John Bernard "Jack" Mundey AO (17 October 1929 – 10 May 2020)[2] was an Australian communist, trade unionist and environmental activist.

John Bernard "Jack" Mundey was born on 17 October 1929 in Malanda, Queensland on the Johnstone River in the Atherton Tablelands, some 100 km west of Cairns.

[9] From this position, he became a highly visible individual who, with his union and supportive community members, was responsible for the green bans that saved much of Sydney's heritage and built environment.

[10] In 1975, Mundey and other New South Wales leaders of the BLF were expelled from the union by the federal leadership under Norm Gallagher, who was later to be convicted of corrupt dealings with developers.

[13] In 1981 Mundey joined the Quayhole Committee in their effort to save the landing site of the First Fleet at Circular Quay.

[14] Great Depression and Aftermath Cold War New Left Contemporary Active Historical Mundey was the lead Legislative Council candidate of the Communist Party of Australia at the 1978 New South Wales state election.

[18] In 2003, Mundey joined the Australian Greens, citing their opposition to the Iraq War and their environmental stance.

"[20] During mid 2009, the NSW State Labor Government headed by Premier Nathan Rees, announced the now cancelled CBD Metro rail project for Sydney.

Mundey would once again enter the fray to help fight the demolition of historic buildings and space, this time in Sydney's Pyrmont and Rozelle.