Mayor & councillors
Orange City Council has 12 members: a Mayor elected directly by voters (Orange has directly elected its mayor since a 2012 referendum, unlike most councils where councillors choose the mayor), plus 11 councillors. Orange is an undivided LGA — there are no wards, so every councillor represents the whole city. 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.
- Mayor
- Tony Mileto (Independent)Popularly elected Mayor (directly by voters), elected at the September 2024 election.
- Deputy Mayor
- Cr Tammy Greenhalgh (Independent)Elected by councillors as Deputy Mayor for the 2024–2026 term.
- Councillors
- 12 total — directly-elected Mayor + 11 councillors
- Wards
- None — Orange is an undivided LGA (all councillors elected at large)
Your representatives
Tony Mileto
Mayor · Independent
Tammy Greenhalgh
Deputy Mayor / Councillor · Independent
Kevin Duffy
Councillor · Independent
Marea Ruddy
Councillor · Independent
Steven Peterson
Councillor · Independent
Frances Kinghorne
Councillor · Independent
Gerald Power
Councillor · Independent
Graeme Judge
Councillor · Independent
Jamie Stedman
Councillor · Independent
Melanie McDonell
Councillor · Independent
Jeffrey Whitton
Councillor · Labor
David Mallard
Councillor · Greens
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); most Orange councillors were elected as independents. 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.