List of mayors of Wollondilly explained

Post:Mayor
Body:Wollondilly
Incumbent:Matt Gould
Incumbentsince:4 December 2021
Appointer:Wollondilly Shire Council
Termlength:4 years

This is a list of the mayors of Wollondilly Shire, a local government area of New South Wales, Australia. The position was known as the shire president until 1 July 1993.

The current mayor is Matt Gould, who was elected in December 2021.

Mayors

Chairman Term start Term end Time in office Notes
15 June 1906 3 December 1906 [1]
Shire President Term start Term end Time in office Notes
– 3 December 1906 11 January 1907 [2] [3]
John Edward Moore 11 January 1907 13 February 1908 [4]
James Oswald Moore 13 February 1908 3 June 1909 [5] [6] [7]
Alfred Leonard Bennett 8 June 1909 3 October 1913 [8] [9] [10] [11]
– John Edward Moore 7 October 1913 12 February 1915 [12]
Charles Green Moore 12 February 1915 21 September 1918 [13] [14] [15] [16]
– John Edward Moore 25 September 1918 11 December 1925 [17] [18] [19]
Edgar Henry Kirk Downes 11 December 1925 10 December 1926 [20]
– 10 December 1926 12 September 1931 [21] [22] [23] [24] [25] [26]
George Joseph Spearing 18 September 1931 18 December 1931 [27] [28]
– Edgar Henry Kirk Downes 18 December 1931 4 December 1936 [29] [30] [31]
Eric Moore 4 December 1936 7 December 1938 [32] [33]
– Edgar Henry Kirk Downes 7 December 1938 13 December 1939 [34]
Septimus Ernest Prosser 13 December 1939 17 December 1941 [35] [36] [37]
– Edgar Henry Kirk Downes 17 December 1941 10 May 1946 [38] [39] [40] [41]
– Eric Moore 10 May 1946 18 December 1947 [42]
Lachlan Nicholson 18 December 1947 14 December 1950 [43] [44]
Percy William Early 14 December 1950 17 December 1953 [45]
Murrum Edward Sweet 17 December 1953 19 December 1957 [46]
Roy Ernest Middleton 19 December 1957 17 September 1977
Francis William McKay 17 September 1977 30 June 1993 [47] [48]
Mayor Term start Term end Time in office Notes
– Francis William McKay 1 July 1993 27 September 1993
Charles John Desmond Ayliffe 27 September 1993 26 September 1994 [49]
Christine Towndrow 26 September 1994 23 September 1996
Marina Voncina 23 September 1996 28 September 1998
– Christine Towndrow 28 September 1998 27 September 1999 [50]
Helen Kuiper 27 September 1999 25 September 2000
– Christine Towndrow 25 September 2000 24 September 2001
Colin Mitchell 24 September 2001 15 April 2004
Michael Banasik 15 April 2004 19 September 2005
19 September 2005 16 April 2007
Judith Hannan 16 April 2007 13 September 2008
– Michael Banasik 13 September 2008 21 September 2009
– Colin Mitchell 21 September 2009 20 September 2010
– Michael Banasik 20 September 2010 19 September 2011 [51]
– Colin Mitchell 19 September 2011 16 September 2013 [52]
Benn Banasik 17 September 2013 15 September 2014 [53]
– Colin Mitchell 15 September 2014 21 September 2015 [54]
Simon Landow 21 September 2015 26 September 2016 [55]
– 26 September 2016 17 December 2018 [56] [57]
Matthew Deeth 17 December 2018 15 September 2020 [58]
Robert Khan 15 September 2020 21 December 2021 [59]
Matt Gould 21 December 2021 Present [60]

