Matthew Evans | |
|---|---|
| Deputy Mayor of the City of Greater Bendigo | |
| In office 2023–2024 | |
| Preceded by | Jennifer Alden |
| Succeeded by | Abhishek Awasthi |
| In office 2021–2022 | |
| Preceded by | Andrea Metcalf |
| Succeeded by | Jennifer Alden |
| Councillor of the City of Greater Bendigo for Eppalock Ward | |
| In office 2020–2024 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1996-1997 [1] |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Liberal [2] |
Matthew Evans is an Australian politician and communications specialist who served as deputy mayor of the City of Greater Bendigo twice,from 2021 to 2022 [3] and again from 2023 to 2024,as well as serving as a councillor for the City of Greater Bendigo for Eppalock Ward from 2020 until retiring from the council in 2024. [4] He is the Liberal Party candidate for the Division of Bendigo in the 2025 Australian federal election. [5]
Evans was born in Victoria. He is one of three siblings,with his father working as a lawyer and his mother as a chef. [6] His mother is from Papua New Guinea. [7] His great-grandfather,Ivor Evans,was one of the designers of the Flag of Australia. [8]
Evans worked as an electorate officer for Tim Wilson before moving to Bendigo,where he worked as a promotions manager at Bendigo South East College. [6] [7]
In the 2020 Victorian local elections,Evans was elected as a Councillor for the Eppalock Ward on the City of Greater Bendigo Council. He was elected third with 9.78% of the primary vote. [9] He was the second youngest person to be elected to the City of Greater Bendigo Council,behind James Reade. [10] [1] In 2021,he became Deputy Mayor,making him the youngest person to hold the position at the time. [11]
In 2022,Evans contested the position of mayor,however he was defeated by incumbent mayor Andrea Metcalf. [12] [13]
in November 2023,Evans was elected as Deputy Mayor for a second term. [14] In December 2023 the Liberal Party announced Evans as the candidate for the federal seat of Bendigo. [15]
Evans did not contest the 2024 election. In February 2025,Evans launched his federal election campaign. [16]