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Mayor & councillors

Mayor & councillors

Bega Valley Shire has nine councillors: a Mayor elected directly by voters, plus eight councillors elected across the whole shire (Bega Valley is undivided — there are no wards). The September 2024 election was the first time residents chose the mayor directly (after a 2021 referendum), rather than councillors choosing one of their own. Below is who currently holds office, with links to their official profiles and the September 2024 election results.

New to these terms? Read them in plain English
How the mayor is chosen
Either elected directly by voters, or chosen by the councillors.
Ward
A subdivision of a council area that elects its own councillors.
Local Government Area (LGA)
The official area a council governs.
NSW Electoral Commission (NSWEC)
Runs council elections and publishes the official results.
See the full explainer, with formulas →
Mayor
Russell Fitzpatrick (Independent)The shire's first popularly elected Mayor (directly by voters), for a four-year term; declared elected 1 October 2024.
Deputy Mayor
Cr Mitchell Nadin (Independents for Change)Elected Deputy Mayor by councillors at the first meeting of the new council (16 October 2024). The deputy mayoralty is re-elected by councillors periodically, so confirm the current holder on the council's page below.
Councillors
9 total — directly-elected Mayor + 8 shire-wide councillors
Wards
None — Bega Valley is undivided (one shire-wide constituency)

Your representatives

Want to raise something? Contacting your ward councillor or the mayor is one of the most direct ways to be heard between elections.

We list who's in office and link to their official profiles and the election results; we don't characterise anyone's politics. Party and group labels are those each councillor was elected under at the September 2024 election (NSW Electoral Commission); 'Independents for Change' is the registered group name several councillors stood under. A council's makeup can change between elections through casual vacancies, and the deputy mayoralty is re-elected by councillors, so the council's official page has the most current list.

Sources — check it yourself

Figures are current as at the dates shown and may change — always confirm with the linked source. See the notice at the bottom of the page for full details and how to report a correction.