The City of Melville in Perth, Western Australia was originally established on 14 December 1900 as the East Fremantle Road Board with a chairman and councillors under the Roads Boards Act 1871. It was renamed Melville six months later, and with the passage of the Local Government Act 1960, all road boards became Shires with a shire president and councillors effective 1 July 1961. The Shire of Melville was declared a town on 28 September 1962, at which point the president became a mayor. Melville attained city status on 3 May 1968.
Chairmen
Chairman Lists all chairmen, presidents and mayors up until 1975. Term H. A. Corbet 1901–1904 J. McKimmie 1904–1905 M. N. Buzacott 1905–1905 L. Ellson 1905–1906 C. M. Purdie 1906–1907 William Murray 1907–1909 C. M. Purdie 1909–1909 William Murray 1909–1911 R. Gordon 1911–1913 M. H. Hillary 1913–1915 William Murray 1915–1919 R. Gordon 1919–1920 William Murray 1920–1925 J. T. Denney 1925–1926 V. G. C. Riseley 1926–1928 Herbert John Locke 1928–1932 P. S. Jane 1932–1932 Ethelbert Furney Edwardes 1932–1943 William Charles Reynolds 1943–1945 Alick Hammond Bracks 1945–1954 William Richard Brown 1954–1957 Alick Hammond Bracks 1957–1961 Ronald Francis Carroll 1961
Shire presidents Shire president Term Ronald Francis Carroll 1961–1962
Mayors
Mayor Term Ronald Francis Carroll 1962–1971 Ken Hurst 1971–1973 Jack Howson 1973–1989 June Barton 1989–1995 Katherine Jackson 1995–2007 Russell Aubrey 2007–2019George Gear2019–2023 Katy Mair 2023–
Known under her maiden name Katy Mair until 2003. Second tenure.
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