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This is a list of the mayors of the City of Bendigo and the City of Greater Bendigo, a local government area and the fourth largest city in Victoria, Australia.
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This is a list of the mayors of the City of Bendigo and the City of Greater Bendigo, a local government area and the fourth largest city in Victoria, Australia.
| # | Chairman/Mayor | Term |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edward Nucella Emmett | 1856–1857 |
| 2 | James Forrester Sullivan | 1857–1858 |
| 3 | William Vazie Simons | 1858–1860 |
| 4 | Joseph Henry Abbott | 1860–1861 |
| 5 | James Joseph Casey | 1861 |
| 6 | Robert Strickland | 1861–1862 |
| 7 | Robert Burrowes | 1862–1863 |
| 8 | Sir John McIntyre | 1863–1868 |
| 9 | John Holmes | 1868–1869 |
| 10 | George Aspinall | 1869–1870 |
| 11 | James Boyd | 1870–1871 |
| # | Portrait | Mayor | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Boyd | 1870–1871 | |
| 2 | Dugald Macdougall | 1871–1873 | |
| 3 |  | George Aspinall | 1873–1874 |
| 4 | John Augustus Woodward | 1874–1875 | |
| 5 |  | Robert Clark | 1875–1876 |
| 6 | Henry Hattam | 1876 | |
| 7 | Ebenezer Neill | 1876–1877 | |
| 8 | Alexander Bayne | 1877–1878 | |
| 9 | David Chaplin Sterry | 1878–1879 | |
| (4) | John Augustus Woodward | 1879–1880 | |
| 10 | Patrick Hayes | 1880–1881 | |
| 11 | Walter George Jackson | 1881–1882 | |
| 12 |  | Abraham Harkness | 1882–1883 |
| 13 |  | Alfred Shrapnell Bailes [1] [2] [3] [4] | 1883-1884 |
| 14 | John Delbridge | 1884–1885 | |
| 15 |  | Samuel Henry McGowan | 1885–1886 |
| (10) | Patrick Hayes | 1886 | |
| 16 |  | Thomas Jefferson Connelly | 1887–1888 |
| 17 |  | Jacob Isaac Cohn | 1888–1889 |
| 18 |  | John Paul Carolin | 1889–1890 |
| 19 | John Roberts Hoskins | 1890–1891 | |
| 20 |  | Joseph Henry Abbott | 1891–1893 |
| 21 |  | Daniel Barnet Lazarus | 1893–1894 |
| 22 |  | Conrad Heinz | 1894–1895 |
| (21) | | Daniel Barnet Lazarus | 1895–1896 |
| 23 |  | Harry Montague Marks | 1896–1897 |
| (12) | | Abraham Harkness | 1897–1899 |
| (15) | | Samuel Henry McGowan | 1899–1900 |
| 24 |  | Simeon Ryan | 1900–1901 |
| 25 | John Roberts Hoskins | 1901–1902 | |
| 26 |  | James Henry Curnow | 1902–1904 |
| 27 |  | Ambrose Dunstan | 1904–1905 |
| 28 | Luke Murphy | 1905–1906 | |
| 29 | James Semmens | 1906–1907 | |
| (18) | | John Paul Carolin | 1907–08 |
| 30 | Andrew Harkness | 1908–1909 | |
| 31 |  | David John Andrew | 1909–1910 |
| 32 |  | William Henry Wilkie | 1910–11 |
| 33 | Harry Astwood Ross | 1911–1912 | |
| (26) | | James Henry Curnow | 1912–1913 |
| (31) | | David John Andrew | 1913–1914 |
| (32) | | William Henry Wilkie | 1914–1915 |
| 34 | William Beebe | 1915–1917 | |
| 35 |  | Richard Hartley Smith Abbott | 1917–1918 |
| (27) | | Ambrose Dunstan | 1918–1919 |
| (26) | | James Henry Curnow | 1919–1920 |
| (31) | | David John Andrew | 1920–1921 |
| 36 | James Edward Holland | 1921–1922 | |
| 37 |  | Michael Gabriel Giudice | 1922–1924 |
| 38 | Ernest Morton Vains | 1924–1925 | |
| 39 | William Ewing | 1925–1926 | |
| 40 | John Andrew Michelsen | 1926–1927 | |
| (26) | James Henry Curnow | 1927–1928 | |
| 41 | Edwin George Batchelder | 1928–1929 | |
| 42 | Michael Eugene O'Brien | 1929–1930 | |
| 43 | William Henry Taylor | 1930–1931 | |
| 44 | George Dawson Garvin | 1931–1932 | |
| 45 | Frederick Conrad Niemann | 1932–1933 | |
| 46 | George Bennetts | 1933–1934 | |
| 47 | Albert Staples | 1934–1935 | |
| (40) | John Andrew Michelsen | 1935–1936 | |
| 48 | William May Bolton | 1936–1937 | |
| (43) | William Henry Taylor | 1937–1938 | |
| (44) | George Dawson Garvin | 1938–1939 | |
| (47) | Albert Staples | 1939–1940 | |
| 49 | George Albert Pethard | 1940–1941 | |
| 50 | Alfred John Anderson | 1941–1942 | |
