Mayor & councillors
Kingston has 11 councillors, one for each ward: Banksia, Bunjil, Caruana, Chicquita, Como, Karkarook, Longbeach, Melaleuca, Sandpiper, Wattle and Yammerbook. Ten were elected in October 2024 for the 2024–2028 term. Melaleuca Ward's councillor was elected at a by-election in August 2026. Voters don't elect the Mayor directly. The councillors choose one of themselves each year. The next vote is at the Council (Statutory) Meeting on Wednesday 11 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 Georgina Oxley (Longbeach Ward)Re-elected Mayor for 2025–26 by the councillors (council announcement, 12 November 2025). The council says it is her fourth term as Mayor.
- Deputy Mayor
- Cr Sarah O'Donnell (Yammerbook Ward)Elected Deputy Mayor at the same time (council announcement, 12 November 2025).
- Councillors
- 11 — one per ward
- Next mayoral election
- Council (Statutory) Meeting, Wednesday 11 November 2026, 7pmThe council says the meeting will elect the Mayor and Deputy Mayor for 2026–27. This page will be updated after that meeting.Meeting details →
- Changes since the 2024 election
- Melaleuca Ward by-election, 1 August 2026Held after Cr Tess Law resigned. The VEC declared Nikki Kaur elected on 14 August 2026. The VEC's council structure page still listed the seat as vacant when we checked (Sep 2026); its by-election results page and the council's page show the result.
- Caruana Ward contact
- Until 25 October 2026, contact the MayorThe council's councillors page asks Caruana Ward residents to contact the Mayor until then.Council's Caruana Ward page →
- Which ward am I in?
- Search your address on the council's 'What's in my area?'What's in my area? →
Your representatives
Georgina Oxley
Mayor / Councillor · Longbeach Ward
Sarah O'Donnell
Deputy Mayor / Councillor · Yammerbook Ward
Chris Howe
Councillor · Banksia Ward
Tony Athanasopoulos
Councillor · Bunjil Ward
Caroline White
Councillor · Caruana Ward
Jane Agirtan
Councillor · Chicquita Ward
Chris Hill
Councillor · Como Ward
Hadi Saab
Councillor · Karkarook Ward
Nikki Kaur
Councillor · Melaleuca Ward
Kirralee Ashworth-Collett
Councillor · Sandpiper Ward
Georgia Erevnidis
Councillor · Wattle 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 the council email addresses published on their official profiles, and link to the election results. The council doesn't currently publish a profile page or email address for the Caruana Ward councillor, so her entry links to the VEC. If a seat falls vacant, Kingston'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 Kingston — Councillors · Sep 2026
- City of Kingston — Cr Georgina Oxley re-elected as Mayor of Kingston (12 Nov 2025) · Nov 2025
- City of Kingston — 11 November 2026 Council (Statutory) Meeting · Sep 2026
- City of Kingston — Council elections (Melaleuca Ward by-election) · Sep 2026
- Victorian Electoral Commission — Kingston, Melaleuca Ward by-election results · Aug 2026
- Victorian Electoral Commission — Kingston City Council (current councillors) · Sep 2026
- Victorian Electoral Commission — 2024 Kingston 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.