Recent legislative reforms to the Local Government Act 1995 will result in Council reducing from 10 to 9 elected member representatives in 2025 which includes the election of a popularly elected mayor by electors.
The next local government election will be held Saturday 18 October 2025 with five seats being contested. This election will be conducted via a postal vote.
In the 2025 Local Government Election there will be four contested seats with 4-year terms and one contested seat with a two-year term.
Representation | Expiring Term | 2025 Election Contested Seats |
Cr Jodie Swaffer | 2025 | 2025 – 2027 (2 year term) |
Cr Gillian Furlong | 2025 | 2025 – 2029 (4 year term) |
Cr Daiva Gillam (DEPUTY MAYOR) | 2025 | 2025 – 2029 (4 year term) |
Cr Jo Waterstrom Muller | 2025 | 2025 – 2029 (4 year term) |
Cr Kelly Nunn | 2025 | 2025 – 2029 (4 year term) |
Vacant | 2027 | Not replaced |
Cr Daniel Scott (MAYOR) | 2027 | NA |
Cr Brenton Johannsen | 2027 | NA |
Cr Tony Simpson | 2027 | NA |
Cr Sarah Roots | 2027 | NA |