Editing Wyong Shire (section)

==Shire Presidents and Mayors==
The office of Shire President was retitled "Mayor" by the {{Cite Legislation AU|NSW|act||Local Government Act 1993}} from 1 July 1993.

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! # !! Shire President !! Term start !! Term end !! Time in office !! Notes
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| align=center|{{nts|1}} || Albert Charles Leslie Taylor || align=center| January 1947 ||align=center| 13 December 1948 ||  ||<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article134242759 |title=First President of Wyong Shire |newspaper=Newcastle Morning Herald And Miners' Advocate|location=New South Wales, Australia |date=16 December 1947 |access-date=17 December 2020 |page=3 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article140315850 |title=Wyong Councillor Appointed |newspaper=Newcastle Morning Herald And Miners' Advocate |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=5 June 1947 |access-date=17 December 2020 |page=4 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article168525884 |title=Personal. |newspaper=The Wingham Chronicle And Manning River Observer |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=17 January 1947 |access-date=17 December 2020 |page=2 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>
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| align=center|{{nts|2}} || Robert Brownlee ||align=center| 13 December 1948 ||align=center| 8 December 1952 || align=right|{{ayd|1948|12|13|1952|12|08}} ||<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article140353724 |title=PERSONAL |newspaper=Newcastle Morning Herald And Miners' Advocate |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=14 December 1948 |access-date=17 December 2020 |page=2 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article167110877 |title=Cr. Brownlee Again Wyong Council President |newspaper=The Gosford Times And Wyong District Advocate |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=9 December 1949 |access-date=17 December 2020 |page=1 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article134383968 |title=WYONG COUNCIL OFFICIALS |newspaper=Newcastle Morning Herald And Miners' Advocate |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=12 December 1950 |access-date=17 December 2020 |page=4 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article140335335 |title=PERSONAL |newspaper=Newcastle Morning Herald And Miners' Advocate |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=11 December 1951 |access-date=17 December 2020 |page=2 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>
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| align=center|{{nts|3}} || Owen Chapman ||align=center| 8 December 1952 ||align=center| 15 December 1953 || align=right|{{ayd|1952|12|08|1953|12|15}} ||<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article133569791 |title=New President of Wyong Shire |newspaper=Newcastle Morning Herald And Miners' Advocate |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=9 December 1952 |access-date=17 December 2020 |page=5 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article167232863 |title=FORMER HONOURS STUDENT ELECTED PRESIDENT OF WYONG SHIRE COUNCIL |newspaper=The Gosford Times And Wyong District Advocate |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=9 December 1952 |access-date=17 December 2020 |page=1 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article167225486 |title=Following in His Father's Footsteps |newspaper=The Gosford Times And Wyong District Advocate |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=12 January 1951 |access-date=17 December 2020 |page=1 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>
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| align=center|{{nts|4}} || Horace Fulcher ||align=center| 15 December 1953 ||align=center| December 1962 ||  ||<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article140292147 |title=Cr. Fulcher To Be Wyong President |newspaper=Newcastle Morning Herald And Miners' Advocate |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=16 December 1953 |access-date=17 December 2020 |page=12 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article167377868 |title=New president for Wyong |newspaper=The Gosford Times And Wyong District Advocate |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=24 December 1953 |access-date=17 December 2020 |page=8 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article162873194 |title=Cr. Fulcher re-elected at Wyong |newspaper=The Gosford Times And Wyong District Advocate |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=14 December 1954 |access-date=17 December 2020 |page=1 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>
