List of mayors of Bunbury

The City of Bunbury is a local government area in the South West of Western Australia. It was formed on 21 February 1871 as the Municipality of Bunbury and has had a mayor since June 1887 in celebration of the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria.[1] On 23 June 1961, following the passage of the Local Government Act 1960, the municipality was renamed to the Town of Bunbury. On 31 August 1979, upon reaching the required population, the town was renamed to its present name, the City of Bunbury.[2]

Municipality of Bunbury edit

 
Newton Moore, who later became Premier of Western Australia
Mayor Term Ref
Charles Wisbey 1887 [3]
Ephraim Mayo Clarke 1887–1888 [3][4]
Charles Wisbey 1888–1890 [3]
William Spencer 1891–1893 [3][5]
Charles Wisbey 1893–1894 [3]
Ephraim Mayo Clarke 1894–1897 [3][4]
James Moore 1897–1898 [3]
Ephraim Mayo Clarke 1899–1901 [3][4]
Newton James Moore 1901–1904 [3][6]
C. E. Spencer 1905–1906 [3]
Harry Brashaw 1906–1907 [3]
Ephraim Mayo Clarke 1908 [3][4]
Frederick Walter Steere 1909–1910 [3][7]
Charles E. Frankel 1910–1914 [3]
G. E. Clarke 1915–1916 [3]
J. G. Baldock 1917–1918 [3]
William Lemen Thomas 1919 [3]
J. G. Baldock 1920 [3]
W. L. Thomas 1921 [3]
George Tipping 1921–1922 [3]
G. E. Reading 1923 [3]
G. E. Clarke 1924 [3]
W. J. J. Skewes 1925–1926 [3]
G. E. Reading 1927 [3]
J. G. Baldock 1928 [3]
J. E. Hands 1928–1933 [3]
J. E. Reading 1934–1935 [3]
J. J. P. Verschuer 1937 [3]
J. E. Hands 1937–1938 [3]
J. T. Blair 1939–1943 [3]
Percy C. Payne 1944–1951 [3][8][9]
Frederick Withers 1951–1955 [3][10][11]
Percy C. Payne 1955–1958 [3][8]
W. E. McKenna 1958–1959 [3]
F. R. Hay 1959–1961 [3]

Town of Bunbury edit

Mayor Term Ref
F. R. Hay 1961–1962 [3]
A. H. Wilson 1963–1966 [3]
Edward Arthur Cooke 1966 [3][12]
Ern Manea 1966–1972 [3][13]
P. J. Usher 1972–1979 [3]

City of Bunbury edit

Mayor Term Ref
P. J. Usher 1979–1983 [3]
A. G. McKenzie 1983–1988 [3]
Ern Manea 1988–1997 [13]
John Castrilli 1997–2005 [14][10]
David Smith 2005–2013 [15][16][17]
Gary Brennan 2013–2021 [17][18]
Jaysen De San Miguel 2021–present [19]

References edit

  1. ^ City of Bunbury. "Bunbury Council Chambers". inHerit. Archived from the original on 12 November 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Municipality Boundary Amendments Register" (PDF). Electoral Boundaries WA. 31 May 2003. p. 6. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 June 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap South Western Times. 17 October 1988.
  4. ^ a b c d "Hon Ephraim Mayo Clarke". Parliament of Western Australia. Archived from the original on 29 December 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  5. ^ "William Spencer". Parliament of Western Australia. Archived from the original on 29 December 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  6. ^ Adams, David. "Moore, Sir Newton James (1870–1936)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Archived from the original on 29 December 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  7. ^ City of Bunbury. "House". inHerit. Archived from the original on 29 December 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  8. ^ a b "Western Councillor: Issue 113" (PDF). Western Australian Local Government Association. April–May 2021. pp. 20–21. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 December 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  9. ^ "Bunbury's Mayor Beaten". The Sunday Times. 25 November 1951. p. 1. Archived from the original on 10 January 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  10. ^ a b Kennedy, Peter (10 July 2020). "Political profile a plus for councils". Business News. Archived from the original on 27 December 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  11. ^ "Frederick James Withers". Parliament of Western Australia. Archived from the original on 29 December 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  12. ^ Shorten, Kristin (2 August 2014). "From Gallipoli to the Gulf, the Cooke family's extraordinary record of service across five generations". News.com.au. Archived from the original on 17 April 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  13. ^ a b Miller, Shanelle (25 October 2013). "Dr Ern Manea remembered in a moving service at St Patrick's Cathedral". Bunbury Mail. Archived from the original on 29 December 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  14. ^ "Mr Giovanni (John) Mario Castrilli". Parliament of Western Australia. Archived from the original on 29 December 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  15. ^ "Mr David Lawrence Smith". Parliament of Western Australia. Archived from the original on 29 December 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  16. ^ Munday, Thomas (12 June 2018). "Former City of Bunbury Mayor David Smith awarded Order of Australia Medal". Bunbury Mail. Archived from the original on 29 December 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  17. ^ a b "New Bunbury mayor pleads for unified council". ABC News. 21 October 2013. Archived from the original on 29 December 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  18. ^ Johnston, Amy (28 October 2021). "Former Bunbury Mayor Gary Brennan is busy enjoying "semi-retirement" after stepping down from top spot". South Western Times. Archived from the original on 29 December 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  19. ^ Waller, Pip (19 October 2021). "Jaysen De San Miguel elected new mayor of Bunbury". Bunbury Mail. Archived from the original on 29 December 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2022.