Meet the Mayor

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Christina was elected as the first female Mayor of Bayside Council on 5th January, 2022. 

‘I am honoured to be elected as the Mayor of Bayside Council, and I look forward to serving our wonderful community. I am grateful for the trust placed in my leadership and I will work every day, alongside all councillors, to earn your trust and respect’.     

Christina is focussed on improving the quality of life for all residents, improving the visual amenity of our area and restoring community pride for the whole of Bayside.

Christina is committed to delivering outstanding services, effective community engagement, and a strong financial governance.

Christina served as a Councillor starting in 2012 because she wanted to make a contribution to the local community, making it a better place to live. Having raised her two children in the local area she is familiar with the community and their needs. She works hard to be a strong representative who listens and gets things done. 

She played an important role to help achieve the following to bring our community together and improve public spaces: 

• Botany Pool Upgrade 

• Botany Pool water slides returning with water play park 

• Advocating for park and playground upgrades 

• New sporting amenities for our community clubs 

• Refurbished Botany Town Hall 

• Gardeners Road Rosebery footpath upgrade 

• Upgraded Banksmeadow Town Centre 

• Upgraded Swinbourne Street Café precinct 

• More tree planting 

• Outdoor gum equipment

Christina has advocated for our community on a number of campaigns:

• Eastgardens parking 

• Yarra Bay Cruise Terminal 

• Millpond Sewerage 

• Botany Golf course 

• Pagewood & Eastlakes overdevelopment 

• Page/Baker Street, Pagewood traffic lights 

• Proposed Incinerator 

• Astrolabe Park stadium proposal 

• Tupia Street, Botany planning proposal 

• 24/7 McDonalds in Botany 

Christina has worked to deliver improved green space, solutions to traffic congestion and parking, greater investment in local sporting facilities and improvements to infrastructure. 

On 5 January 2022 the Bayside Council elected Dr Christina Curry as the Mayor.

Cr Scott Morrissey was elected as Deputy Mayor.

Their terms will run to September 2023.

Bayside Council is represented by 15 Councillors, each elected by the people who live in Bayside's 5 wards.

The current Council term will run until 2024.

More information:

• Your local Councillors