| (40) | John Andrew Michelsen | 1941–1942 | |
| (43) | William Henry Taylor | 1942–1943 | |
| 51 |  | Leslie William Galvin | 1944–1945 |
| 52 | Anthony Truscott | 1945–1946 | |
| 53 | David William Streader | 1946–1947 | |
| (49) | George Albert Pethard | 1947–1948 | |
| 54 | Ernest Frederick Granger | 1948–1949 | |
| 55 | Robert Poulston | 1949–1950 | |
| 56 | Norman Joseph Oliver | 1950–1951 | |
| (49) | George Albert Pethard | 1951–1952 | |
| 57 | Thomas Richard Flood | 1952–1953 | |
| 58 | Frederick William Clayton | 1953–1954 | |
| (55) | Robert Poulston | 1954–1955 | |
| 59 | Henry William Snell | 1955–1956 | |
| 60 | Alexander Sadler Craig | 1956–1957 | |
| (57) | Thomas Richard Flood | 1957–1958 | |
| (58) | Henry William Snell | 1958–1960 | |
| 61 | Rupert Harold Thomas Wilson | 1960–1961 | |
| (58) | Frederick William Clayton | 1961–1962 | |
| 62 | Roy Alexander Rae | 1962–1963 | |
| (59) | Alexander Sadler Craig | 1963–1964 | |
| (56) | Norman Joseph Oliver | 1964–1965 | |
| 63 | Roy Francis (Dick) Turner | 1965–1966 | |
| (57) | Thomas Richard Flood | 1966–1967 | |
| 64 | Rodney Warren Cambridge | 1967–1968 | |
| (57) | Thomas Richard Flood | 1968–1969 | |
| 65 | James Clarkson McCoy (Clark) Jeffrey | 1969–1970 | |
| (56) | Norman Joseph Oliver | 1970–1971 | |
| 66 | Douglas Ewan Elliott | 1971–1972 | |
| 67 | Joseph Patrick Pearce | 1972–1973 | |
| (59) | Alexander Sadler Craig | 1973–1974 | |
| (63) | Roy Francis (Dick) Turner | 1974–1975 | |
| 68 | Robert Lindsay Campbell | 1975–1976 | |
| 69 | Robert Russell Cooper | 1976–1977 | |
| (63) | Roy Francis (Dick) Turner | 1977–1978 | |
| 70 | Eugene Carl Sandner | 1978–1979 | |
| (68) | Robert Lindsay Campbell | 1979–1980 | |
| 71 | Paul T. Tomkinson | 1980–1981 | |
| 72 | Christopher David Stoltz | 1981–1982 | |
| (67) | Joseph Patrick Pearce | 1982–1983 | |
| 73 | Peter Mansell | 1983–1984 | |
| (67) | Joseph Patrick Pearce | 1984–1985 | |
| 74 | Norman Francis Quin | 1985–1986 | |
| 75 | Michael Alexander Anthony Currie | 1986–1987 | |
| 76 | Colin Mayne Nankervis | 1987–1988 | |
| 77 | Robin L. Adams | 1988–1989 | |
| 78 | Peter R. Morley | 1989–1990 | |
| 79 | James Douglass | 1990–1993 | |
| 80 | Andrew John Balsillie | 1993–1994 |
| Commissioners | Term |
|---|---|
| Peter Ross-Edwards (Chairman) | 1993–1996 |
| Les Crofts | 1993–1995 |
| Maxine Crouch | 1995–1996 |
| Gordon McKern | 1993–1994 |
| Maurie Sharkey | 1994–1996 |
| # | Mayor | Term |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Megan Weston | 1996–1997 |
| 2 | Barry Ackerman | 1997–1998 |
| 3 | Maurie Sharkey | 1998–1999 |
| 4 | Daryl McClure | 1999–2000 |
| 5 | Laurie Whelan | 2000–2001 |
| (2) | Barry Ackerman | 2001–2002 |
| 6 | Willi Carney | 2002–2003 |
| 7 | Rod Fyffe | 2003–2004 |
| 8 | Greg Williams | 2004 |
| (7) | Rod Fyffe | 2004–2005 |
| 9 | David Jones | 2005–2006 |
| 10 | Julie Rivendell | 2006–2007 |
| (9) | David Jones | 2007–2008 |
| 11 | Kevin Gibbins | 2008–2009 |
| 12 | Rod Campbell | 2009–2010 |
| (7) | Rod Fyffe | 2010–2011 |
| 13 | Alec Sandner | 2011–2012 |
| 14 | Lisa Ruffell | 2012–2013 |
| 15 | Barry Lyons | 2013–2014 |
| 16 | Peter Cox | 2014–2015 |
| (7) | Rod Fyffe | 2015–2016 |
| 17 | Margaret O'Rourke | 2016–2020 |
| 18 | Jennifer Alden | 2020–2021 |
| 19 | Andrea Metcalf | 2021–present |
| # | Deputy Mayor | Term |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rod Fyffe [5] | 2016–2017 |
| 2 | Jennifer Alden | 2017–2018 |
| (1) | Rod Fyffe | 2018–2019 |
| 3 | Matt Emond | 2019–2020 |
| 5 | Andrea Metcalf | 2020–2021 |
| 6 | Matthew Evans | 2021–2022 |
| (2) | Jennifer Alden | 2022–2023 |
| (6) | Matthew Evans | 2023–2024 |
| 7 | Abhishek Awasthi | 2024– |
Betty Jackman's book - Mayors of Bendigo [6] is a public reference for the Mayors.
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