Mayor and Councillors

The City of Whittlesea is divided into 3 wards - north, east and west. Whittlesea Council has 9 councillors, who have been elected as representatives of the 3 wards.

On this page:

• Mayor and Councillors
• Find your ward
• Council elections
• Mayor election
• Code of Conduct

Mayor and Councillors

Councillors are local residents and know their communities well.

Anyone can be a Councillor as long as they are over 18 and eligible to vote in State and Federal Government elections.

Councillors are not paid a salary but receive an annual allowance to help cover expenses in fulfilling their role on Council.

Councillors generally carry out their Council duties on top of their full-time job in the workforce and/or home commitments. They take on this responsibility because they want to play a part in local government and feel strongly about issues in their community.

The main duties of elected Councillors are:

• to make decisions about the running of the community and the Council
• to listen to the problems and ideas of local people and take those ideas to the rest of Council

The Mayor, who is the leader of the Council, is in charge of the Council meetings and represents Council at formal functions.

If you are interested in becoming a councillor or would like more information, visit the Stand for Council website or download the Mayor and Councillor entitlements documents (PDF - 41KB).

West Ward	Name	Phone	Fax	Email
	Cr Stevan Kozmevski MAYOR	0417 390 854	9464 6157	mayor@whittlesea.vic.gov.au Mayor Kozmevski has served as a Councillor for 14 years, and been involved with the community since emigrating to Australia from Macedonia in 1965. His family settled in Thomastown in 1968, and he attended Thomastown Primary and Secondary Schools before following a career in rail transport services.
	Cr Kris Pavlidis	0407 689 032		kris.pavlidis@whittlesea.vic.gov.au
	Cr Frank Merlino	0417 391 052	9464 6175	frank.merlino@whittlesea.vic.gov.au

North Ward	Name	Phone	Fax	Email
	Cr Rex Griffin	0400 834 150	8405 3218	rex.griffin@whittlesea.vic.gov.au
	Cr John Fry	0417 391 514	9464 6152	john.fry@whittlesea.vic.gov.au
	Cr Pam McLeod	0419 516 540	9401 5456	pam.mcleod@whittlesea.vic.gov.au

East Ward	Name	Phone	Fax	Email
	Cr Mary Lalios	0400 132 117	9404 2264	mary.lalios@whittlesea.vic.gov.au
	Cr Norm Kelly	0417 158 996	9467 3515	norm.kelly@whittlesea.vic.gov.au
	Cr Sam Alessi	0417 392 578	9436 0027	sam.alessi@whittlesea.vic.gov.au

Find your ward

To view the geographical boundaries of all 3 wards, download the Council Wards Map (PDF - 411KB).

Council elections

Council elections are held once every 4 years, with the next elections to be held in October 2012. Residents aged over 18 vote to elect councillors for Whittlesea by postal ballot.

Candidates who get the most votes are then elected for a 4-year term.

The new Councillors will be sworn in at a Special Council Meeting on Wednesday, 31 October 2012 at 7pm.

Note: The Victorian Electoral Commission (VEC) is currently conducting a review of Council's electoral structure.

Mayor election

The 9 Councillors vote annually to elect 1 Councillor as the Mayor for a 1-year term at a Special Council Meeting.

You can find out more about how Whittlesea Council is governed and how the Mayor is elected in our Procedural Matters Local Law.

This local law regulates:

• how the Council Common Seal can be used
• procedures for Ordinary Council Meetings, Special Meetings, Advisory Committee Meetings, and Special Committees Meetings
• the process for electing the Mayor and Chairpersons.

You can download a copy of the Procedural Matters Local Law, or view it at our offices.

Code of Conduct

Council adopted the Councillors Code of Conduct in 2009. Download a copy of the Councillors Code of Conduct (PDF - 86KB).