List of mayors of Randwick

Mayor of Randwick
Incumbent
Philipa Veitch
since 26 September 2023
StyleHis/Her Worship the Mayor Councillor
AppointerRandwick City Council
Term lengthTwo years, renewable indefinitely
Inaugural holderSimeon Henry Pearce
Formation1 April 1859
DeputyAlexandra Luxford
Salary$30,550–71,300 (2022)[1]
Websiterandwick.nsw.gov.au

The mayor of Randwick is the head of Randwick City Council, which is a local government area covering part of the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney in the State of New South Wales, Australia. First incorporated on 1 April 1859 as the Municipality of Randwick, under the terms of the Municipalities Act of 1858, the first leaders of the Council were titled "Chairman" until the 1858 act was replaced by the Municipalities Act of 1867, which introduced the title of "Mayor". On 28 June 1973, the council was dismissed and placed under the control of government administrators after an inquiry into the council's handling of Development Applications, finding significant undeclared conflicts-of-interest between councillors and local developments.[2] It remained under administration until 24 September 1977. On 1 July 1993 following the enactment of a new Local Government Act, elected representatives of the council were to be known as "Councillor", replacing the former title of "Alderman".[3]

The mayor is internally-elected by the councillors, and nominally serves a two-year term since 2017, which replaced the previous system of annual mayoral elections. The current mayor of Randwick is Councillor Philipa Veitch (Greens), first elected on 26 September 2023.[4] The mayor is assisted in their work by a deputy mayor, who is elected on an annual basis by the elected councillors.

Sir John See, Mayor: 1880–1881, 1886; Premier of New South Wales: 1901–1904.
John Jennings, Mayor: 1929–1930; Member of the Australian House of Representatives: 1931–1940.
Lionel Bowen, Mayor: 1951, 1955; Deputy Prime Minister of Australia: 1983–1990.
Bruce Notley-Smith, Mayor: 2007–2009; First openly Gay Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly: 2011–2019.
  1. ^ "Annual report and determination under sections 239 and 241 of the Local Government Act 1993" (PDF). Local Government Remuneration Tribunal. 20 April 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  2. ^ Cook, Danielle (12 March 1987). "Mayors Approve New Council Law". The Sydney Morning Herald (The Eastern Herald). p. 91 (2). Retrieved 7 April 2013.
  3. ^ "Randwick: 150 years of local government". About Randwick. Randwick City Council. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference PVAL was invoked but never defined (see the help page).