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| align=center|{{nts|5}} || Wilfred Barrett ||align=center| December 1962 ||align=center| December 1970 ||  ||
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| align=center|{{nts|6}} || Charles Hinds ||align=center| December 1970 ||align=center| September 1971 ||  ||
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| align=center|{{nts|7}} || Hugh Chalmers ||align=center| September 1971 ||align=center| September 1974 ||  ||
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| align=center|{{nts|8}} || Francis Farrell ||align=center| September 1974 ||align=center| September 1982 ||  ||
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| align=center|{{nts|9}} || Tony Sheridan (ALP) ||align=center| September 1982 ||align=center| September 1985 ||  ||
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| align=center|{{nts|10}} || Stephen Cutler ||align=center| September 1985 ||align=center| September 1987 ||  ||
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| align=center|– || Francis Farrell ||align=center| September 1987 ||align=center| September 1988 ||  ||
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| align=center|{{nts|11}} || Leonard Payne ||align=center| September 1988 ||align=center| September 1989 ||  ||
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| align=center|– || Tony Sheridan (ALP) ||align=center| September 1989 ||align=center| 30 June 1993 ||  ||
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! # !! Mayor !! Term start !! Term end !! Time in office !! Notes
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| align=center|– || Tony Sheridan (ALP) ||align=center| 1 July 1993 ||align=center| September 1996 ||  ||<ref>{{cite web |title=Councillor Anthony John SHERIDAN - Medal of the Order of Australia |url=https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/882932 |website=Australian Honours Search Facility |publisher=Australian Government |access-date=17 December 2020 |date=26 January 1999 |quote=FOR SERVICE TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Mr Anthony John SHERIDAN - Centenary Medal |url=https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/1124622 |website=Australian Honours Search Facility |publisher=Australian Government |access-date=17 December 2020 |date=1 January 2001 |quote= For service to the community though local government}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Llewellyn |first1=Marc |title=Victories for women |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=5 October 1995 |page=7}}</ref>
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| align=center|{{nts|12}} || Doug Eaton (IND) ||align=center| September 1996 ||align=center| September 1997 ||  ||
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| align=center|{{nts|13}} || Fay Brennan (ALP) ||align=center| September 1997 ||align=center| September 1998 ||  ||
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| align=center|{{nts|14}} || Cliff Russell (ALP) ||align=center| September 1998 ||align=center| September 1999 ||  ||<ref>{{cite news |title=WYONG COUNCIL MOURNS FORMER MAYOR CLIFF RUSSELL |url=http://www.wyong.nsw.gov.au/whatson/media_releases_september_18_Mayor_Cliff_Russell.htm |access-date=17 December 2020 |publisher=Wyong Shire Council |date=25 September 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091007075808/http://www.wyong.nsw.gov.au/whatson/media_releases_september_18_Mayor_Cliff_Russell.htm |archive-date=7 October 2009 |format=Media Release}}</ref>
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| align=center|– || Fay Brennan (ALP) ||align=center| September 1999 ||align=center| 19 September 2001 ||  ||
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| align=center|{{nts|15}} || Neil Rose (ALP) ||align=center| 19 September 2001 ||align=center| 19 September 2002 || align=right|{{ayd|2001|09|19|2002|09|19}} ||<ref name=PavierRose/><ref>{{cite web |title=Minutes of the Extraordinary Meeting of Council - 19 September 2001 |url=http://www.wyong.nsw.gov.au/about/10thoctober.pdf |publisher=Wyong Shire Council |access-date=17 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041028081403/http://www.wyong.nsw.gov.au/about/10thoctober.pdf |archive-date=28 October 2004 |pages=8–10 |date=19 September 2001}}</ref>
