Mayor and Councillors sworn in

The Mayor and four Councillors have been sworn in at a Special Council Meeting last night in the City of Subiaco following the local government election on Saturday 18 October 2025.

Mayor David McMullen and returning Councillors Rosemarie De Vries (North Ward) and Penny O’Connor (Central Ward) commence their new four-year terms, alongside two newly elected Councillors: Daniel Fyffe in the South Ward, and Brigitte Pine in the East Ward.

They join continuing Councillors Russell Jones in the North Ward, Mark Burns in the East Ward, Nicola Johnston in the Central Ward and Rick Powell in the South Ward.

At the Special Council Meeting, Rick Powell was elected Deputy Mayor.

Mayor David McMullen thanked the community for his second term as Mayor; acknowledged outgoing Deputy Mayor Garry Kosovich; congratulated new Deputy Mayor Rick Powell; and welcomed the new and returning Councillors.

“I’m feeling proud and grateful, and feeling a sense of responsibility, to know that I have been returned as Mayor, for another term. This is an endorsement of everything that our Council has done these past four years – a period that has been characterised by good governance, professionalism, and professional working relationships. It’s been a time of stability, progress, and achievement. In 2026 and beyond, we will remain a high-performing Council and local government, we will progress significant projects, and we will continue to deliver high quality services and amenity for our community.

“I’d like to thank all those people on Council (past and present), City staff, and the Subiaco community who have supported us along the way. As a Council and a local government, we are in a fortunate position. Nothing is possible in local government without a functioning Council; but the things we’re doing here in Subi wouldn’t be possible without a highly functioning Council.”