Michael Randall
I’m a Mosman councillor, local resident and father. I care about the public places we share and what we leave for the next generation.
I organised the planned Convoy to Canberra to build on the community’s advocacy and take our call to keep defence land in public hands directly to federal decision makers. Following the successful community outcome announced on 8 November, the convoy will no longer go ahead.
I’ve served on Mosman Council since 2021, including as Deputy Mayor. My focus is on caring for our environment, improving everyday journeys and giving residents a meaningful say in decisions.
I chair Mosman Council’s Climate Action Community Consultative Committee and am involved in the Outer Sydney Harbour Coastal Management Plan. I have also participated in the Harbour Trust’s Community Advisory Committee.
I serve on the Sydney North Planning Panel and advocate for clear information, genuine consultation and a fair hearing for residents.
I’m a member of Council’s Active Transport committee, having previously chaired meetings. My regional work has included serving as an alternate delegate to NSROC.
In 2014, before I was elected to Council, I joined the Middle Head rally with my son on my shoulders. Residents were standing up for the future of the 10 Terminal site.
The wider campaign, led by the Headland Preservation Group and supported by the community, helped stop the proposed aged-care development. Approval for the lease was withdrawn in 2015.
That experience stays with me. The planned convoy was another way to bring people together and make sure our concerns about public defence land were heard.
Open full clipping The community’s shared effort has helped secure the future of HMAS Penguin and the Angophora forest. HMAS Penguin will remain in Defence hands, and the forest will be transferred to the Sydney Harbour Federation Trust.
Thank you to everyone who showed up for the rallies, wrote, called or spoke up — and to everyone who put their hand up for the convoy.