Former Mayors

Here is a list of the former Mayors of the City of Yarra and the cities of Richmond, Fitzroy and Collingwood.

City of Yarra
City of Richmond
City of Fitzroy
City of Collingwood

 

City of Yarra

The City of Yarra was formed in 1994, and was governed by appointed Commissioners for several years before Councillors were once again elected in 1996.

Mayors of the City of Yarra

Cr John Sawyer (1996-1997)
Cr Linda Hoskins (1997-1998)
Cr John Phillips (1998-1999)
Cr Steve Watson (1999-2000)
Cr John Phillips (2000-2001)
Cr Sue Corby (2001 - 2002, 2002-2003)
Cr Greg Barber (2003 - 2004)
Cr Kay Meadows (2004-2005)
Cr Jackie Fristacky (2005-2006) (Current Councillor)
Cr Jenny Farrar (2006-2007)
Cr Judy Morton (2007-2008)
Cr Amanda Stone (2008-2009) (Current Councillor)
Cr Jane Garrett (2009-2010)
Cr Alison Clarke (2010-2011) (Current Councillor)
Cr Geoff Barbour (2011-2012)



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 City of Richmond

The municipality of Richmond was created in 1855, proclaimed a town in 1872, and a city in 1882. 

Chairmen of the City of Richmond

1856      H Miller JP
1858      P Johnson JP
1859      Cr G Coppin JP MLC 
1861      Cr J Russell JP

Mayors of the City of Richmond

1862      P Johnson JP                   
 1895      S Nathan JP                                  1925      G D O'Connell JP    1957      G O'Connell JP MLC          
1863      H Oddy JP                                      1896      P J O'Connor JP                             1927      D J Murphy JP    1958      J D Langdon JP                            
1864      J Bosisto JP                                   1897      E White JP                                   1928      E Cremean JP MLA    1959      A Bain JP                                     
1866      J Griffiths JP                     1898      J H Sheedy JP                  1929      R H Lightfoot JP 1960      D Lewis JP                                   
1867      C Stewart JP                      1899      J H Sheedy JP                   1930      A C Mitchell JP    1961      A Price JP                                    
1868      M Egan JP            1900      S J Willis JP 1931      H Davine JP 1962      P O'Connell JP MLC                      
1869      J S Hosie JP                                   1901      C J Jago JP    1932     C A Loughnan JP  1963      J A Loughnan JP                        
1870      W Gleadell JP                   1902      G R Adams JP    1933      C Fitzgerald JP  1964      G O'Connell JP MLC
1871      W W Shelley JP                              1903      E Crawcour JP    1934      W Williams JP 1965      C T McGrath JP
1872      H J Farmer JP                    1904      G Laity JP    1935      P F Donnolly JP 1966      M Costello JP   
1873      C Smith JP                                      1905      G F A Jones JP    1936      A E Huckerby JP    1967      T L Pelnso JP and C W Evans JP
1875      W Gleadall JP                     1906      M Alexander JP    1937      J A Loughnan JP 1969      J D Langdon JP
1876      S V Winter JP   1907      G W Freeman JP    1938       P J Carroll JP                              1968      A J Brown JP   
1877     T E Weaver JP                  1908      G W Freeman JP    1939      R H Lightfoot JP                            1970      D Lewis JP   
1878      R Dickens JP                   1909      G F A Jones JP    1940      D L Murphy JP                  1971      F J Johnson JP    
1879      J F Lancashire JP                           1910      D L Davies JP    1941      M P Sheehy JP MLA                     1972      C A Evans JP   
1880      S H Roberts JP                    1911      M Alexander JP    1942      E P Boland JP 1973      J A Loughnan JP  
1881      S V Winter JP                    1912      G R Adams JP    1943     J Loughnan JP                                 1974      E J Bastow JP
1882      J A B Koch JP                     1913      G C Webber JPMLA    1945      D L Murphy JP 1975      H E Fletcher JP  
1883      J Adam JP                                      1914      G C Webber JP MLA    1946      P J Carroll JP                              1976      F R Smith JP   
1884      J C Winn JP                                  1915      A F Fear JP    1947      R S Jackson JP                  1977      CJ Farquhar JP    
1885      J McRea JP                               1916      A F Fear JP    1948      W Williams JP                    1978      G D O’Connell JP
1886      GH Bennett JP MLA             1917      HR Palling JP 1949      P V O'Connell JP 1979      F R Smith JP    
1887      W Davison JP                    1918      H J Barcelo JP    1950     T P Bolger JP                           1980      G D O'Connell JP    
1888      JS Jenkins JP                      1920      J H Robinson JP    1951      MP Sheehy MLA 1982      Comm A G Gillon   
1889      N Kingston JP                    1920      M M Joyce JP    1952      A E Coloretti JP                            1988      M D Graham JP   
1890      W Weatherill JP 1921      M M Joyce JP 1953      W J Moran JP                   1989      J R Softley JP   
1891      W A Webb JP                              1922      A F Fear JP 1954      F R McFarlane JP                        1990      M Breen JP   
1892      G W Freeman JP                            1923      M D Kennedy JP 1955      J R Andrews JP                 1991      S Nguyen JP   
1893      C J J ago JP                                  1924      A C Mitchell JP 1956      H E Tye JP                                      1992      R A Mason JP  
1894      C J Jago JP                                1993      M Breen JP
 

