Team Moore: Four Leafs and a Clover

Clover Moore’s line up for the new City of Sydney Council elections has been announced. According to a spokesperson from the Lord Mayor’s office, Kerryn Phelps will fill the second spot on the ticket. The former president of the Australian Medical Association is a prominent lesbian and gay rights activist and has a local medical practice in Surry Hills.

Philip Thalis is third on the ticket. A prominent urban architect, his designs have featured at the Olympic Park and at Pirrama Park in Pyrmont (on behalf of the City of Sydney). His award winning plans for Barrangaroo were set aside in favour of Packer’s unsolicited bid to erect a high rise casino.

Jess Scully is fourth on the ticket. She is the creative director of Vivid, curator of TEDX Sydney and public art curator for the Green Square Library and Plaza (for the City of Sydney).

Robert Kok is fifth. Currently serving his second term on the City of Sydney Council, he is a lawyer and is involved in the local Chinese community. Fifth is Jess Miller is an advocate for liveable cities and sixth is Catherine Lezer an advocate for apartment residents.

In this previous term Kok was fourth on the ticket and was the last person to make it over the line. The current line up signals that the Clover Moore team is confident that there will be a swing towards the incumbent and her team this election. This would see a return of five Moore Councillors, giving Clover outright control of all Council decisions.

Inside sources close to Town Hall speculate that Clover Moore will retire midway through the term and will pass the Lord Mayoral robes onto Kerryn Phelps, which may be wishful thinking on their part.