Labor Councillor and former Randwick Mayor Dylan Parker has been elected Mayor of Randwick.
Randwick Councillors formally voted Mayor Parker into office at their first Council Meeting tonight, 8 October 2024, following the general council elections last month.
Mayor Parker was elected by a vote of nine to six and will serve alongside his Labor colleague, Councillor Marea Wilson, who was elected Deputy Mayor.
Mayor Parker said that he is honoured to be returned to the role he served in between September 2021 and September 2023. In 2021 Mayor Parker, at the time, was the youngest Mayor in New South Wales.
It is an absolute privilege to serve one’s community not only as Councillor but as Mayor of this very special city,” Mayor Parker remarked.
“I’m honoured to receive the support of my fellow Councillors to return to the role of Mayor and hope that this next term of Council will be characterised by mutual respect, cooperation and collegiality.
“Last time I served as Mayor, our community was emerging from Covid lockdowns, and together we worked to reenergise our City. Now, during a cost-of-living crisis, I look forward to working with my fellow councillors to support our community, plan additional housing in well-located areas and to continue to act on climate change.”
Mayor Parker is a proud Central Ward Councillor who loves Maroubra Beach. He serves as a volunteer surf life saver. The son of a small business owner and nurse, his parents instilled in him the importance of public service from an early age.
He started his career assisting public housing tenants advocating on their behalf. He has a decade of experience working in government. He is passionate about housing affordability, providing cost of living relief and protecting the environment.
Mayor Parker has been a Central Ward Councillor for Randwick City since he was first elected in 2017. Deputy Mayor Wilson has served as an East Ward Councillor since being elected in 2021.
For more information about the Randwick City Council visit: www.randwick.nsw.gov.au
