Homelessness activist and father-of-12 Lanz Priestley dubbed 'Mayor of Martin ...

Homelessness activist and father-of-12 Lanz Priestley dubbed 'Mayor of Martin ...
Homelessness activist and father-of-12 Lanz Priestley dubbed 'Mayor of Martin ...
Homelessness activist and father-of-12 dubbed the 'Mayor of Martin Place' where he set up tent city and soup kitchen dies aged 76

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A homelessness activist and father-of-12 known as the 'Mayor of Martin Place' for setting up a tent city and soup kitchen in the Sydney CBD has died at the age of 76.

Lanz Priestley - who set up the 24-7 Street Kitchen and Safe Place - died after suffering a brain bleed last month, his family announced on Tuesday.

He famously left his job working for a major cosmetics brand to dedicate his life to the

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