Rod Fyffe

Rod Fyffe
OAM
Mayor of the City of Greater Bendigo
In office
2003–2004
In office
2004–2005
In office
2010–2011
In office
2015–2016
Councilor of the City of Greater Bendigo for Lockwood Ward
In office
2012–2024
Councilor of the City of Greater Bendigo for Golden Square Ward
In office
2004–2012
Councilor of the City of Greater Bendigo for Fortuna Ward
In office
1996–2004
Councilor of the City of Bendigo for Sutton Ward
In office
1983–1994
Personal details
Born(1949-03-20)20 March 1949
Warracknabeal, Victoria, Australia
Died12 July 2024(2024-07-12) (aged 75)
Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
Political partyIndependent
Alma materMonash University (BEc)
University of Edinburgh (BA)
OccupationTeacher
Awards
  • Mayor Emeritus (2012)
  • MAV Victorian Councillor 35 Years' Service Award (2022)
NicknameThe Mayor with the Hair

Rodney James Fyffe[1][2] OAM (20 March 1949 – 12 July 2024) was an Australian politician and teacher. From 2003 to 2016, Fyffe served non-consecutively as the Mayor of Bendigo on four occasions. Fyffe served as a Bendigo councillor from 1983 to his death in 2024. He was also a teacher at Bendigo Senior Secondary College from 1979 to 2011.

  1. ^ "Rod Fyffe Death Notice". Bendigo Advertiser Tributes. 17 July 2024. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Rodney James Fyffe OAM". Mount Alexander Funerals. Retrieved 27 July 2024.