Asta Hill | |
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| 10th Mayor of Alice Springs | |
| Assumed office 23 August 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Matt Paterson |
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| Political party | Greens |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | University of Adelaide |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Asta Hill (born 1987-88 [1] ),is an Australian politician who has served as the 10th mayor of Alice Springs since 23 August 2025. At the 2025 Alice Springs Town Council election,she won with 50.3% of the 2CP vote,succeeding independent Matt Paterson. She is member of the Northern Territory Greens and she is the first Green endorsed candidate to hold this position. [2]
Hill also unsuccessfully contested the 2024 Northern Territory general election as the party's candidate for Braitling,receiving 46.1% of the 2CP vote.
In the 2024 NT general election,she was announced as the Greens candidate for Braitling,the division encompassing Alice Springs. She was unsuccessful,however her candidacy received a 30% swing towards the Greens compared to the 2020 election. [3]
In 2025,she ran for the position of mayor of Alice Springs,as well as a councillor. In this election,she ran against a Country Liberal Party candidate,Lisa-Marie Burgoyne,and it was predicted that it would be a close race between the two,however Hill defeated an independent candidate,Eli Melky,with 50.3% of the 2CP vote. [4] She ran on a platform of community safety and campaigned on "changing the story" of Alice Springs following many years of media coverage focused on crime;this includes Hill hoping to include supporting residents and providing family activities and entertainment. [5] [2]