Federation Council 2024 Election Results Officially Declared

Councillors have been declared by the NSW Electoral Commission for the Federation Council Local Government Area following the Local Government elections held on 14 September 2024.  

The successful candidates were declared on Tuesday, 1 October at 11.45am at the returning office at Oddfellows Hall, in Sanger Street Corowa.

Councillors in order of election are as follows:

Federation Council General Manager Adrian Butler said Councillors will be officially sworn in to their roles at the first Council meeting to be held on Tuesday, October 15 at 9.30am at the Corowa Civic Centre.  

"Councillors are required to make the Oath or Affirmation of Office at or before the first meeting or Council in accordance with Section 233A of the Local Government Act 1993," he said. 

"For Federation Council this will be at the first meeting on the 15th.  In addition to the oath or affirmation being undertaken, a Mayoral election will also be conducted as required at this meeting. Should Council resolve under Section 233A to elect a Deputy Mayor, (not compulsory), they will also do this at the meeting."

Mr Butler said Council will also consider under Section 291A, if they wish to use the countback method to fill any Councillor vacancies should they occur in the first 18 months of Council.

“I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate the new Councillors, those newly elected and those returning, and welcome them to Council," he said.

"I would also like to take this opportunity to thank all of the unsuccessful candidates who stood, including those former Councillors who were not successful in the election. Thank you for your service to Council across past terms.  Council has a comprehensive induction program planned for the new Councillors to be across October, and then a busy period of community engagement and planning work, leading to adopting a new budget and updated plans for implementation July 1 2025 onwards." For further information on the 2024 Local Government Election, please visit the NSW Electoral Commission website at www.elections.nsw.gov.au

Image: Councillors Schoen, Cook, Black, Bourke, Harrison and Wearne pictured at the Returning Office in Corowa following the distribution of final preferences.