Birth Date2nd December 1931Death Date4th December 2025About
Margaret Martin first moved with her husband to Maroubra in the Randwick area in 1973. While raising three children, she continued to help her husband in his business on Albion Street and was actively involved in the Maroubra branch of the Liberal Party. First elected to Council in 1983, and re-elected three times in 1987, 1991 and 1995, Margaret was elected mayor twice: in 1992 and again in 1996.
In 2012 Council voted to rename the newly renovated Randwick Branch Library in honour of the City's first female mayor and to recognise and promote the leadership and historic achievements of women in the community. The re-naming of the Margaret Martin Library confirms how well-regarded Margaret is within the City of Randwick.