Hobsons Bay City Council has elected Cr Daria Kellander as Mayor and Cr Rayane Hawli as Deputy Mayor for 2024/25 as part of a new-look Council. Cr Kellander and Cr Hawli were elected by Council at a special mayoral election meeting on Friday 22 November 2024.
Re-elected to Council for a second term, it is Cr Kellander’s first time serving as Mayor, having previously served as Deputy Mayor in 2020-21.
The election of the Mayor and Deputy Mayor follows the swearing-in of a new-look Council on Tuesday 19 November.
Five new councillors, including Deputy Mayor Hawli, will serve for the next four years following local government elections in October. Cr Kellander and Cr Diana Grima are the only returning Hobsons Bay councillors, having served on the previous Council from 2020-24. The 2024-28 Council features the highest representation of female Councillors in Hobsons Bay history, with five women among the seven Councillors elected.
Mayor of Hobsons Bay, Cr Daria Kellander said this year set the foundation and the vision for what the council deliver for our community, in line with what the community has told council they clearly wanted – a Council that always puts our community first.
“With a largely new Councillor group being elected, this is an opportunity for this Council to pave a new way forward together, with a shared commitment to making this city the best it can be,” she said.
“I am determined to ensure everyone is heard and respected. “It is an honour to have been elected Mayor for the next 12 months, and I look forward to what we can achieve for our community.”
