Tony Bleasdale

Tony Bleasdale
Mayor of Blacktown
In office
14 October 2019 – 3 May 2024
DeputyJulie Griffiths
Brad Bunting
Christopher Quilkey
Preceded byStephen Bali
Succeeded byBrad Bunting
Deputy Mayor of Blacktown
In office
17 September 2016 – 9 October 2019
Preceded byKathie Collins
Succeeded byJulie Griffiths
Councillor of the City of Blacktown
In office
November 1996 – 3 May 2024
Personal details
Born1946 (1946)
Liverpool, England
Died (aged 77)
NationalityAustralian
Political partyLabor
SpouseNina Bleasdale
Children4

Anthony John Bleasdale OAM (1946 – 3 May 2024) was an Australian politician. He served as a Labor councillor on Blacktown City Council from 1996 and Mayor of Blacktown until his death in May 2024. He previously served as deputy mayor between 2016 and 2019.[1][2]

Bleasdale succeeded Stephen Bali as mayor in an extraordinary meeting of council in October 2019 and was re-elected unopposed by council on 9 September 2020.[3][4]

In the 2010 Australia Day Honours, he was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for "service to the community as a supporter of charitable organisations, and to local government in the Blacktown area."[5][6][7]

  1. ^ "Councillor Tony Bleasdale OAM elected Mayor". miragenews.com. Mirage News. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Tony Bleasdale OAM (Mayor) - Ward 5". Blacktown City Council. Archived from the original on 3 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Mayor and Deputy Mayor re-elected unopposed". Blacktown City Council. Government of New South Wales. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Blacktown Council elects new mayor Tony Bleasdale". The Daily Telegraph. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Mr Anthony John BLEASDALE". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet of Australia. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  6. ^ "Blacktown Council mayoral election almost upstaged by controversial councillor Jess Diaz". The Daily Telegraph. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  7. ^ "Liverpool man Tony Bleasdale stoked after being awarded Order of Australia". liverpoolecho.co.uk. Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 9 November 2020.