once fully developed over 50-plus years.
Wollongong’s creative heart has been thriving for many years.
In this history of Lake Illawarra, this has been a truly significant week.
If you’re a fan of numbers, then the Quarterly Review Statement is the document for you!
Last night, I had the pleasure of presenting the Keys to the City to mixed martial arts world champion Alex Volkanovski in front of his family and a crowd of die-hard fans of all ages.
Whether your passion is comic books or gardening gurus, Wollongong City Council is delivering bucket loads of family fun this weekend.
On Tuesday night, I had the pleasure of being a guest on the SBS series Insight and its episode Uninsurable.
It's fantastic to see more people participating in various sporting codes across our city,