List of office holders of Port Macquarie-Hastings Council

This is a list of officeholders of Port Macquarie-Hastings Council and its predecessors, a local government area of New South Wales, Australia.

The Mayor of the Port Macquarie-Hastings Council since 4 August 2017 is Peta Pinson, an independent politician who joined the National Party in 2023.https://www.nswnationals.org.au/petapinson/

Mayors, Shire Presidents and General Managers Municipality of Port Macquarie, 1887–1980 MayorPeriodNotes James McInherney 24 May 1887 – 10 February 1890 Frederick Hayward 10 February 1890 – 16 February 1893 James Butler 16 February 1893 – 15 February 1894 Frederick Hayward 15 February 1894 – 11 February 1898 William Andrew Spence 11 February 1898 – 12 January 1899 Frederick Hayward 16 January 1899 – 15 February 1901 Richard Woodlands 15 February 1901 – 14 February 1902 William Andrew Spence 14 February 1902 – 13 February 1903 Richard Arthur Ayres 13 February 1903 – 15 February 1904 Frederick Hayward 15 February 1904 – 19 January 1906 George Evan Bennett 23 January 1906 – 3 April 1906 William Rosenbaum 3 April 1906 – February 1910 Duncan Stewart February 1910 – 8 February 1916 John Hooke Hill 8 February 1916 – 20 December 1921 Albert Denham 20 December 1921 – 11 June 1924 John Bransdon 11 June 1924 – June 1925 Alban Charles Elliot 25 June 1925 – 2 March 1936 Ernest Aubrey Mowle 9 April 1936 – December 1941 Charles George Orr December 1941 – December 1944 Charlie Allan Ryan December 1944 – December 1947 Noel William Walter Joscelyne December 1947 – December 1948 Charlie Allan Ryan December 1948 – December 1949 Alfred Leslie Crisp December 1949 – June 1952 Edmond Francis Brownlow June 1952 – December 1954 Duncan Stewart Kennedy December 1954 – December 1956 Alfred Leslie Crisp December 1956 – December 1960 Duncan Stewart Kennedy December 1960 – December 1961 Alfred Leslie Crisp December 1961 – December 1963 Duncan Stewart Kennedy December 1963 – December 1965 Alfred Leslie Crisp December 1965 – December 1966 Cyril Charles Adams December 1966 – September 1970 Duncan Stewart Kennedy September 1970 – September 1971 Cyril Charles Adams September 1971 – September 1974 Norm Matesich September 1974 – September 1976 Keith Stevenson September 1976 – 4 September 1978 Jim Boardman 4 September 1978 – 16 December 1980

Hastings Shire, 1906–1980 Shire PresidentPeriodNotes Patrick Joseph O'Neill 18 December 1906 – February 1908 Also Mayor of Kempsey, 1919–1920. Thomas Toms February 1908 – 21 August 1908 James Gamack 8 September 1908 – February 1909 Robert Longworth February 1909 – February 1910 John Hooke Hill February 1910 – February 1911 James Gamack February 1911 – February 1912 Jacob Decan Healey February 1912 – February 1914 Albert Edward Rose February 1914 – February 1915 John Downes Jnr. February 1915 – February 1916 Albert Edward Rose February 1916 – February 1917 John Downes Jnr. February 1917 – February 1918 William Campbell Lindsay February 1918 – February 1919 John Downes Jnr. February 1919 – February 1920 Robert Longworth February 1920 – December 1920 Henry Warlters Snr. December 1920 – December 1921 John James Warrall December 1921 – December 1925 Edwin Suters December 1925 – December 1926 James Gamack December 1926 – December 1927 Thomas Miles Breckenridge December 1927 – December 1928 Patrick Henry Secombe December 1928 – December 1929 John Downes Jnr. December 1929 – December 1930 Albert Edward Rose December 1930 – December 1931 William Hastings Blythe December 1931 – December 1932 John Downes Jnr. December 1932 – December 1933 John James Warrall December 1933 – December 1934 Radford Gamack December 1934 – December 1935 Robert Barrie Walsh December 1935 – December 1936 Albert Edward Rose December 1936 – December 1937 John Downes Jnr. December 1937 – December 1938 Harold Austin Waller Rose December 1938 – December 1939 John James Warrall December 1939 – December 1940 Harrie Stewart Bransdon December 1940 – December 1941 George Hollis December 1941 – December 1942 Charles Perrott December 1942 – December 1943 Radford Gamack December 1943 – December 1944 Harold Austin Waller Rose December 1944 – December 1947 Harrie Stewart Bransdon December 1947 – December 1955 George Hollis December 1955 – December 1956 Harrie Stewart Bransdon December 1956 – December 1960 Harry Warlters December 1960 – December 1964 Joseph Robert Andrews December 1964 – September 1970 John Abi-Saab September 1970 – September 1976 John Joseph Steinmetz September 1976 – September 1977 John Abi-Saab September 1977 – September 1978 Also Mayor of Strathfield, 2003–2004. William Poole September 1978 – 16 December 1980

Hastings/Port Macquarie-Hastings, 1980–date Hastings Municipal Council/Hastings CouncilMayorPartyPeriodNotes Norm Matesich 16 December 1980 – September 1983 John Sterndale September 1983 – September 1985 Bob Woodlands September 1985 – September 1991 John Barrett September 1991 – September 1992 Leonard Cooper September 1992 – September 1995 Frank Harrison September 1995 – September 1998 Wayne Richards September 1998 – September 2003 Rob Drew September 2003 – 13 July 2005 Port Macquarie-Hastings Council Rob Drew 13 July 2005 – 27 February 2008 Dick Persson (Administrator) 27 February 2008 – 31 January 2009 Garry Payne (Administrator) 31 January 2009 – 29 April 2011 Neil Porter (Administrator) 29 April 2011 – 8 September 2012 Peter Besseling 8 September 2012 – 8 May 2017 Lisa Intemann (acting) 8 May 2017 – 4 August 2017 Peta Pinson 4 August 2017 – date

General Managers General ManagerPeriodNotes Bernard Smith 2000 – 31 March 2008 David Mead (acting) 1 April 2008 – 25 August 2008 Andrew Roach 25 August 2008 – 16 February 2011 Jeffery Sharp (acting) 16 February 2011 – 18 July 2011 Tony Hayward 18 July 2011 – 10 February 2014 Craig Swift-McNair 26 June 2014 – date

Electoral results 2024

2021

2017 by-election

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