Mayor & councillors
Shellharbour has a directly elected Mayor plus eight councillors — two for each of the four wards (A, B, C and D). Below is who currently holds office and links to their official profiles and the 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
- Chris Homer (Independent)Re-elected at the 2024 election (second term).
- Deputy Mayor
- Cr Kellie MarshWard A.
- Councillors
- 8 across 4 wards (2 per ward)
- Wards
- A, B, C and D
Your representatives
Chris Homer
Mayor · Independent
Kellie Marsh
Deputy Mayor / Councillor · Ward A · Independent
Mitch Ellis
Councillor · Ward A · Independent
John Davey
Councillor · Ward B · Independent
Moira Hamilton
Councillor · Ward B · Labor
Craig Ridding
Councillor · Ward C · Independent
Lou Stefanovski
Councillor · Ward C · Labor
Rob Petreski
Councillor · Ward D · Labor
Kane Murphy
Councillor · Ward D · Independent
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 can change between elections through casual vacancies, so the council's official page has the most current list.
Sources — check it yourself
- Shellharbour Council — Councillors · Oct 2024
- NSW Electoral Commission — 2024 Shellharbour result · Oct 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.