ALGA Board Members

Each state is represented on ALGA’s Board by a maximum of two Directors appointed by the members based in that state. In addition, the President is an independent Director.

ALGA President

Mayor Matt Burnett
ALGA President
Mayor Gladstone Regional Council, QLD (see profile)
President, Local Government Association of Queensland (LGAQ)


ALGA Vice Presidents

Shire President Karen Chappel
President, Western Australian Local Government Association
President, Shire of Morawa, WA

Cr Darriea Turley
Cr City of Broken Hill, NSW


ALGA Board Members

Mayor Phyllis Miller
President, Local Government New South Wales
Mayor, Forbes Shire Council, NSW

Cr Jennifer Anderson 
President, Municipal Association of Victoria
Councillor, Macedon Ranges Shire Council, VIC

Cr Stuart James
Director, Metropolitan East Region Municipal Association of Victoria
Councillor, Monash City Council, VIC

Mayor Heather Holmes-Ross
President, Local Government Association of South Australia
Mayor, City of Mitcham, SA

Mayor Dean Johnson
Immediate Past President, Local Government Association of South Australia
Mayor, District Council of Kimba, SA

Cr Rebecca Vonhoff
Director, Local Government Association of Queensland
Deputy Mayor, Toowoomba City Council, QLD

Mayor Andrew Martin
Director, Local Government Association of Queensland
Mayor, Blackall-Tambo Regional Council, QLD

Mayor Michael Tucker
President, Local Government Association of Tasmania
Mayor, Break O’Day Council, TAS

Mayor Paula Wriedt
Vice President, Local Government Association of Tasmania
Mayor, Kingborough Council, TAS

Lord Mayor Kon Vatskalis
President, Local Government Association of the Northern Territory
Lord Mayor, City of Darwin, NT

Mayor Brian Pedwell
Vice President, Local Government Association of the Northern Territory
Mayor, Victoria Daly Regional Council, NT

Cr Paul Kelly
Vice President, Western Australian Local Government Association
Councillor, Town of Claremont, WA


Alternate Directors

Councillor Julie Griffiths
Member, Local Government New South Wales

Mayor Peter Flannery
Local Government Association of Queensland

Councillor Shannon McGuire
Director, Municipal Association of Victoria

Mayor Jo-Anne Quigley
Director, Local Government Association of South Australia

Mayor Moira Were
Director, Local Government Association of South Australia

Mayor Lynette De Santis
Director, Local Government Association of the Northern Territory

Councillor Peter Clee
Director, Local Government Association of the Northern Territory