Andrea Metcalf | |
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Mayor of the City of Greater Bendigo | |
Assumed office 2021 | |
Deputy |
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Preceded by | Jennifer Alden |
Deputy Mayor of the City of Greater Bendigo | |
In office 2020–2021 | |
Preceded by | Matt Emond |
Succeeded by | Matthew Evans |
Councillor of the City of Greater Bendigo for Epsom Ward | |
Assumed office 2024 | |
Councillor of the City of Greater Bendigo for Whipstick Ward | |
In office 2016–2024 | |
Personal details | |
Nationality | Australian |
Political party | Independent |
Awards | MAV's Mayor Emeritus Award (2024) |
Andrea Metcalf is an Australian politician who has served as the mayor of the City of Greater Bendigo since 2021 and as a councillor since 2016.
Before her election to the council,Metcalf worked for Centrelink. [1]
Metcalf was first elected to Greater Bendigo City Council in the 2016 Victorian local elections,where she received 13.21% of the primary vote in Whipstick Ward. [2] She retained her seat at the 2020 Victorian local elections with 19.43% of the primary vote. [3]
In 2020,Metcalf was elected as Deputy Mayor of Bendigo,serving under Mayor Jennifer Alden. [4]
In 2021,Metcalf was elected as mayor by the council,with Matthew Evans as her deputy. [5] She was re-elected for a second term as mayor in 2022,with former mayor Alden elected as her deputy,winning the mayoral bid against Evans. [6] In 2023,Metcalf was selected to be on the Local Government Mayoral Advisory Panel to advise the state government on local government issues. [7] In 2023,she was re-elected for a third term as mayor,with Evans returning as deputy. [8]
In February 2024,Metcalf participated in an official visit to Portugal to attend the UNESCO Creative Cities Network conference,representing Bendigo in its capacity as a designated City of Gastronomy. [9]
In the 2024 Victorian local elections,due to the introduction of single-member wards,Metcalf transferred to the Epsom Ward,which went uncontested. [10] She was re-elected as mayor by the new council with newly elected councillor Abhishek Awasthi serving as deputy mayor. [11]
In 2024,Metcalf received the MAV's Mayor Emeritus Award for completing three full terms as mayor. [12]