Each year a Junior Mayor is elected for the City of Kingston.
The election process involves local primary schools each nominating one pupil who makes a two minute speech on a given topic, and the remaining students vote for the best presentation. Junior Mayor elections are held each April as part of National Youth Week.
The Junior Mayor program has been running for over 50 years and is sponsored by the Chelsea Rotary Club. It aims to provide local primary school students with an opportunity to learn more about how local government works, develop an interest in the democratic process, as well as build leadership skills.
This year the successful candidate was Amelia Holko, a grade six school student from Cheltenham Primary School. Amelia’s focus is community safety and together with her team, invented the ‘necklace safe’ to increase people’s personal safety.
The Junior Mayor receives junior mayoral robes, chains and $200 from the Chelsea Rotary Club. They are also called on to assist the Mayor at a range of official Council events.
For more information you can read our media release.
Year Name
2020/21 Amelia Holko
2019/20 Jack O'Connor
2018/19 Alice Roberts
2017/18 Tess Ashley
2016/17 Isaac Madafferi
2015/16 Jasmine Warber
2014/15 Naveen Satish Kumar
2013/14 Daniel Passante
2012/13 Matthew Bergen
2011/12 Olivia Guhl
2010/11 Ebony Let
2009/10 Lachlan Bourne
2008/09 Tahryn Mant
2007/08 Victoria Hermitage
2006/07 Narida Ear
2005/06 Jake Grantford
2004/05 Bill Harding
2003/04 Alana Spencer
2002/03 Ellee Picken