Mayor & councillors
Mansfield Shire is unsubdivided: there are no wards, and all five councillors are elected by the whole Shire, by proportional representation, at the four-yearly Victorian council elections (last held in October 2024; the current term ends in October 2028). The councillors elect the Mayor and Deputy Mayor from among themselves each November.
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 Steve RabieRe-elected Mayor at the council meeting on 25 November 2025 for a one-year term; the council set the next mayoral election for its November 2026 meeting. He was first elected Mayor on 26 November 2024. His council profile says this is his second term as a councillor.
- Deputy Mayor
- Cr James TehanRe-elected Deputy Mayor on 25 November 2025 for one year (first elected Deputy Mayor on 26 November 2024).
- Councillors
- 5, elected Shire-wide (no wards)Cr Bonnie Clark, Cr Mandy Treasure and Cr Tim Berenyi, plus the Mayor and Deputy Mayor. The Victorian Electoral Commission lists the same five (checked September 2026).
- Next mayoral election
- At the council meeting on Tuesday 24 November 2026Victorian mayors are elected by the councillors, not by voters. The 24 November date is from the council's list of upcoming meetings; the November 2025 minutes set the election for the November 2026 scheduled meeting.
- Council meetings
- Usually the third Tuesday of the month, 5.00pm, Council Chamber, 33 Highett Street, MansfieldUpcoming ordinary meetings: 20 October and 24 November 2026. Additional meetings are held as needed. Meetings are livestreamed on the council's YouTube channel; agendas are published 48 hours before and minutes by 5pm the following Monday. Questions can be submitted through the council's online form.
- Contact a councillor
- Each councillor has a council email address (listed below)
- Chief Executive Officer
- Kirsten AlexanderThe CEO is appointed by the councillors and manages the council's staff and operations.
Your representatives
Steve Rabie
Mayor
James Tehan
Deputy Mayor / Councillor
Tim Berenyi
Councillor
Bonnie Clark
Councillor
Mandy Treasure
Councillor
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 is in office and link to their official profiles and the election results. The council's councillor pages also list a phone number for each councillor. A council's makeup can change between elections, so the official pages have the most current list.
Sources — check it yourself
- Mansfield Shire Council — Councillors · Sep 2026
- Mansfield Shire Council — Council Meeting minutes, 25 November 2025 (PDF; items 14–16, mayoral term and elections) · 25 Nov 2025
- Mansfield Shire Council — Council Meeting minutes, 26 November 2024 (PDF; items 7–9) · 26 Nov 2024
- Mansfield Shire Council — Council Meetings (upcoming meetings, livestream) · Sep 2026
- Mansfield Shire Council — Organisational Structure (CEO) · Sep 2026
- Victorian Electoral Commission — Mansfield Shire Council (current councillors, past results) · Sep 2026
- Victorian Electoral Commission — Local council elections (how the mayor is chosen) · Sep 2026
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.