Burgmann Comes Out Swinging

Dr Burgmann criticised Lord Mayor Clover Moore for pursuing grand ideas instead of the core council business of roads, rates and rubbish.

She described Redfern, Waterloo and Woolloomooloo as "forgotten pockets".

"We would see ourselves as being much more dedicated to the socially and economically vulnerable in the City of Sydney," Dr Burgmann said.

"There are pockets of economic hardship in the area and we are very dedicated to looking after those people who have been left behind by the more gentrified policies of Clover."

She said Cr Moore's team has focused on big-picture ideas like the city's 2030 plan, while neglecting the basics of council responsibility.

"I think she has set a culture where the important parts of local government, like rates, rubbish and parking, have been put very much at the bottom of the pile," she said.

Next week: Cr Shayne Mallard talks election.

Picture: Phil Rogers - Council election: Dr Meredith Burgmann, Labor candidate for lord mayor