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Mayor & councillors

Mayor & councillors

Narrabri Shire is an undivided (single-ward) 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 (Narrabri Shire 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.
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Mayor
Cr Darrell Tiemens (Independent)Declared Mayor by the councillors at an Extraordinary Council Meeting on 9 October 2024, for a two-year term.
Deputy Mayor
Cr Brett Nolan (Independent)Elected Deputy Mayor by the councillors in September 2025 (a one-year term); Cr Brett Dickinson held the role for the first year from October 2024.
Councillors
9 total — undivided (single ward, proportional representation)
How the Mayor is chosen
Elected by the councillors (not by popular vote)

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.

Party labels are those each councillor was elected under at the September 2024 election (NSW Electoral Commission) — every candidate declared elected for Narrabri Shire in 2024 ran as an independent. Cr Ryan Whillas joined the council in September 2025 via a countback of 2024 election votes, filling the seat vacated by the resignation of Cr Joshua Roberts-Garnsey; the countback preserves the same group affiliation, so he is also listed as Independent. 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.