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Mayor & councillors

Mayor & councillors

Junee Shire is an undivided (at-large) council: its nine councillors are elected across the whole local government area by proportional representation, rather than by ward. The councillors elect the Mayor and Deputy Mayor from among themselves — Junee does not have a popularly elected mayor. The September 2024 ordinary election was unusual: only eight candidates nominated for the nine seats, so the election was declared uncontested and no vote was held, and the ninth seat was filled at a by-election two months later. Below is who currently holds office, with links to the council's contact page and the NSW Electoral Commission 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 →

Who represents you

Mayor
Cr Bob Callow (Independent)Elected Mayor by the councillors; first took the role in September 2023 and is listed as Mayor on Council's current councillor page. Contact: bob.callow@junee.nsw.gov.au
Deputy Mayor
Cr Marie Knight (Independent)Also elected by the councillors. Contact: marie.knight@junee.nsw.gov.au
Councillors
9 total — undivided (single ward, elected by proportional representation)
How the Mayor is chosen
Elected by the councillors from among themselves (not by popular vote)
The 2024 election was uncontested
8 candidates nominated for 9 seats; all 8 were declared elected on 14 September 2024 without a voteThe remaining seat was filled at a by-election on 23 November 2024, contested by six candidates and won by Brigid Austin (IND) with 959 of 2,995 formal votes (32.0%).

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 labels are those each councillor was elected under at the September 2024 election (NSW Electoral Commission), or at the November 2024 by-election in Brigid Austin's case — 5 of the 9 were declared with an Independent (IND) group code and Ingrid Eyding with the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party (NSW) Incorporated (SFF) code; the NSWEC declaration for Matt Austin, David Carter and Andrew Clinton shows no group code, so their affiliation is left blank here rather than guessed. Casual vacancies can change the makeup, 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.