Mayor & councillors
Casey has 12 councillors, one for each ward, elected in October 2024 for the 2024–2028 term. Voters don't elect the Mayor directly: the councillors choose one of themselves, normally for a one-year term. The current Mayor was elected in August 2026 to finish the 2025–26 mayoral term, and the next mayoral election is at the Annual Council Meeting on Tuesday 17 November 2026.
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.
Who represents you
- Mayor
- Cr Michelle Crowther (Cranbourne Gardens Ward)Elected by the councillors at a Special Council Meeting in August 2026, to serve until the Annual Mayoral Election on 17 November 2026. The council says former Mayor Cr Stefan Koomen stepped down from the role at 4pm on 18 August 2026 to pursue a State election campaign. He remains the councillor for Waratah Ward. Cr Crowther had been Deputy Mayor since November 2025.
- Deputy Mayor
- Cr Anthony Walter (Dillwynia Ward)Elected Deputy Mayor at the same Special Council Meeting, August 2026.
- Councillors
- 12 — one per wardMatches the Victorian Electoral Commission's list of current councillors (checked Sep 2026).
- Next mayoral election
- Annual Council Meeting, Tuesday 17 November 2026From the council's published meeting dates. This page will be updated after that meeting.
- Changes since the 2024 election
- No by-elections or countbacksThe VEC lists no Casey by-election or countback since October 2024 (its most recent Casey entry is a 2017 countback). The VEC's list of Casey general elections goes from 2016 to 2024, and the council's honour board shows the previous councillors' terms ending in February 2020.
Your representatives
Michelle Crowther
Mayor / Councillor · Cranbourne Gardens Ward
Anthony Walter
Deputy Mayor / Councillor · Dillwynia Ward
Scott Dowling
Councillor · Akoonah Ward
Kim Ross
Councillor · Casuarina Ward
Gary Rowe
Councillor · Correa Ward
Dave Perry
Councillor · Grevillea Ward
Melinda Ambros
Councillor · Kalora Ward
Shane Taylor
Councillor · Kowan Ward
Carolyn Eaves
Councillor · Quarters Ward
Lynette Pereira
Councillor · River Gum Ward
Jennifer Dizon
Councillor · Tooradin Ward
Stefan Koomen
Councillor · Waratah Ward
Want to raise something? Contacting your ward councillor or the mayor is one of the most direct ways to be heard between elections.
Victorian council ballot papers and results don't show party affiliation, so we don't label councillors. We list who holds office, with their council email addresses, and link to the council's councillor page and the election results. If a councillor's seat falls vacant, Casey's single-councillor wards fill it by a by-election, not a countback, as long as more than 6 months of the term remain. For the latest list, see the council's page or the VEC.
Sources — check it yourself
- City of Casey — Meet the councillors · Sep 2026
- Victorian Electoral Commission — Casey City Council (current councillors, past results) · Sep 2026
- City of Casey — Casey elects new Mayor and Deputy Mayor (Aug 2026) · Aug 2026
- City of Casey — City of Casey elects Mayor and Deputy Mayor (Nov 2025) · Nov 2025
- City of Casey — Council Meeting Schedule and Upcoming Council Business · Sep 2026
- Victorian Electoral Commission — By-elections and countbacks timeline · Sep 2026
- Victorian Electoral Commission — 2024 Casey City Council election results · Nov 2024
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.