Council Elects Councillor Tania Brown as Deputy Mayor

Wollongong City Council has elected Councillor Tania Brown as Deputy Lord Mayor for the next 12 months.

Cr Tania Brown was elected at the Council meeting on Monday 23 September. She replaces Cr David Brown who had filled the position for the previous 12 months.

Wollongong City Council Deputy Lord Mayors are elected for a 12 month term. The current Deputy Mayor will remain in the role until the next general local government election in NSW, which is scheduled for Saturday 12 September 2020.

The Deputy Lord Mayor assumes all the duties and powers of the Lord Mayor at the request of the Lord Mayor or if the Lord Mayor is prevented by illness, absence or otherwise from carrying out the required functions of the Office of the Lord Mayor.