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| align=center|{{nts|16}} || Gregory Best (LIB) ||align=center| 19 September 2002 ||align=center| 15 April 2004 || align=right|{{ayd|2002|09|19|2004|04|15}} ||<ref>{{cite news |title=New Mayor for Wyong |url=http://www.wyong.nsw.gov.au/whatson/mr_archive_september02/media_releases_newmayor_190902.html |access-date=17 December 2020 |publisher=Wyong Shire Council |date=19 September 2002 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030220185734/http://www.wyong.nsw.gov.au/whatson/mr_archive_september02/media_releases_newmayor_190902.html |archive-date=20 February 2003 |format=Media Release}}</ref>
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| align=center|{{nts|17}} || Brenton Pavier (LIB) ||align=center| 15 April 2004 ||align=center| 21 September 2005 || align=right|{{ayd|2004|04|15|2005|09|21}} ||<ref name=PavierRose>{{cite news |title=Council elects new Mayor and Deputy |url=http://www.wyong.nsw.gov.au/archive/whatson/media_releases_april04.html |access-date=17 December 2020 |publisher=Wyong Shire Council |date=15 April 2004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090917144041/http://www.wyong.nsw.gov.au/whatson/mr_archive_april04/media_releases_mayor_150404.html |archive-date=17 September 2009 |format=Media Release}}</ref>
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| align=center|{{nts|18}} || [[Bob Graham (New South Wales politician)|Bob Graham]] (LIB) ||align=center| 21 September 2005 ||align=center| 15 September 2007 || align=right|{{ayd|2005|09|21|2007|09|15}} ||<ref>{{cite news |title=New Mayor for Wyong Shire |url=http://www.wyong.nsw.gov.au/archive/whatson/media_releases_newmayor_210905.html |access-date=17 December 2020 |publisher=Wyong Shire Council |date=21 September 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070831135925/http://www.wyong.nsw.gov.au/archive/whatson/media_releases_newmayor_210905.html |archive-date=31 August 2007 |format=Media Release}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Mayoral team returned |url=http://www.wyong.nsw.gov.au/whatson/Media_release_Mayor_team_returned_210906.html |access-date=17 December 2020 |publisher=Wyong Shire Council |date=21 September 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091007062333/http://www.wyong.nsw.gov.au/whatson/Media_release_Mayor_team_returned_210906.html |archive-date=7 October 2009 |format=Media Release}}</ref>
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| align=center|{{nts|19}} || Warren Welham (ALP) ||align=center| 15 September 2007 ||align=center| 1 October 2008 || align=right|{{ayd|2007|09|15|2008|10|01}} ||<ref>{{cite news |title=New Mayor and Deputy for Wyong |url=http://www.wyong.nsw.gov.au/whatson/media_releases_september_15_new_mayor_deputy.htm |access-date=17 December 2020 |publisher=Wyong Shire Council |date=15 September 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091007075934/http://www.wyong.nsw.gov.au/whatson/media_releases_september_15_new_mayor_deputy.htm |archive-date=7 October 2009 |format=Media Release}}</ref>
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| align=center|– || [[Bob Graham (New South Wales politician)|Bob Graham]] (IND) ||align=center| 1 October 2008 ||align=center| 15 September 2010 || align=right|{{ayd|2008|10|01|2010|09|15}} ||<ref>{{cite web |title=Minutes of Extraordinary Meeting |url=http://www.wyong.nsw.gov.au/about/01-10-08,%20Minutes%20of%20Extraordinary%20Meeting.pdf |publisher=Wyong Shire Council |access-date=17 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091003000206/http://www.wyong.nsw.gov.au/about/01-10-08,%20Minutes%20of%20Extraordinary%20Meeting.pdf |archive-date=3 October 2009 |date=1 October 2008}}</ref><ref name="GrahamMatthews">{{cite news |title=Bob Graham voted back in as Wyong mayor |url=http://www.wyong.nsw.gov.au/whatson/Media_release_2009_September17_Graham_back_as_Mayor.htm |access-date=17 December 2020 |publisher=Wyong Shire Council |date=17 September 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091009061021/http://www.wyong.nsw.gov.au/whatson/Media_release_2009_September17_Graham_back_as_Mayor.htm |archive-date=9 October 2009}}</ref>
