Alexandrina Council has appointed Councillor Michael Scott ASM OAM to be Deputy Mayor for the following year until the conclusion of the 2026 Local Government Elections.

Cr Scott will replace the current Deputy Mayor Peter Oliver, whose term ends on 30 November.

Alexandrina Council chooses to elect by secret ballot one of its councillors to the position of Deputy Mayor on an annual rotation basis. An election was held during the 17 November Ordinary Council Meeting.

“I thank Cr Oliver for his service over the past year. Peter has been a diligent and accessible Deputy Mayor, representing Alexandrina at many events and meetings over the past year,” says Alexandrina Mayor Keith Parkes.

“I welcome the opportunity to work with Cr Scott over the next year leading into our Local Government Elections in 2026.”

“Deputy Mayor is a position of responsibility. In my absence, the Deputy Mayor may act in the office of Mayor and carry out a range of functions including presiding over meetings of Council, acting as the principal spokesperson of Council, providing advice to the Chief Executive Officer as required, representing Council at Civic and Ceremonial functions, and participating in key meetings with stakeholders.”

Cr Scott has been a Councillor for 11 years and is serving his third term with Alexandrina Council.

He is a representative on the Ratalang Basham Beach Horseshoe Bay Advisory Committee, the Cemeteries Advisory Committee and the Strathalbyn Recreation Precinct (Lot 10) Advisory Group Committee and Council’s proxy member on the Climate Emergency and Environment Advisory Committee.

He is one of two Council delegates on the Murray-Darling Basin Authority’s Region Six stakeholder group covering the Lower Murray, Lakes and Coorong region and the delegate on the Adelaide Hills Regional Waste Authority and its representative on the Working Group planning a commemorative event for the 90th anniversary of the 1936 South Australian Centenary Grand Prix in Port Elliot, Chiton and Victor Harbor.