Election results

2021

Notes and References

  1. News: Temporary Shire Councils. . . New South Wales, Australia . 16 June 1906 . 31 May 2020 . 12 . Trove.
  2. News: Wollondilly Temporary Shire Council. . Camden News . New South Wales, Australia . 6 December 1906 . 30 May 2020 . 1 . Trove.
  3. News: The Wollondilly Shire Council. . Camden News . New South Wales, Australia . 17 January 1907 . 30 May 2020 . 1 . Trove.
  4. News: Wollondilly Shire Council. . Camden News . New South Wales, Australia . 14 February 1907 . 30 May 2020 . 3 . Trove.
  5. News: Wollondilly Shire. . . New South Wales, Australia . 20 February 1908 . 30 May 2020 . 6 . Trove.
  6. News: Wollondilly Shire Council . . New South Wales, Australia . 11 February 1909 . 30 May 2020 . 4 . Trove.
  7. News: Wollondilly Shire. . Camden News . New South Wales, Australia . 3 June 1909 . 30 May 2020 . 1 . Trove.
  8. News: Wollondilly Shire . Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales . New South Wales, Australia . 16 June 1909 . 30 May 2020 . 3279 . Trove.
  9. News: Wollondilly Shire Council. . Camden News . New South Wales, Australia . 10 February 1910 . 31 May 2020 . 7 . Trove.
  10. News: Wollondilly Shire. . Camden News . New South Wales, Australia . 16 February 1911 . 31 May 2020 . 3 . Trove.
  11. News: Wollondilly Shire. . Camden News . New South Wales, Australia . 9 October 1913 . 31 May 2020 . 3 . Trove.
  12. News: Wollondilly Shire. . Camden News . New South Wales, Australia . 9 October 1913 . 31 May 2020 . 8 . Trove.
  13. News: Wollondilly Shire. . Camden News . New South Wales, Australia . 18 February 1915 . 31 May 2020 . 9 . Trove.
  14. News: Wollondilly Shire. . Camden News . New South Wales, Australia . 10 February 1916 . 31 May 2020 . 3 . Trove.
  15. News: Wollondilly Shire Council. . Camden News . New South Wales, Australia . 14 February 1918 . 31 May 2020 . 3 . Trove.
  16. News: DEATH OF MR. C. G. MOORE. . . New South Wales, Australia . 26 September 1918 . 31 May 2020 . 1 . Trove.
  17. News: Wollondilly Shire Council. . Camden News . New South Wales, Australia . 26 September 1918 . 31 May 2020 . 1 . Trove.
  18. News: Wollondilly Shire Council. . Camden News . New South Wales, Australia . 8 December 1921 . 31 May 2020 . 1 . Trove.
  19. News: Wollondiliy Shire. . Camden News . New South Wales, Australia . 11 December 1924 . 31 May 2020 . 1 . Trove.
  20. News: Wollondilly Shire. . Camden News . New South Wales, Australia . 17 December 1925 . 31 May 2020 . 1 . Trove.
  21. News: Cr. G. M. Macarthur Onslow . Camden News . New South Wales, Australia . 16 December 1926 . 31 May 2020 . 1 . Trove.
  22. News: Wollondilly Shire. . Camden News . New South Wales, Australia . 15 December 1927 . 31 May 2020 . 5 . Trove.
  23. News: Wollondilly Shire. . Camden News . New South Wales, Australia . 20 December 1928 . 31 May 2020 . 1 . Trove.
  24. News: Shire Presidents. . . New South Wales, Australia . 23 December 1929 . 31 May 2020 . 13 . Trove.
  25. News: Wollondilly Shire. . Camden News. New South Wales, Australia . 18 December 1930 . 31 May 2020 . 1 . Trove.
  26. News: Brigadier-General G. Macarthur Onslow. . Camden News . New South Wales, Australia . 17 September 1931 . 31 May 2020 . 1 . Trove.
  27. News: Wollondilly Shire's New President . The Picton Post . New South Wales, Australia . 23 September 1931 . 31 May 2020 . 3 . Trove.
  28. News: Wollondilly Shire . Camden News . New South Wales, Australia . 24 September 1931 . 31 May 2020 . 1 . Trove.
  29. News: Cr. E. H. K. Downes . Camden News . New South Wales, Australia . 14 December 1933 . 31 May 2020 . 1 . Trove.
  30. News: Wollondilly Shire. . Camden News . New South Wales, Australia . 13 December 1934 . 31 May 2020 . 1 . Trove.
  31. News: Wollondilly Shire. . Camden News . New South Wales, Australia . 12 December 1935 . 31 May 2020 . 1 . Trove.
  32. News: Wollondilly Shire. . Camden News . New South Wales, Australia . 10 December 1936 . 31 May 2020 . 1 . Trove.
