Wyndham councillor Peter Maynard has been elected mayor of the municipality for the next 12 months, after a meeting on Wednesday evening.
This will be Cr Maynard’s third term in the leadership role after serving previous mayoral terms in 2014-15 and 2017-18.
Cr Jasmine Hill was also elected deputy mayor at the meeting.
Cr Maynard said he was honoured to be elected to the position.
“I am very grateful for the opportunity to become mayor of Wyndham city,” he said.
“It is a great honour and a privilege to lead this city as we recover from the COVID pandemic.
“I’m certainly looking forward to getting out and about and seeing as many residents as possible following months of restrictions and lockdowns.”
Cr Maynard thanked outgoing mayor Cr Adele Hegedich for her “great leadership over the last 12 months”.
Cr Hill said it was an “honour and a privilege” to be elected as deputy mayor.
“I will continue to work tirelessly on behalf of all Wyndham residents as restrictions continue to ease and we work toward a new COVID-normal,” she said.
