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Mosman Municipal Council
A compact, affluent harbourside council on Sydney's Lower North Shore — around 29,000 people in the single suburb of Mosman and its localities (Balmoral, Clifton Gardens, Beauty Point, Georges Heights, The Spit), home to Taronga Zoo, Balmoral Beach and part of Sydney Harbour National Park. The council runs the local services you use every week — waste, roads, libraries, parks, foreshores, development — and sets your rates. Here's the snapshot, then the stuff that affects your week.
Everyday essentials
The things people actually need from the council — fast.
Get to know your council
The basics, in one tap — open any card for key facts and a link to the official source.
This year's rate rise, how it compares across NSW, and why bills differ.
2025–26 rate peg: 3.9%
Open →Budget & financesHow financially healthy the council is, measured against official benchmarks.
Meets 9 of 9 OLG financial benchmarks
Open →Crime & safetyMosman's recorded crime rates, side by side with the NSW average.
All 12 major offences below the NSW rate
Open →Mayor & councillorsWho represents you — and where to read their official profiles.
Mayor: Ann Marie Kimber (Serving Mosman)
Open →Elections & votingWhen the next council election is, and how voting works.
Next election: Sat 9 Sep 2028
Open →Contact & servicesHow to reach the council and report a problem.
Customer service: (02) 9978 4000
Open →City profileThe basics: how many people live here, how big the area is.
Population: ~29,000 (2023–24)
Open →What's happening
3 updatesRecent items from Mosman Municipal Council's public channels, in plain language.
- Development
Council endorses preferred Mosman Masterplan for the town-centre corridor
Councillors endorsed a preferred masterplan that concentrates future housing along the Spit Road / Military Road corridor and Spit Junction, with increased building heights on that spine. The plan requires NSW Government planning sign-off.
What this means for you: If you live or work near Military Road or Spit Junction, this council plan proposes where future housing and taller buildings would go; it still needs NSW Government approval before it can take effect.
- Policy
Cr Michael Randall re-elected Deputy Mayor
At its meeting of 2 September 2025, Council re-elected Cr Michael Randall (Serving Mosman) as Deputy Mayor for a further one-year term.
What this means for you: The Deputy Mayor stands in for the Mayor when needed; this is a routine annual appointment made by the councillors.
- Policy
MOSPLAN 2025–2035 adopted
Council adopted MOSPLAN — the 10-year Community Strategic Plan (2025–2035), four-year Delivery Program (2025–2029), 2025–26 Operational Plan, Budget and Long Term Financial Plan — following public exhibition.
What this means for you: MOSPLAN is the council's top-level plan and budget: it sets the goals, services and works Mosman commits to over the coming years, and the rates and fees that fund them.
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