Joy Cummings | |
|---|---|
| Lord Mayor of Newcastle | |
| In office September 1977 – 16 April 1984 | |
| Preceded by | Gordon Anderson |
| Succeeded by | Don Geddes (Acting) |
| Lord Mayor of Newcastle | |
| In office September 1974 – September 1976 | |
| Preceded by | Gordon Anderson |
| Succeeded by | Gordon Anderson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Joyce Anne Plumbe 23 December 1923 Ramsgate, New South Wales |
| Died | 1 July 2003 (aged 79) New Lambton Heights, New South Wales |
| Political party | Australian Labor Party |
| Awards | Member of the Order of Australia |
Joyce Anne Cummings, AM (née Plumbe; 23 December 1923 – 1 July 2003) was an Australian politician. She was the Lord Mayor of Newcastle, and Australia's first female Lord Mayor, from 1974 to 1976 and again from 1977 until 1984, when she retired from politics following a severe stroke.