Former City of Newcastle Lord Mayor Nuatali Nelmes has resigned from her position as Ward 3 Councillor after serving on the Council for 16 years, including a decade-long tenure as Lord Mayor until September 2024.
During her leadership, she oversaw significant transformations including $1 billion in infrastructure investment and Newcastle becoming the first Australian Council to switch to 100% renewable energy.
Ms Nelmes lost the Lord Mayoralty to Ross Kerridge at last year’s council elections.
A countback will be conducted to fill the vacancy, with Peta Winney-Baartz predicted to take Ms Nelme’s place.