Clr Andrew Jefferies has been elected as the new Mayor of The Hills Shire.

Mayor Jefferies thanked outgoing Mayor Dr Michelle Byrne for her outstanding leadership and engagement with the community over her two years as Mayor. Clr Byrne decided not to run for Mayor but was elected to the role of Deputy Mayor.

Mayor Jefferies said he’s proud of the way The Hills has been turned around from a Council in financial ruins to becoming one of the strongest Local Government Areas in the state.
“Despite the challenges that we face with future growth and development, we are now the envy of every other Local Government Area in New South Wales,” Mayor Jefferies said.  

“More importantly however, I believe that our ratepayers respect this Council for its financial conservatism and its recent record of infrastructure delivery.”

Mayor Jefferies said that six key priorities would form the focus of his term as Mayor – light rail, local infrastructure, the Hills visitor economy, knock down rebuilds, commuter car parking and Council amalgamations.

Read the Mayor’s full speech here…