Hobsons Bay City Council has elected Councillor Diana Grima as Mayor and Councillor Lisa Bentley as Deputy Mayor for a 12-month term.
Councillors Grima and Bentley were elected by Council at a special mayoral election meeting on Friday.
It is Councillor Grima’s first term as Mayor, having served two terms as deputy from 2021 to 2023. She was first elected to the Council in 2020.
The Altona Meadows ward representative has been a passionate advocate for the Hobsons Bay community, particularly active in the Laverton and Altona Meadows areas.
Cr Bentley will serve as a first-time Deputy Mayor in her first term on Council, having been elected by her community to represent the Williamstown ward last year. She is a life-long Hobsons Bay resident, and has worked professionally as a counsellor and family therapist for more than 15 years.
Mayor Grima will chair her first Council meeting as Mayor today.
“It is a great honour to have been elected to serve as Mayor of Hobsons Bay,” she said.
“This is a particularly exciting time for our Council and community, with a new CEO starting soon and our 2025-29 Council Plan not far away from adoption.
“I’d like to thank Cr Kellander for her work as Mayor over the past 12 months and my deepest thanks goes to my fellow councillors for their work also.”
Deputy Mayor Bentley said she looked forward to working alongside the Mayor for the next 12 months.
“I’m filled with pride to serve in this role, and look forward to the work we will continue to do for our community,” she said.
“In my time working in mental health and wellbeing, my work has taught me the power of empathy, listening, and practical action, skills that have served me well on Council.
“I’d also like to recognise outgoing Deputy Mayor Cr Hawli for her efforts over the past year in this position.”
