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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.

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From the Lord Mayor's Office

Friday 30 May 2025

In this history of Lake Illawarra, this has been a truly significant week.

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Wednesday 28 May 2025

If you’re a fan of numbers, then the Quarterly Review Statement is the document for you!

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Friday 23 May 2025

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.

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Wednesday 21 May 2025

Whether your passion is comic books or gardening gurus, Wollongong City Council is delivering bucket loads of family fun this weekend.

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Thursday 8 May 2025

On Tuesday night, I had the pleasure of being a guest on the SBS series Insight and its episode Uninsurable.

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Friday 2 May 2025

It's fantastic to see more people participating in various sporting codes across our city,

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Thursday 1 May 2025

My thoughts are with our local Indian community as they come together on Friday evening to honour the lives that were lost in the devastating massacre in Kashmir on 22 April.

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Wednesday 16 April 2025

As Lord Mayor it’s a great privilege to meet with local people from all walks of life and attend all sorts of community events.

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Tuesday 8 April 2025

Anyone who holds the belief that Council is just roads, rates and rubbish, should take a look at the suite of planning documents that Council endorsed for public consultation on Monday night.

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Tuesday 1 April 2025

If you only visit the Wollongong Botanic Garden one time this year, make sure it’s over the next month.

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