City of Fitzroy

The municipality of Fitzroy was created in 1858, proclaimed a borough in 1863, a town in 1870, and a city in 1878. 

Chairmen of the City of Fitzroy

1858      G Symons
1858      E Langton
1859      C Vaughan
1860      J Edwards
1861      J R Brennand

Mayors of the City of Fitzroy

1862      C Vaughan
1895      A Renfrew   1928      T M Foley    1961      L J Hardie
1863      J Falconer1896      A Renfrew   1929      P Lucini1962      J G Black   
1864      J Falconer1897      W R Bennetts1930      S Rosen1963      F E Peel   
1865      J Ford Born1898      J J Denton1931      E T Apps1964      J W Byrne   
1866      E Delbridge1899      M Gross1932      J E Kerr1965      N G Porter   
1867      J Michael1900      A Wheeler1933      J T Foley1966      P P Prendergast   
1868      G Rushall1901      R Barr1934      J J Barrett1967      J H Jamieson   
1869      T Rowe1902      R Barr1935      I R Dabscheck      1968      L J Maltin E D   
1870      A Grant1903      A A McNair1936      A J Matthews1969      J W Byrne   
1871      A L Tucker1904      T W Delves1937      J E Kerr  1970      A R Anderson   
1872      E Delbridge1905      G R Jeffries1938      J E Kerr   1971      E J Wheeler   
1873      T A Ewing1906      W Collings1939      K Parlon  1972      W T Peterson   
1874      H Kneen1907      J L Snedden 1940      K Parlon1973      E R Rush   
1875      O Mahoney1908      F R Chapman 1941      W E Beckett  1974      P A Coghlan   
1876      S Lyons1909      S F Galagher   1942      W E Beckett  1975      L P Patford   
1877      R Showers1910      D Reddan1943      J T Ryan  1976      J A Miller   
1878      F L Tucker  1911      T McMahon   1944      K Parlon  1977      W T Peterson   
1879      F W Tinsley Evans1912      C Ottery1945      J E Kerr  1978      L Sotiriadis   
1880      J McMahon1913      C C Lewis 1946      H D 0 Halloran  1979      J T Harding   
1881      J Holden  1914      J A Boell   1947      A L Peel1980      W F Bemnan   
1882      J Moore1915      E T Apps1948      R Solomon  1981      H G Mackerell   
1883      E Brooks1916      W F L Langdon1949      F P McMahon   1982      T Marion   
1884      W R Bennetts1917      A Fraser   1950      S R Anderson1983      K Lumley   
1885      F J Butler1918      R Barr1951      F J Caddy1984      R M R McLean   
1886      G C Clauscen1919      C E Miller1952      J Smith1985      P J Burfurd   
1887      J Grigg1920      W J Beckett 1953      K Parlon  1986      P J Burford   
1888      W Best  1921      J A Boell   1954      W J Donovan1987      G L Millman   
1889      W Smithers Gadd1922      G H Green1955      W H Underwood1988      H L Blakey   
1890      C T Crispe1923      J A Boell 1956      C W Bird  1989      G L Millman   
1891      J McMahon  1924      W J Beckett   1957      J G Black1990      D C Reilly   
1892      J Grayson1925      A Rosen1958      J E Blackman1991      A C Ireland   
1893      J G Yager1926      T M Foley   1959      J H Jamieson       1992      M Zafiropolous
1894      H G Bunel1  1927      E T Apps1960      E J James1993      S J Blackie

