City of Bayswater Mayor, Cr Filomena Piffaretti, has officially resigned from her position as North Ward Councillor.
The resignation comes ahead of local government elections on Saturday, where Ms Piffaretti is a Mayoral candidate. If she is not re-elected as Mayor, she will no longer have a position on the Council.
The council has advised that the councillor vacancy created following Cr Piffaretti’s resignation will need to be filled through an extraordinary election to be held within the next four months.
A report containing further details of this election will be presented at the next available Council meeting.