The Town of Bassendean in Perth, Western Australia was established as the West Guildford Road District, with a chairman and councillors, on 10 May 1901 under the District Roads Act 1871. It was renamed Bassendean on 7 July 1922. With the passage of the Local Government Act 1960, all road districts became Shires, with a president and councillors, effective 1 July 1961. On 1 July 1975, the Shire of Bassendean became the Town of Bassendean, with a mayor and councillors.[1][2][3]: 38
The female mayor was Vicki Philipoff, who was elected in 1995, and served two years.[4]
West Guildford Road District
| Chairman | Term |
| Cyril Jackson[5] | 1901–1903 |
| J. T. Short | 1903–1905 |
| Charles Rickwood Wicks | 1907–1908 |
| Percy J. Atkins[5] | 1908–1909 |
| P. J. Huelin | 1909–1910 |
| Charles Rickwood Wicks | 1910–1913 |
| J. Pickering | 1913–1914 |
| A. Y. Garnsworthy | 1914–1915 |
| H. C. Barnard | 1915–1917 |
| Charles Rickwood Wicks | 1917–1920 |
| Edward James Clay[5] | 1920–1921 |
| Commissioner (9 February–9 April 1921) | 1921 |
| John Pickering | 1921–1922 |
Bassendean Road District
| Chairman | Term |
| John Pickering | 1922–1923 |
| John Milne Steele | 1923–1928 |
| Joseph Gallagher[5] | 1928–1929 |
| Richard Alexander McDonald[3] | 1929–1938 |
| Edward Ernest Ireland | 1938–1939 |
| Richard Alexander McDonald[3] | 1939–1947 |
| John Henry Smallman[5] | 1947–1952 |
| Charles Otto Freiberg | 1952–1955 |
| Samuel James Faithful | 1955–1957 |
| Charles Otto Freiberg | 1957–1958 |
| Alfred Charles Faulkner | 1958–1960 |
| Richard Alexander McDonald | 1960–1961 |
Shire of Bassendean
| President | Term |
| Richard Alexander McDonald[3] | 1961–1962 |
| Alfred Charles Faulkner[3] | 1962–1970 |
| Dr John George Paterson[3] | 1970–1975 |
Town of Bassendean
| Mayor | Term |
| Dr John Paterson[3]: 28–29 | 1975–1984 |
| John Bernard Cox[3]: 29 | 1984–1988 |
| Paul Bridges[3]: 29 | 1988–1990 |
| John Bernard Cox[3]: 29 | 1990–1995 |
| Vicki Philipoff[4] | 1995–1997 |
| Lindsay Fisher | 1997–1997 |
| Bevan Carter | 1997–2001 |
| Greg Peterson | 2001–2003 |
| Tina Klein[4][6][7] | 2003–2009 |
| John Gangell[8][9] | 2009–2017 |
| Renee McLennan[10] | 2017–2021 |
| Kath Hamilton[10] | 2021–present |
References
- ^ WA Electoral Commission, Municipality Boundary Amendments Register (release 3.0), 31 July 2007.
- ^ "Local Government Act, 1960-1974. Shire of Bassendean. Change of Status. Order in Council. (per LG. BS-1-10)". Western Australia Government Gazette. 18 April 1975. p. 1975:1152.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Carter, Jennie (May 2020). "Bassendean: a brief history" (PDF). Town of Bassendean. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
- ^ a b c Cipriano, Belinda (27 October 2017). "New Bassendean mayor Renee McLennan looks forward to life at the helm". Perth Now. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d e "Street Name Origins in the Town of Bassendean" (PDF). Town of Bassendean. 3 June 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 March 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
- ^ "Tina Klein Tribute". Town of Bassendean. 21 September 2020. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
- ^ Lim, Kristie (29 September 2020). "Tributes paid to former Town of Bassendean mayor Tina Klein". Perth Now. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
- ^ "Town acknowledges resignation of Cr. John Gangell". Town of Bassendean. 13 August 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
- ^ Ottaviano, Claire (12 August 2021). "Councillor hops the fence to run for Swan". Echo News. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
- ^ a b Dietsch, Jake (21 October 2021). "Bayswater council elects first female mayor". Perth Now. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
