Mayor & councillors
Greater Geelong has 11 councillors, one for each ward. They were elected in October 2024 for the 2024–2028 term and sworn in on 18 November 2024. Voters don't elect the Mayor directly; the councillors choose one of themselves. For Greater Geelong, the Local Government Act 2020 fixes the Mayor's term at two years, so the current term, which began on 26 November 2024, runs to 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 Stretch Kontelj (Kardinia Ward)Elected Mayor by the councillors for a two-year term at the council meeting on 26 November 2024. The council's page styles him 'Dr Stretch Kontelj OAM'.
- Deputy Mayor
- Cr Eddy Kontelj (Hamlyn Heights Ward)Elected Deputy Mayor 'until November 2026' at a special council meeting on 3 March 2026. Cr Ron Nelson had been elected Deputy Mayor for a two-year term in November 2024.
- Councillors
- 11 — one per wardMatches the Victorian Electoral Commission's list of current councillors (checked Sep 2026).
- Next mayoral election
- Due in November 2026, when the two-year term endsThe council hadn't published the date of the mayoral election on the pages we checked (Sep 2026). Its November meeting is listed for Tuesday 24 November 2026. This page will be updated after the vote.
- Changes since the 2024 election
- NoneThe VEC lists no Greater Geelong by-election or countback since October 2024. Its most recent entries are three 2023 countbacks under the council's previous ward structure.
- Councillors and the 2026 state election
- Council guidelines for councillors who stand as candidatesThe council has published arrangements for any councillor who stands at the Victorian election on 28 November 2026. Its guidelines encourage a candidate to take leave by the close of nominations (9 November 2026). A councillor elected to parliament must resign from council.Read the council's notice →
Your representatives
Stretch Kontelj
Mayor / Councillor · Kardinia Ward
Eddy Kontelj
Deputy Mayor / Councillor · Hamlyn Heights Ward
Ron Nelson
Councillor · Barrabool Hills Ward
Emma Sinclair
Councillor · Charlemont Ward
Melissa Cadwell
Councillor · Cheetham Ward
Elise Wilkinson
Councillor · Connewarre Ward
Anthony Aitken
Councillor · Corio Ward
Andrew Katos
Councillor · Deakin Ward
Trent Sullivan
Councillor · Leopold Ward
Rowan Story
Councillor · Murradoc Ward
Chris Burson
Councillor · You Yangs 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 election results. The council has no individual councillor profile pages, so each name links to its councillors page. If a seat in a single-councillor ward falls vacant with more than 6 months of the term left, it is filled by a by-election, not a countback. For the latest list, see the council's page or the VEC.
Sources — check it yourself
- City of Greater Geelong — Mayor and councillors · Sep 2026
- Victorian Electoral Commission — Greater Geelong City Council (current councillors) · Sep 2026
- City of Greater Geelong — Council meeting minutes, 26 November 2024, items 2.1–2.2 Election of Mayor and Deputy Mayor (PDF) · Nov 2024
- City of Greater Geelong — Special council meeting minutes, 3 March 2026, item 2.1 Election of Deputy Mayor (PDF) · Mar 2026
- City of Greater Geelong — Upcoming Council meetings · Sep 2026
- City of Greater Geelong — Arrangements for councillors standing in state election (22 Sep 2026) · Sep 2026
- Victorian Electoral Commission — By-elections and countbacks timeline · Sep 2026
- Victorian Electoral Commission — 2024 Greater Geelong 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.