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| align=center|– || Doug Eaton (IND) ||align=center| 15 September 2010 ||align=center| 21 September 2011 || align=right|{{ayd|2010|09|15|2011|09|21}} ||<ref>{{cite news |title=New Mayor for Wyong Shire |url=http://www.wyong.nsw.gov.au/about-council/council-news/media-releases-2015/media-releases-2010/new-mayor-for-wyong-shire |access-date=17 December 2020 |publisher=Wyong Shire Council |date=15 September 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150401064206/http://www.wyong.nsw.gov.au/about-council/council-news/media-releases-2015/media-releases-2010/new-mayor-for-wyong-shire |archive-date=1 April 2015 |format=Media Release}}</ref>
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| align=center|– || [[Bob Graham (New South Wales politician)|Bob Graham]] (IND) ||align=center| 21 September 2011 ||align=center| 3 October 2012 || align=right|{{ayd|2011|09|21|2012|10|03}} ||<ref>{{cite web |title=New mayoral team |url=http://www.wyong.nsw.gov.au/about-council/council-news/media-releases-2015/media-releases-2011/new-mayoral-team |website=Media Releases 2011 |publisher=Wyong Shire Council |access-date=17 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150401070054/http://www.wyong.nsw.gov.au/about-council/council-news/media-releases-2015/media-releases-2011/new-mayoral-team |archive-date=1 April 2015 |date=21 September 2011}}</ref>
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| align=center|– || Doug Eaton (IND) ||align=center| 3 October 2012 ||align=center| 12 May 2016 || align=right|{{ayd|2012|10|03|2016|05|12}} ||<ref>{{cite web |title=Eaton mayor for third term |url=http://www.wyong.nsw.gov.au/about-council/council-news/media-releases-2015/media-releases-2012/eaton-mayor-for-third-term |website=Media Releases 2012 |publisher=Wyong Shire Council |access-date=17 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150401072944/http://www.wyong.nsw.gov.au/about-council/council-news/media-releases-2015/media-releases-2012/eaton-mayor-for-third-term |archive-date=1 April 2015|date=4 October 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Mayor, Deputy both returned to top jobs |url=http://www.wyong.nsw.gov.au/about-council/council-news/media-releases-2015/media-release-2013/mayor,-deputy-both-returned-to-top-jobs |website=Media Releases 2013 |publisher=Wyong Shire Council |access-date=17 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150401080036/http://www.wyong.nsw.gov.au/about-council/council-news/media-releases-2015/media-release-2013/mayor,-deputy-both-returned-to-top-jobs |archive-date=1 April 2015 |date=11 September 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Mayor and Deputy to serve Wyong Shire for another year |url=http://www.wyong.nsw.gov.au/about-council/council-news/media-releases-2015/media-releases-2014/mayor-and-deputy-to-serve-wyong-shire-for-another |website=Media Releases 2014 |publisher=Wyong Shire Council |access-date=17 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150331202740/http://www.wyong.nsw.gov.au/about-council/council-news/media-releases-2015/media-releases-2014/mayor-and-deputy-to-serve-wyong-shire-for-another |archive-date=31 March 2015 |date=11 September 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Wyong Shire Mayor re-elected for fourth term |url=http://www.wyong.nsw.gov.au/about-council/council-news/media-releases-2015/wyong-shire-mayor-re-elected-for-fourth-term |website=Media Releases 2015 |publisher=Wyong Shire Council |access-date=17 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150928040151/http://www.wyong.nsw.gov.au/about-council/council-news/media-releases-2015/wyong-shire-mayor-re-elected-for-fourth-term |archive-date=28 September 2015 |date=9 September 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Councillor Doug Eaton OAM (Mayor) |url=https://www.wyong.nsw.gov.au/about-council/your-councillors/councillor-doug-eaton/ |publisher=Wyong Shire Council |access-date=17 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160512053525/https://www.wyong.nsw.gov.au/about-council/your-councillors/councillor-doug-eaton/ |archive-date=12 May 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Mr Douglas John EATON - Medal of the Order of Australia |url=https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/1151063 |website=Australian Honours Search Facility |publisher=Australian Government |access-date=17 December 2020 |date=26 January 2015|quote=For service to local government, and to the community of the Central Coast}}</ref>
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