This is a list of mayors of the City of Darebin, a local government area in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, which was formed in 1994 by the amalgamation of the City of Northcote and the City of Preston.Lyle Allan (2010), "Dummy candidates and the end of Labor endorsements. The Darebin Council election of 1998," in Recorder (Australian Society for the Study of Labour History, Melbourne Branch), No. 268, Page 4.
The current mayor is Emily Dimitriadis, who was voted into the position by councillors on 20 November 2025.
Mayors 1996–present No.PortraitMayor (Ward) PartyTerm startTerm end Council control (term) 1 Royce Keirl Snr. Labor March 1996 March 1997Labor majority 2 Nazih Elasmar Labor March 1997 March 1998 3 Chris Kelly Labor March 1998 March 1999 March 1999 March 2000 4 Tim Laurence Labor March 2000 March 2001 5 Marlene Kairouz Labor March 2001 March 2002 6 Vince Fontana Labor March 2002 March 2003 7 Peter Stephenson Labor March 2003 March 2004 8 Rae Perry Labor March 2004 November 2004 9 Diana Asmar Labor November 2004 November 2005 10 Stanley Chiang Labor November 2005 November 2006 (5) Marlene Kairouz Labor November 2006 November 2007 (7) Peter Stephenson Labor November 2007 November 2008 (9) Diana Asmar Labor November 2008 November 2009 (6) Vince Fontana Labor November 2009 November 2010 (9) Diana Asmar Labor November 2010 November 2011 11 Steven Tsitas Labor November 2011 November 2012 (4) Tim Laurence Labor November 2012 November 2013 12 Gaetano Greco Labor November 2013 June 2014No overall control (12) Independent June 2014 November 2014 (11) Steve Tsitas Labor November 2014 November 2015 (6) Vince Fontana Independent November 2015 November 2016 13 Kim Le Cerf (Rucker) Greens November 2016 November 2017 November 2017 26 November 2018 14 Susan Rennie (Rucker) Independent 26 November 2018 November 2019 November 2019 November 2020 15 Lina Messina (Central) Independent November 2020 November 2021 November 2021 30 November 2022 16 Julie Williams (North Central) Independent 30 November 2022 30 November 2023 17 Susanne Newton (West) Greens 30 November 2023 25 November 2024 18 Kristine Olaris (Central) Labor 25 November 2024 20 November 2025Labor majority 19 Emily Dimitriadis (South East) Labor 20 November 2025 Incumbent
Deputy mayors No.PortraitDeputy Mayor (Ward) PartyTerm startTerm end Mayor Susanne Newton (West) Greens 30 November 2022 30 November 2023Williams Tim Laurence (North East) Labor 30 November 2023 25 November 2024Newton Emily Dimitriadis (South East) Labor 25 November 2024 20 November 2025Olaris Matt Arturi (North East) Labor 20 November 2025 IncumbentDimitriadis
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