Mayor & councillors
Federation is an undivided (single-ward, at-large) council: its nine councillors are elected across the whole local government area rather than by ward. The councillors elect the Mayor and Deputy Mayor from among themselves (Federation does not have a popularly elected 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 Cheryl CookElected Mayor by the councillors at an extraordinary meeting on 15 October 2024, defeating Cr Derek Schoen 5 votes to 4 — the first female mayor to represent the Corowa area in more than 120 years of local government.
- Deputy Mayor
- Cr Rowena BlackElected Deputy Mayor by the councillors on 15 October 2024, unopposed.
- Councillors
- 9 total — undivided (single ward, no wards)
- How the Mayor is chosen
- Elected by the councillors (not by popular vote)
Your representatives
Cheryl Cook
Mayor · Howlong First
Rowena Black
Deputy Mayor / Councillor · Independent
Susan Wearne
Councillor · Howlong First
Derek Schoen
Councillor · Independent
Andrew Kennedy
Councillor · Independent
David Bott
Councillor · Independent
Patrick Bourke
Councillor · Independent
David Harrison
Councillor · Independent
Richard Nixon
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.
Party labels are those each councillor was elected under at the September 2024 election (NSW Electoral Commission): 7 of the 9 elected councillors ran as independents; Cheryl Cook and Susan Wearne (both of Howlong) were grouped together on the ballot as 'Howlong First', a local ticket rather than a registered political party. We list who's in office and link to their official profiles and the election results; we don't characterise anyone's politics. 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.