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

Cr Linda Scott
ALGA President
Local Government Association New South Wales
Councillor, City of Sydney, NSW


ALGA Vice President

Mayor Matt Burnett
Director, Local Government Association of Queensland
Mayor, Gladstone Regional Council, QLD

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


ALGA Board Members

Mayor Jack Dempsey
Local Government Association of Queensland
Mayor, Bundaberg Regional Council, QLD

Cr Darriea Turley
President Local Government New South Wales
Cr City of Broken Hill, NSW

Cr Karen McKeown
Local Government New South Wales
Councillor, Penrith City Council, NSW

Cr David Clark
President, Municipal Association of Victoria
Councillor, Pyrenees Shire Council, VIC

Cr Rohan Leppert
Director – Inner Metropolitan South East, Municipal Association of Victoria
Councillor City of Melbourne, VIC

Mayor Angela Evans
Immediate Past President, Local Government Association of South Australia
Mayor, City of Charles Sturt, SA

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

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

Cr Peter Clee 
Vice President, Local Government Association of the Northern Territory
Councillor, Wagait Shire Council, NT

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


Alternate Directors

Mayor Karen Williams
Director, Local Government Association of Queensland

Mayor Phyllis Miller
Member, Local Government New South Wales

Mayor Danielle Mulholland
Member, Local Government New South Wales

Mayor Heather Holmes-Ross
Director, Local Government Association of South Australia

Mayor Moira Jenkins 
Director, Local Government Association of South Australia