Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore accused of conflict over Moore Park Golf Course plan
Australia’s most prominent mayor has been lobbying for half of a sprawling golf course to be resumed for a new mega park, but she failed to disclose one important fact.
For almost as long as she has been in power, Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore has publicly pushed for a chunk of a sprawling 18-hole golf course on a prized parcel of land to be shut down.
What the veteran politician has been less forthcoming about is the proximity of her home to the 100-year-old Moore Park Golf Course, which critics say represents a possible conflict of interest.
Ms Moore, who is seeking a historic sixth term at September’s local government elections, has for years pushed for half of the site’s 40 hectares to be resumed and turned into parklands.
Late last year, she got her wish when New South Wales Premier Chris Minns announced just that – some 20 hectares of the golf course would be transformed into a world-class public space.
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