  33. News: Wollondilly Shire Council. . . New South Wales, Australia . 9 December 1937 . 31 May 2020 . 9 . Trove.
  34. News: Wollondilly Shire. . Camden News . New South Wales, Australia . 15 December 1938 . 31 May 2020 . 4 . Trove.
  35. News: Wollondilly Shire . The Picton Post . New South Wales, Australia . 20 December 1939 . 31 May 2020 . 2 . Trove.
  36. News: Wollondilly Shire. . Camden News . New South Wales, Australia . 14 December 1939 . 31 May 2020 . 7 . Trove.
  37. News: New Wollondilly Shire . . New South Wales, Australia . 1 May 1940 . 31 May 2020 . 2 . Trove.
  38. News: Wollondilly Shire. . Camden News . New South Wales, Australia . 18 December 1941 . 31 May 2020 . 5 . Trove.
  39. News: Wollondilly Shire Council . The Picton Post . New South Wales, Australia . 16 December 1943 . 31 May 2020 . 1 . Trove.
  40. News: Councillor Downes . The Picton Post . New South Wales, Australia . 21 December 1944 . 31 May 2020 . 1 . Trove.
  41. News: Wollondilly Shire. . Camden News . New South Wales, Australia . 30 May 1946 . 31 May 2020 . 3 . Trove.
  42. News: Wollondilly Shire. . Camden News . New South Wales, Australia . 23 May 1946 . 31 May 2020 . 1 . Trove.
  43. News: Cr. L. Nicolson New Shire President . The Picton Post . New South Wales, Australia . 18 December 1947 . 31 May 2020 . 4 . Trove.
  44. News: Shire President Re-elected . The Picton Post . New South Wales, Australia . 19 December 1949 . 31 May 2020 . 1 . Trove.
  45. News: Cr. Early New Shire President . The Picton Post . New South Wales, Australia . 14 December 1950 . 31 May 2020 . 5 . Trove.
  46. News: Wollondilly Shire. . Camden News . New South Wales, Australia . 17 December 1953 . 31 May 2020 . 6 . Trove.
  47. Web site: Mr Francis William McKAY, MBE - Member of the Order of Australia . Australian Honours Search Facility . Australian Government . 31 May 2020.
  48. The Local Government Act 1993 replaced the term 'Shire President' with 'Mayor'.
  49. Web site: Archival List of Mayors . Wollondilly Shire Council . 30 May 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110327165734/http://www.wollondilly.nsw.gov.au/about/1007/67794.html . 27 March 2011.
  50. News: Chenoweth . Ben . 40 years' service to Wollondilly community earns rare honour . 31 May 2020 . Wollondilly Advertiser . 26 August 2014.
  51. Web site: New Mayor and Deputy Mayor . Latest News . Wollondilly SHire Council . 31 May 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110313144219/http://www.wollondilly.nsw.gov.au/news/pages/162551.html . 13 March 2011 . 13 March 2011.
  52. Web site: Archival List of Mayors . Wollondilly Shire Council . 31 May 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140621113922/http://www.wollondilly.nsw.gov.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=497523:archival-list-of-mayors&catid=1927&Itemid=3109 . 21 June 2014.
  53. News: Chenoweth . Ben . New mayor lists priorities . 31 May 2020 . Wollondilly Advertiser . 17 September 2013.
  54. News: Councillor Col Mitchell announced as Wollondilly Council mayor . 31 May 2020 . Wollondilly Advertiser . 16 September 2014.
  55. News: Tullis . Ashleigh . Youngest councillor elected Wollondilly mayor . 31 May 2020 . Wollondilly Advertiser . 22 September 2015.
  56. News: Tullis . Ashleigh . Hannan takes top job . 31 May 2020 . Wollondilly Advertiser . 27 September 2016.
  57. News: Osborne . Kayla . Wollondilly mayor Judith Hannan set to step down . 31 May 2020 . Campbelltown Macarthur Advertiser. 11 December 2018.
  58. News: Osborne . Kayla . Wollondilly's new mayor has been chosen . 31 May 2020 . Wollondilly Advertiser . 18 December 2018.
  59. News: Osborne . Kayla . Wollondilly council elects new mayor and deputy . 16 September 2020 . Wollondilly Advertiser . 16 September 2020.
  60. News: Osborne . Kayla . Wollondilly mayor Matt Gould sets roads and infrastructure in his sights . 9 March 2022 . Wollondilly Advertiser . 7 Jan 2022.

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