Cr Sue Heins has been re-elected Mayor of the Northern Beaches unopposed in the first meeting of the new Council this evening.
Her term will last two years.
There were two nominations for Deputy Mayor, newly elected Greens Cr Ethan Hrnjak and returning Your Northern Beaches councillor Ruth Robins.
Cr Robins won by majority and was elected.
The Deputy Mayor position is for 12 months.
“It’s just absolutely exciting to be starting another term with so many new faces,” Cr Heins said in her opening remarks.
In total 15 councillors were elected. Seven councillors from the previous term (2021 – 2024) remain, including Mayor Heins with eight new members joining the Council.
Your Northern Beaches Independent Team (YNBIT)
Sue Heins
Joeline Hackman
Nicholas Beaugeard
Jody Williams
Sarah Grattan
Ruth Robins
Rowie Dillon
The Greens
Kristyn Glanville
Ethan Hrnjak
Bonnie Harvey
Miranda Korzy
Good For Manly
Candy Bingham
Independents
Vincent De Luca
Robert Giltinan
Mandeep Singh (Liberal affiliate)
The councillors will have their first full meeting on 15 October.
Labor and Liberal are noticably missing from the list (with NSW Liberal HQ not getting their paperwork done in time, read about it here.
If you like election stats, you can view all the election result details here.
