List of mayors and lord mayors of Wollongong
| Lord Mayor of Wollongong | |
|---|---|
| Style | The Right Worshipful Lord Mayor |
| Appointer | Wollongong City Council |
| Term length | Four years |
| Inaugural holder |
Ald. John Garrett (Mayor) Ald. Ernie Ford (Lord Mayor) |
| Formation |
28 February 1859 (as Mayor) 10 April 1970 (as Lord Mayor) |
| Deputy | Cr. Chris Connor (Labor) |
| Website | www.wollongong.nsw.gov.au |
This is a list of the Mayors and Lord Mayors of Wollongong City Council and its predecessors, a local government area of New South Wales, Australia. The official title of Lord Mayors while holding office is: The Right Worshipful Lord Mayor of Wollongong.
History of the office
First incorporated on 28 February 1859 as the 'Municipality of Wollongong', the council became known as the 'City of Wollongong' on 11 September 1942.[1] On 12 September 1947, the City of Wollongong, the Shire of Bulli (established 1906) and the Municipalities of Central Illawarra (established 1859) and North Illawarra (established 1868) amalgamated to form the 'City of Greater Wollongong' under the Local Government Act 1919. On 10 April 1970 the council was granted the title of 'Lord Mayor' by Queen Elizabeth II. On 30 October 1970 the official title of the council reverted to become the 'City of Wollongong'.[1][2] On 1 July 1993 following the enactment of a new Local Government Act, elected representatives of the council were to be known as 'Councillor', replacing the former title of 'Alderman'. Originally nominated annually by the council, the mayor is now popularly-elected for a four-year term.
On 4 March 2008, following recommendations from Independent Commission Against Corruption Commissioner Jerrold Cripps QC, the Minister for Local Government requested the Governor of New South Wales to dismiss the council and install a panel of administrators (Gabrielle Kibble AO, Dr Colin Gellatly and Robert McGregor AM[3]) for four years[4] citing clear evidence of systemic corruption in the Council.[5]
The current Lord Mayor of Wollongong is Councillor Gordon Bradbery (Independent), elected on 3 September 2011, who replaced the board of Administrators who had run the council since 2008.
List of incumbents
Wollongong Municipal/City Council, 1859-1946
| Years | Mayors |
|---|---|
| 1859–???? | John Garrett |
North Illawarra Municipal Council, 1868-1946
| Years | Mayors |
|---|---|
| ???? | Andrew Lysaght Snr. |
| ???? | ???? |
| 1901–1902 | Andrew Lysaght Jnr. |
Bulli Shire Council, 1906-1946
| Years | Shire Presidents |
|---|---|
| 1929–1931 | Laurie Kelly Snr. |
| ???? | ???? |
| 1945–1946 | Laurie Kelly Snr. |
Greater Wollongong/Wollongong City Council, 1946-present
| Years | Mayors[6] |
|---|---|
| 1946–1949 | Harry Graham |
| 1950–1951 | Charles Dawson |
| 1951–1956 | Jerry Kelly |
| 1957–1965 | Albert Squires |
| 1965–1968 | Tony Bevan |
| 1968 – 10 April 1970 | Ernie Ford |
| Years | Lord Mayors[6] |
| 10 April 1970 – 1971 | Ernie Ford |
| 1971 – September 1974 | John Parker |
| 27 September 1974 – September 1991 | Frank Arkell |
| September 1991 – March 1999 | David Campbell |
| March 1999 – September 2002 | George Harrison |
| 14 September 2002 – 4 March 2008 | Alex Darling |
| 4 March 2008 – 1 January 2010 | Gabrielle Kibble (Administrator)[7] |
| January 2010 – 2 September 2011 | Richard Colley (Administrator)[8] |
| 4 March 2008 – 2 September 2011 | Colin Gellatly (Administrator)[7] |
| Robert McGregor (Administrator)[7] | |
| 3 September 2011 – date | Gordon Bradbery |
Notes and references
- 1 2 "History of Wollongong City Council". City of Wollongong. 18 September 2007. Archived from the original on 28 February 2008. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
- ↑ Kass, Terry (December 2010). "1.7.2 Theme – Governing" (PDF). Thematic History of the City of Wollongong. Wollongong City Council. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
- ↑ "The Administrators". Wollongong City Council. 27 March 2008. Archived from the original on 2 April 2008. Retrieved 28 March 2008.
- ↑ "Wollongong Council sacked". ABC News. Australia. 4 March 2008. Retrieved 4 March 2008.
- ↑ "Sack Wollongong Council: ICAC Commissioner". ABC News. Australia. 3 March 2008.
- 1 2 "Wollongong City Council Mayors And General Managers". Illawarra Mercury. 27 November 2004.
- 1 2 3 Council dismissed in 2008, Lord Mayor replaced by panel of three Administrators.
- ↑ Roderick, Laurel-Lee (9 January 2010). "The views of the new man in town". Illawarra Mercury. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
External links
- The City of Wollongong (Council website)