Jack Mundey Place

Jack Mundey Place was named in recognition of the achievements of Jack Mundey as an early advocate for building industry reforms and protecting the environment.

Jack Mundey (1929-2020) was an Australian communist, union and environmental activist. He came to prominence during the 1970s for leading the New South Wales Builders' Labourers Federation (BLF) in the famous green bans, whereby the BLF led a successful campaign to protect the built and natural environment of Sydney from excessive and inappropriate development. Mundey was the patron of the Historic Houses Association of Australia.

A green ban is a form of strike action, usually taken by a trade union or other organised labour group, which is conducted for environmentalist or conservationist purposes. Green bans helped to protect historic nineteenth century buildings in The Rocks from being demolished to make way for office towers.