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Mayor & councillors

Mayor & councillors

Port Macquarie-Hastings Council has nine councillors, including a Mayor elected directly by voters (unlike most NSW councils, where councillors choose the mayor). It is an undivided council — there are no wards, so every voter votes for the same councillors across the whole local government area. 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
Adam Roberts (Independent)Popularly elected Mayor (directly by voters) at the September 2024 election; declared elected 1 October 2024.
Deputy Mayor
Position currently vacantCr Lauren Edwards was Deputy Mayor from the first meeting of the new council (Oct 2024); Cr Nik Lipovac from October 2025. In May 2026 the council resolved not to fill the Deputy Mayor role for the remainder of the 2024–2028 term. Confirm the current position on the council's page.
Councillors
9 total — directly-elected Mayor + 8 councillors
Wards
None — undivided council (elected at large)

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). A council's makeup and leadership can change between elections — for example, the Deputy Mayor role has changed hands and, since May 2026, has not been filled — 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.