Ward 3 Councillors
| Councillor Mark Brooker (IND) First elected in 2024
Membership on CN Committees: Access Inclusion Advisory Committee - Member Guraki Aboriginal Advisory Committee - Member Strategy and Innovation Advisory Committee - Member
Membership on External Committees: HCCRPP Alternate Delegates - Member | Mark Brooker was first elected to Council in September 2024. He is proud to have stood independently been elected without party affiliation. Mark has lived and worked in Newcastle and the Hunter for more than 30 years, and in Ward 3 in particular since 2007. As the publisher of a monthly community newspaper, The Local, which serves a number of the suburbs making up Ward 3, Mark has been a committed and passionate advocate for his community. Prior to commencing his own publication in 2014 Mark enjoyed a career spanning more than 20 years in media sales and general management with some of Australia’s largest regional newspaper publishers. |
| Councillor Sinead Francis-Coan (GRN) First elected in 2024
Membership on CN Committees: Community and Culture Advisory Committee - Member Youth Council (Advisory Committee) - Member Access Inclusion Advisory Committee - Deputy Chairperson
Membership on External Committees: HCCRPP Alternate Delegates - Member E: sfranciscoan@ncc.nsw.gov.au | Sinéad is a postgraduate in leisure and tourism studies and a lover of performing and creative arts. Sinéad works as a union organiser for the National Tertiary Education Union, is a branch secretary for the United services Union and a member of the Hunter Workers Women’s Commitee. Sinéad campaigns for the environment, workers, women, refugees, First Nations rights, housing, live performance, youth, community and justice. Sinéad spearheaded a number of high-profile campaigns including the campaign to save the Tower Cinemas. Sinéad is a published freelance writer and an accredited mediator. Sinéad has served as Membership Officer for the NSW Greens for two terms and more broadly served on the NSW Greens Committee of Management for four terms. |
Vacant Position | A countback election will take place to fill this vacancy. More information will be released soon. |
