Blue Mountains City Council has re-elected Cr Mark Greenhill as Mayor, unopposed, and celebrated his 10 years of service, making him the longest serving mayor of the city. Cr Romola Hollywood was elected unopposed as deputy mayor of the city.
Pat Bourke and Shane Whitechurch have reportedly been returned as Mayor and Deputy Mayor respectively at Federation Council.
At Greater Hume Council, Cr Tony Quinn has been re-elected as Mayor and Cr Annette Schilg was also returned as Deputy Mayor.
At Dubbo Regional Council, Cr Matthew Dickerson was chosen to continue in the mayoral role, winning a vote against councillor Josh Black, seven votes to three.
Cr Richard Ivey was successful in a contest with Pam Wells for the deputy mayor position.
At Broken Hill City Council, Cr Jim Hickey was re-elected to the deputy mayor position this week.
Councillor Charbel Saliba was elected as the new Fairfield City Deputy Mayor at Tuesday night’s Ordinary Meeting of Council.
He succeeds Cr Reni Barkho in the position.
Councillor Saliba is a third term Councillorfirst elected in 2012.
Councillor Sarah Ndiaye was this week elected unopposed as the Deputy Mayor of Byron Shire Council for the next 12 months.
Cr Ndiaye is serving her second term on Council.
Cr Darrell Tiemens has been elected unopposed as Narrabri Shire Mayor. Cr Brett Dickinson was elected unopposed as Deputy Mayor.
Councillor Claire Pontin returns to her role as Mayor of MidCoast Council after being voted back into the position for another year.
Councillor Alan Tickle was also re-elected to the role of Deputy Mayor.
Councillor Tony Bleasdale OAM has been re-elected Mayor of Blacktown City at a meeting on Wednesday night.
Councillor Chris Quilkey was elected Deputy Mayor by his colleagues.
A new mayor has been installed at Clarence Valley Council, with the election of Cr Peter Johnstone. The deputy mayor Cr Jeff Smith.
Armidale Regional Council Mayor Sam Coupland has been re-elected for a second term. Cr Todd Redwood was also re-elected as deputy mayor .
Snowy Monaro Regional Council elected Cr Chris Hanna to the position of Mayor on 21 September from three nominated candidates. Cr Tanya Higgin was returned as deputy mayor.
Cr Sarkis Yedelian OAM has been re-elected as Mayor of Ryde City Council, in a two way contest with Cr Penny Pedersen. Cr Daniel Han defeated Cr Katie O’Reilly in a vote for the Deputy Mayor position.
Griffith City Council has elected Cr Anne Napoli as deputy mayor this week. The Griffith mayor is directly elected for a full council term, and both terms will expire in September next year.
There’s a first time mayor at Penrith City Council, with Todd Carney elected to succeed Tricia Hitchen in the role for the last 12 months of the current term. Cr Mark Davies was elected as deputy mayor.
Randwick Council last night elected Philipa Veitch as its 86th Mayor. Cr Vietch is also the city’s third Greens mayor and the fourth female mayor in Randwick’s 164 year history.
Councillor Alexandra Luxford was elected as Deputy Mayor.
At Cabonne Council, mayor Kevin Beatty and deputy mayor Jamie Jones have been re-elected to their positions unopposed.
Cr Sue Heins has won a contested vote for mayor of Northern Beaches Council. Cr Georgia Ryburn was elected deputy mayor in a secret ballot.
Councillor Sam Elmir has been elected as the new Mayor of Georges River Council and Councillor Elise Borg has been elected Deputy Mayor during mayoral elections held on 25 September 2023.
At Murray River Council, there has also been a change in mayor, with Cr Frank Crawley elected unopposed, alongside Cr Neil Gorey who was elected unopposed as deputy mayor.
Lithgow Council has elected Cr Maree Statham as mayor for the next 12 months. Cr Darryl Goodwin was elected as deputy mayor.
The mayoral career of Parramatta councillor Sameer Pandey has lasted just four months, with councillors this week choosing to install long term councillor Pierre Esber to the position.
Cr Esber has announced he will not be contesting the next election in Sept 2024 after 23 years on council.
Cr Vivian Slack-Smith has been re-elected unopposed for a second term as mayor at Brewarrina Shire. Cr Angelo Pippos was also returned as deputy mayor unopposed.
The mayor of Moree Plains Shire, Cr Mark Johnson has been re-elected unopposed at a meeting on 21st September, along with Deputy Mayor Cr Susannah Pearse.
At Bland Shire, an election has resulted in the re-election of Cr Brian Monaghan as the shire’s mayor; and a new deputy mayor in Cr Tony Lord.
Berrigan Shire Council has elected Cr Julia Cornwell McKean as its new mayor, with Carly Marriott re-elected to the deputy mayor position.
At Tweed Shire, Chris Cherry has been re-elected as mayor for a third term. She was the only nomination for the position.
