About Candy Bingham

I’m passionate about Manly – it’s in my blood …

My family's connection with Manly started back in the 1920s when Dad’s  father, Francis James, founded James Bros Butchers in Belgrave Street.

My parents (Bill and Robin James) helped shape my sense of community. Dad raised money for local charities as a member of Manly Lions Club and through Manly Golf Club. Mum served on the Manly Hospital Auxiliary, volunteered for Meals on Wheels for 40 years and established the first Toastmaster’s Club (ITC) in the area.

It may be a local joke, but I was born in Manly Hospital. Many happy childhood days were spent going to the beach at Little Manly, Fairlight and Manly Pool, swimming in Queenscliff lagoon and Manly Dam, playing on the rocket in Tania Park and bush walking to the fisherman’s huts at Dobroyd. I went to Harbord school and then Balgowlah Heights Primary whilst attending Sunday School at Manly Congregational Church.

Ballet lessons were at Miss Meldrum’s Ballet Academy in Gilbert Road, tennis at the Bareena Tennis Courts  in Balgowlah Heights and I got my bronze medallion (just!) at the Manly Baths (before the ‘big storm’ washed it away).

Professionally my career has evolved around community engagement and I am a Fellow of both the Public Relations and Marketing Institutes of Australia, and an Associate Fellow of the Australian Institute of Management. I ran my own Public Relations Agency for 30 years working with major corporates, not-for-profits and government agencies.

My husband, Jeremy Bingham, was Lord Mayor of Sydney from 1989 – 91, and I was Lady Mayoress.  Jeremy specialised in local government, development and town planning matters.

Living in Manly and serving as a Councillor on Manly Council for four years, chairing the Little Manly Community Precinct for two years, serving on the Council's Traffic Committee and becoming a Coastal Ambassador has enhanced my passion for wanting to contribute to the protection and enhancement of this amazing area we are privileged to live in.

As a Councillor I served on a number of Manly Council's committees including Public Domains, Audit & Risk, Art & Culture, Harbour Foreshore, Heritage & Local History, Human Services & Social Planning, Waste, Community Safety and  the Place Management Committee.

I was excited to be elected to the newly formed Northern Beaches Council in September 2017 and again in 2021 representing the Manly Ward for a three year term. I have served four twelve-month terms as Deputy Mayor and, with my fellow Manly Ward councillors, ensure a strong voice for the Greater Manly community. 

Please feel free to contact me if I can be of assistance to you.

Cheers

Northern Beaches
​Fmr Deputy Mayor

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Councillor Candy Bingham is the President of Good for Manly and a third-generation “Manly-ite”who has served as an independent councillor on both Manly and the Northern Beaches Councils since 2012, including four one-year terms as Deputy Mayor. 
 
She brings more than 30 years' experience in public relations and community engagement, has written 5 books, been a champion for community issues and tireless advocate for transparency and due process in government. 
 
Candy successfully ran her own communications & marketing business, Tymson Communications for over 20 years, working with small businesses, not-for-profits, major corporations, and local and state governments. 
 
She is a former Lady Mayoress of Sydney, Coastal Ambassador and passionately committed to balancing the needs of residents and tourists to the Northern Beaches and maintaining Manly's famous village atmosphere.

Want to know more? Contact me today.

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