Yvonne Weldon’s involvement in politics began before she was born.

“My family are the definition of trailblazers and the movement for my people, for all people in this country, this is lifelong and intergenerational,” she says.

“I hope to bring the same audacity, creative energy and fierce optimism to Town Hall that my Great Aunt, Mum Shirl, and Uncle, Paul Coe, brought to their life-long fights to make Sydney a more just, honourable city. I am passionate and committed to serving people, not self.”

Weldon has 30 years’ experience working with key government and Aboriginal organisations, including working in several private and volunteering roles.

These include her experience as the elected Chair of the Metropolitan Local Aboriginal Land Council, as Deputy Chair of the NSW Australia Day Council and as a Board member for both Redfern Jarjum College and Domestic Violence NSW.

Reflecting on the recent rough years that Sydneysiders have faced at the hands of COVID-19, bushfires and floods, Weldon wants to work towards a future focusing on jobs, the climate emergency and fairness. If elected, she says she will create jobs by backing both big and small business, tourism and revitalising the hospitality industry.