From the Lord Mayor's Office
Lord Mayor's meetings and engagement Oct to Dec 2024
Tuesday 24 December 2024
It has been a busy three months in my role as Lord Mayor and I have been privileged to meet with a broad range of people and groups across our City. In addition to our Council meetings, Citizenship Ceremonies, Councillor inductions, workshops, internal meetings and Ward meetings, I also attended 61 community events.
Some highlights during this quarter included:
- Opening of Culture Mix 2024
- Hosted Kawasaki delegation
- Illawarra Aboriginal and TSI Procurement Networking Event
- Lord Mayor’s School Starter Picnic
- ‘Inspirational Women’ Rose Planting Event
- International Volunteer Day: Wollongong City Council Volunteer Annual Recognition Event
I also have the honour of Chairing the following Committees which meet regularly.
- City of Wollongong Awards Committee
- Bikers Toy Run and City of Wollongong Giving Tree
- City of Wollongong Lord Mayor’s Relief Fund
- West Dapto Review Committee; and
- Deputy Chair - ISJO
And am privileged to be the Patron of the Wollongong Eisteddford and the Wollongong Justice of the Peace Branch.
Meetings, engagement and events
Meetings
- Meeting with Stephen Jones MP
- Good360 Campaign “EveryOne Day”
- Meeting with Maryanne Stuart MP
- Meeting with WollCon
- Homes NSW Bellambi Urban Renewal Project
- ISJO Board Meeting
Engagements and events
- Port Kembla Open Streets Festival
- Kawasaki Junior Art and Culture Prize Online Exchang
- Illawarra Aboriginal and TSI Procurement Networking Event
- Farewell for Greenacres CEO Chris Christodoulou
- Mental Health in the Workplace – One Door
- Illawarra Women in Business Networking Lunch
- Official Opening of Culture Mix 2024
- Unveiling at George Cross Falcons Community Centre Inc
- Berkeley Neighbourhood Centre AGM
- Citizenship Ceremony
- Disability Trust 50th Anniversary
- Opening Ceremony Relay for Life
- Lord Mayor’s School Starter Picnic
- IMB Bank Community Foundation 25 Year Anniversary and Grant Announcements
- Edmiston Jones Great Debate
Graduation Ceremony for the Hon Julia Gillard AC
Meetings
- Kawasaki Elected Council Delegation Visit to Wollongong (Council Building)
- WollCon new CEO Annette Brown.
- Matt Gould, Mayor Wollondilly Shire Council
- Patrick Reid, CEO IRT Group
- Selena Stevens, RADA Illawarra Shoalhaven
- Meeting with Illawarra Academy of Sport
- Destination Wollongong Acting General Manager, Jeremy Wilshire
- CEO Flagstaff Group
- Healthy Cities CEO
- Onsite Meeting with Debbie Platz, Acting Commissioner NSW SES
- Interim Vice Chancellor Professor John Dewar AO
- Tomorrow Together
- Meeting with Venues NSW
- Meeting with Neighbourhood Forum 5 Convenor
Engagements and events
- Illawarra Sutherland RFS Team Awards Presentation
- Wheelchair Basketball Tournament Presentation
- Launch of Merrigong Season 2025 (IPAC)
- i3Net Industry Showcase Dinner
- Art HB Studio Exhibition Opening Night
- Trans and Gender Diverse Festival
- Tour of Newly Complete Northsea
- City of Wollongong Remembrance Day Service
- Citizenship Ceremony
- NSW State Emergency Service South Eastern Zone & Northern Illawarra Cluster Presentation
- Northern Illawarra Chamber of Commerce Panel Presentation
- Illawarra Schools Excellence in Vocational Education & Training Awards
- Commemoration of the 86th Anniversary of Dalfram Dispute in Port Kembla
- Young Mayors Program
- UoW Motorsports 2024 Reveal
- 2024 Local Government Conference
- Launch of MMJ Aquathon
- Clean Energy Showcase
- ‘Inspirational Women’ Rose Planting Event
- International Men’s Day Lunch
- The Illawarra Mercury Gong Race Day
- Opening Ceremony Surfing Australia Junior Titles
- Women’s Illawarra Domestic Violence Rose
- Women’s Creative Expressions Competition Award Ceremony
- Illawarra Olympic and Paralympic Tribute Wall
- Leadership Illawarra Program
- Jay’s Mission Melanoma Walk
- Driver Licensing Access Program Graduation Ceremony
Meetings
- President UoW Football Club
- ISJO Board Meeting
Engagements and events
- Surfing Australia Closing Ceremony
- Attend Media Announcement at TAFE NSW Wollongong re TAFE Manufacturing Centres of Excellence
- Opening of Wollongong Training Centre
- Volunteer Christmas Thank You
- Opening of Northsea Apartments
- Destination Wollongong Partner Function
- International Volunteer Day: Wollongong City Council Volunteer Annual Recognition Event
- Business Illawarra Christmas Business After Hours
- Site Visit Hotel TOTTO
- UoW Council End of Year Cocktail Celebration
- Bikers Toy Run
- Illawarra Thai End of Year Celebration
- AORTA Illawarra Symposium
- Launch of ‘Made in Wollongong’ Business Leaders’ Series
- Present Community Spirit Award for Alison Byrnes MP at Wollongong Public School
- Annual Memorial Christmas Service
- Carols in the Park
