List of mayors of Bunbury explained

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

!Mayor!Term!
Charles Wisbey1887[3]
Ephraim Mayo Clarke1887–1888[4]
Charles Wisbey1888–1890
William Spencer1891–1893[5]
Charles Wisbey1893–1894
Ephraim Mayo Clarke1894–1897
James Moore1897–1898
Ephraim Mayo Clarke1899–1901
Newton James Moore1901–1904[6]
C. E. Spencer1905–1906
Harry Brashaw1906–1907
Ephraim Mayo Clarke1908
Frederick Walter Steere1909–1910[7]
Charles E. Frankel1910–1914
G. E. Clarke1915–1916
J. G. Baldock1917–1918
William Lemen Thomas1919
J. G. Baldock1920
W. L. Thomas1921
George Tipping1921–1922
G. E. Reading1923
G. E. Clarke1924
W. J. J. Skewes1925–1926
G. E. Reading1927
J. G. Baldock1928
J. E. Hands1928–1933
J. E. Reading1934–1935
J. J. P. Verschuer1937
J. E. Hands1937–1938
J. T. Blair1939–1943
Percy C. Payne1944–1951[8] [9]
Frederick Withers1951–1955[10]
Percy C. Payne1955–1958
W. E. McKenna1958–1959
F. R. Hay1959–1961

Town of Bunbury

!Mayor!Term!
F. R. Hay1961–1962
A. H. Wilson1963–1966
Edward Arthur Cooke1966[11]
Ern Manea1966–1972[12]
P. J. Usher1972–1979

City of Bunbury

!Mayor!Term!
P. J. Usher1979–1983
A. G. McKenzie1983–1988
Ern Manea1988–1997
John Castrilli1997–2005[13] [14]
David Smith2005–2013[15] [16]
Gary Brennan2013–2021[17] [18]
Jaysen De San Miguel2021–present[19]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: City of Bunbury . Bunbury Council Chambers . inHerit . 29 December 2022 . 12 November 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221112021904/http://inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au/Public/Inventory/PrintSingleRecord/47cced44-c3f2-4fba-bf06-7754f24fd60d . live .
  2. Web site: Municipality Boundary Amendments Register . Electoral Boundaries WA . 29 December 2022 . 6 . 31 May 2003 . 26 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210626010353/https://www.boundaries.wa.gov.au/sites/default/files/content/documents//2003_municipal_boundary_amendments_register.pdf . live .
  3. South Western Times. 17 October 1988.
  4. Web site: Hon Ephraim Mayo Clarke . Parliament of Western Australia . 29 December 2022 . 29 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221229150759/https://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/parliament/library/MPHistoricalData.nsf/(Lookup)/CE8CE30EC184E640482577E50028A56C . live .
  5. Web site: William Spencer . Parliament of Western Australia . 29 December 2022 . 29 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221229150758/https://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/parliament/library/MPHistoricalData.nsf/(Lookup)/C212FA20A853AB88482577E50028A7D6 . live .
  6. Web site: Adams . David . Moore, Sir Newton James (1870–1936) . Australian Dictionary of Biography . 29 December 2022 . 29 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221229150806/https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/moore-sir-newton-james-7639 . live .
  7. Web site: City of Bunbury . House . inHerit . 29 December 2022 . 29 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221229150757/http://inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au/Public/Inventory/PrintSingleRecord/c9ed0021-b31c-40d9-9796-5647a23de900 . live .
  8. Web site: Western Councillor: Issue 113 . Western Australian Local Government Association . 29 December 2022 . 20–21 . April-May 2021 . 29 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221229150758/https://walga.asn.au/getattachment/7bfe8605-40ad-4e53-9bb8-9cd78e5dc33f/WAL11848_Western-Councillor_Apr-May-21.pdf . live .
  9. News: Bunbury's Mayor Beaten . The Sunday Times . 25 November 1951 . 29 December 2022 . 1 . National Library of Australia . 10 January 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230110050124/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/59536946 . live .
  10. Web site: Frederick James Withers . Parliament of Western Australia . 29 December 2022 . 29 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221229150803/https://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/parliament/library/MPHistoricalData.nsf/(Lookup)/22C7FE3CD2595FD9482577E50028A853 . live .
  11. Web site: Shorten . Kristin . From Gallipoli to the Gulf, the Cooke family's extraordinary record of service across five generations . News.com.au . 29 December 2022 . 2 August 2014 . 17 April 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190417092323/https://www.news.com.au/national/anzac-day/from-gallipoli-to-the-gulf-the-cooke-familys-extraordinary-record-of-service-across-five-generations/news-story/1685f763a069d20adb9378c458bd8e11 . live .
  12. Web site: Miller . Shanelle . Dr Ern Manea remembered in a moving service at St Patrick's Cathedral . Bunbury Mail . 29 December 2022 . 25 October 2013 . 29 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221229150758/https://www.bunburymail.com.au/story/1865628/dr-ern-manea-remembered-in-a-moving-service-at-st-patricks-cathedral/ . live .
  13. Web site: Mr Giovanni (John) Mario Castrilli . Parliament of Western Australia . 29 December 2022 . 29 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221229150800/https://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/parliament/library/MPHistoricalData.nsf/(Lookup)/7F5DD0CD64CB06DD48257C75000C8E04 . live .
  14. Web site: Kennedy . Peter . Political profile a plus for councils . Business News . 29 December 2022 . 10 July 2020 . 27 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221227055037/https://www.businessnews.com.au/article/Political-profile-a-plus-for-councils . live .
  15. Web site: Mr David Lawrence Smith . Parliament of Western Australia . 29 December 2022 . 29 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221229150758/https://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/parliament/library/MPHistoricalData.nsf/(Lookup)/599B3E25BCEF17EF482577E50028A7C7 . live .
  16. Web site: Munday . Thomas . Former City of Bunbury Mayor David Smith awarded Order of Australia Medal . Bunbury Mail . 29 December 2022 . 12 June 2018 . 29 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221229150756/https://www.bunburymail.com.au/story/5462329/contributions-recognised/ . live .
  17. Web site: New Bunbury mayor pleads for unified council . ABC News . 29 December 2022 . 21 October 2013 . 29 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221229150755/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-10-21/bunburys-new-mayor-pleads-for-unified-council/5035654 . live .
  18. Web site: Johnston . Amy . Former Bunbury Mayor Gary Brennan is busy enjoying “semi-retirement” after stepping down from top spot . South Western Times . 29 December 2022 . 28 October 2021 . subscription . 29 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221229150759/https://www.swtimes.com.au/news/former-bunbury-mayor-gary-brennan-is-busy-enjoying-semi-retirement-after-stepping-down-from-top-spot-ng-b882051614z . live .
  19. Web site: Waller . Pip . Jaysen De San Miguel elected new mayor of Bunbury . Bunbury Mail . 29 December 2022 . 19 October 2021 . 29 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221229150756/https://www.bunburymail.com.au/story/7474444/im-very-excited-for-what-the-future-holds-bunbury-welcomes-new-mayor/ . live .

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