Mayor & councillors
Dubbo Regional Council has 11 councillors, all elected across the whole local government area — the council is undivided (no wards), after a 2021 referendum abolished its former five-ward system. The councillors then elect one of their own as Mayor. 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.
- Mayor
- Cr Josh Black (Labor)Elected Mayor by the councillors at an extraordinary meeting in October 2024 (defeating Cr Mathew Dickerson 6–5) for a two-year mayoral term.
- Deputy Mayor
- Cr Phillip Toynton (Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party)Elected Deputy Mayor by the councillors in October 2024 for a two-year term.
- Councillors
- 11 total, elected across the whole LGA
- Wards
- None — Dubbo Regional is undividedThe former five two-member wards were abolished after a 2021 referendum; all 11 councillors are now elected across a single, undivided area.
Your representatives
Josh Black
Mayor · Labor
Phillip Toynton
Deputy Mayor / Councillor · Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party
Kate Richardson
Councillor · Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party
Mathew Dickerson
Councillor · Independent
Pam Wells
Councillor · Labor
Jennifer Cowley
Councillor · Independent
Matt Wright
Councillor · Independent
Shibli Chowdhury
Councillor · Independent
Adam Ryan
Councillor · Labor
Lukas Butler
Councillor · Independent
Richard Ivey
Councillor · Independent
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 labels are those each councillor was elected under at the September 2024 election (NSW Electoral Commission); the six councillors shown as Independent were elected without a party affiliation. The Mayor of Dubbo Regional is chosen by the councillors for a two-year term (not directly by voters). A council's makeup can change between elections through casual vacancies, 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.