Hi, I'm Sophie
I'm your representative for Collingwood (Hoddle Ward) on Yarra Council.
I was first elected to Council in 2020, and was Mayor in 2021-2022. I was re-elected to Council in 2024.
I’ve lived in Collingwood for seven years, I play netball in Clifton Hill and am a regular user of Yarra’s excellent library service. I love catching up with friends at local bars and cafes, and cycling to get around.
Like many Collingwood residents, I live in an apartment, and am working to bring better protections to apartment residents. I am passionate about making our inner-city neighbourhoods walkable and cyclable, and to make it as easy as possible for people to live car-free or car-lite.
I am also fighting for more green spaces for Collingwood - we have the lowest amount of open space in all of Yarra, with only around 0.3% being used for open space.
On Council, I am a Councillor representative on the Active Transport Advisory Committee, the Housing Advisory Committee, and the Yana Ngargna Advisory Committee. I am also the Walking Ambassador for the Metropolitan Transport Forum.
I love hearing new ideas from the Yarra community - so if there’s something you think would improve your neighbourhood, please get in touch!
If you’d like to keep up to date with what I’m up to, you can follow me on Instagram, Facebook or Bluesky, or sign up to receive my email updates.
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