 

City of Collingwood

The municipality of Collingwood was created in 1855, proclaimed a borough in 1863, a town in 1873, and a city in 1878. 

Mayors of the City of Collingwood

1855     F Murphy
1890      W Pitt   1924      T Harper1959      L J Reed
1856     A Carnie T T A’Beckett1891      E Wilkins  1925      F A Revell1960      H J Garrick
1857     T T A’Beckett1892      M L Kreitmayer   1926      T J Kane1961      T H Marshall
1858     T T A’Beckett1893      J Gahan   1927      T Tunaly   1962      C R Barrett
1859     T Cope1894      W D Beazley  1928      A J Dunkin   1963      C G H Knott
1860     S Turner & T Greenwood1895      J E Kimberley   1929      W F Angus   1964      S Winter
1861     J Noone1896      W Cody   1930      J G Eastman   1965      G H Pearce
1862     J G Reeves1897      E Wilkins 1931      W F Angus   1966      V Cantwell
1863     T Greenwood1898      E Wilkins1932      R McHugh   1967      R J Eddy
1864     T Greenwood1899      W D Beazley1933      R Roberts  1968      H J Garrick
1865     T Miles1900      W D Beazley   1934      M Nugent   1969      T H Marshall
1866     J Noone1901      C W T Aumont   1935      F A Andrews   1970      G C Cain
1867     G D Langridge1902      J Gahan  1936      L Marshall1971      J P Brebner
1868     S Baynham1903      J Gahan 1937      J W Smith 1972      J P Brebner
1869     J Bowring1904      W Rain  1938      A B Maynard   1973      E H Jell
1870     J H Turner1905      J Cornfoot  1939      W J Towers MM   1974      R L Cloverdale
1871     J Eade1906      W Johns 1940      W F Angus   1975      A McCutcheon
1872     G D Langridge1907      E Coulson   1941      M Seddon   1976      C A Utting
1873     H Walker1908      H Evans  1942      F A Andrews   1977      T Sidiropoulos
1874     W Kidney1909      J Coon1943      W J Towers MM   1978      C J Hogg
1875     H Walker & C Morgan   1910      H S Trevena 1944      W J Towers MM   1979      F R Thompson
1876      W Smith1911      A C Wright1945      W Ruthven VC   1980      S M D Shapiro
1877      J H Turner1912      A Collins1946      R L Friend   1981      P M Jackson
1878      H Walker1913      T Luxford1947      R L Friend   1982      A G Just
1879      T Peters1914      E J Brown1948      W H Reid   1983      T A Scheikowski
1880      H Walker1915      P J McNamara1949      W A Jupp1984      P G Jenkins
1881      W G Field1916      A M Davidson1950      W Johnstone1985      G Russell
1882      M Dwyer  1917      B W Tapner1951      G I Maxwell1986      G Georgoulos
1883      M Dwyer1918      J R Reid1952      L J Ryan1987      J Backholer
1884      J Stanton1919      W E Marshall1953      W H Reid1988      R E Frew
1885      W Grey1920      A S Young   1954      W A Livey1989      A G Just
1886      A Aitken1921      W G Amos1955      H M Geddes1990      W R Hampton
1887      H Walker1922      A Pollock1956      H F Dummett1991      M J Fleet
1888      W D Holgate1923      J Tonini1957      R J Eddy1992      D M Meier
1889      W Keele  1958      J H Sleep1993      N L Moore

 


Further information
Barbara Higgins
Executive Assistant - Mayor and Councillors Office 
9205 5055
Barbara.Higgins@yarracity.vic.gov.au


 

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