Linda Scott - President Australian Local Government Association

Councillor Linda Scott is an experienced local government leader who believes that local government holds our nation’s communities together. Linda was elected unopposed as the President of the Australian Local Government Association in November 2020, having been Vice President since November 2018 and a board member since 2017.

Linda has been the President of Local Government NSW since 2017 and has served as a board member since 2015. As President, she successfully secured the doubling of library funding for NSW local government libraries, led a state-wide campaign to save recycling and successfully advocated for fairer and more transparent electoral funding laws.

Linda was first elected as a Councillor on the City of Sydney in 2012 She has served as Deputy Lord Mayor and on the Council’s committees, including the Central Sydney Planning Committee.  Linda has successfully advocated for more affordable housing and green spaces, increased early education and care centres, new skate parks, and boosted city funding for climate change action.

Linda is anon-executive Board Director and  Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. She is the Deputy Chair of CareSuper and also serves on a range of NSW Government boards and advisory groups, including the NSW Environmental Trust, the Local Government Ministerial Advisory Group and NSW Smart Places Advisory Committee.