At Ku-ring-gai Council, a new mayor has been elected. Cr Sam Ngai won a contested vote against incumbent Jeff Pettett, while Cr Christine Kay was elected unopposed as deputy mayor.
At Parkes Shire, Neil Westcott has taken on the mayoralty in his second council term, with Ken Keith OAM stepping down after 17 years in the role. Cr Marg Appleby has been appointed Deputy Mayor. Cr Westcott is just the 5th mayor at Parkes in the last 57 years.
Junee Shire Council also has a new mayor. Bob Callow has been elected to the position, taking over from Neil Smith who has stepped down after 9 years as mayor.
The leadership team at Liverpool Plains Shire remains unchanged. Doug Hawkins and Ken Cudmore have retained the mayor and deputy mayor positions respectively, in what the Country Leader described as a swift election this week.
Similarly at Blayney Shire, Mayor Scott Ferguson and Deputy Mayor David Somervaille were re-elected unopposed at a council meeting on Tuesday, as reported by the Central Western Daily.
Goulburn Mulwaree Shire Council has re-elected Peter Walker as mayor in a two way vote contested by fellow councillor Bob Kirk – the vote was six to three in favour of Cr Walker.
Steve Ruddell was re-elected as deputy mayor.
Cr Craig Davies has been elected unopposed as Mayor and Cr Dawn Collins has been elected unopposed as Deputy Mayor of Narromine Shire Council. Cr Davies has held the mayoralty for seven years.
Leeton Shire Council has announced the re-election of Cr Tony Reneker as Mayor and Cr Michael Kidd as Deputy Mayor.
Inner West Council has elected its youngest ever deputy mayor. 29 year old Chloe Smith was chosen by councillors at a meeting this week.
At Upper Lachlan Shire, Mayor Pam Kensit and Deputy Mayor Mandy McDonald have been re-elected to their positions for the forthcoming 12 months.
A former mayor returns to the position at Bayside Council. Bill Saravinovski was elected to the mayoralty on Wednesday, with Joe Awada appointed as deputy mayor.
Bathurst Regional Council has elected a new Mayor. Cr Jess Jennings replaces Cr Robert Taylor for the last 12 months of the council term.
Gunnedah Shire Councillors have re-elected the leadership team of Mayor Jamie Chaffey and Deputy Mayor Rob Hooke for a further 12 months.
At Wollongong, the council has re-elected Cr Tania Brown as Deputy Lord Mayor at a council meeting on Monday, 18th September.
Cr Neil Reilly will continue as mayor of Kiama Municipal Council, after being re-elected at a council meeting this week. He will be supported by re-elected deputy mayor Imogen Draisma.
At Bega Valley Shire, Mayor Russell Fitzpatrick has been re-elected for the final year of the council term. From next year, the Bega Valley Mayor will be directly elected for a four year term.
Cr Cathy Griff succeeds Cr Liz Seckold as the council’s new deputy mayor.
Tamworth Regional Council has re-elected Russell Webb as its mayor. Cr Webb was the only candidate for the position.
Cr Judy Coates was elected deputy mayor through a written ballot process.
Paula Masselos has been re-elected as the mayor of Waverley Council, her third term in the role since 2019.
Cr Ludovico Fabiano was elected as deputy mayor for the first time.
At Canterbury Bankstown, Cr Bilal El-Hayek has been re-elected mayor during an extraordinary meeting this week. He and new deputy mayor Rachelle Harika were elected unopposed to the positions.
Sarah McMahon has been re-elected as mayor of Hawkesbury City Council for the remainder of the current council term. Deputy Mayor Barry Calvert was also re-elected.
Port Stephens Council has elected a new deputy mayor this week. Cr Leah Anderson is taking over the role from Cr Giacomo Arnott who spent the past 12 months in the role.
Albury City Council has maintained the status quo, re-electing Kylie King and Steve Bowen to the mayor and deputy mayor positions this week.
Crs King and Bowen will now hold the roles through to local government elections in September of next year.
Cr Dallas Tout has been re-elected mayor of Wagga Wagga City Council uncontested
Cr Amelia Parkins is the new Deputy Mayor, having also been elected to the position unopposed.
Crs Tout and Parkins will serve a one year term in their respective roles until council elections in September next year.
Murrumbidgee Mayor Ruth McRae OAM has been reelected unopposed this week, extending her time in the role to 7 years.
Cr Robert Black was re-elected unopposed as Deputy Mayor.
At Orange City Council, Deputy Mayor Gerald Power has been re-elected from a field of four candidates.
Cr Power is currently acting mayor while Mayor Jason Hamling remains on leave for health reasons.
Strathfield Council has re-elected Cr Karen Pensabene as its mayor.
Cr Sandy Reddy was elected to the deputy mayor position, taking over from Cr Benjamin Cai.