Meet Your Councillors

  • Cr Reg Kidd, Mayor

    0407 892 614 cr.kidd@orange.nsw.gov.au

    Chairperson:
    Orange Health Liason Community Committee, Cultural Heritage Community Committee, Orange Regional Museum Community Committee, Centenary of WWI Community Committee, Floodplain Risk Management Committee, Orange Showground Community Committee and Parks, Trees and Waterways Community Committee.

  • Cr Joanne McRae

    0437 451 947 cr.mcrae@orange.nsw.gov.au

    Chairperson:
    Finance Policy Committee, Clifton Grove Community Committee.

  • Cr Kevin Duffy

    0418 652 499 cr.duffy@orange.nsw.gov.au

    Chairperson:
    Tidy Towns Community Committee, Orange Conservatorium and Planetarium Community Committee and Ageing and Access Community Committee.

  • Cr Jason Hamling

    0418 676 863 cr.hamling@orange.nsw.gov.au

    Chairperson:
    Sport and Recreation Policy Committee, Community Safety and Crime Prevention Community Committee, Sport and Recreation (including bicycling) Community Committee.

  • Cr Tony Mileto

    0437 172 598 cr.mileto@orange.nsw.gov.au

    Chairperson:
    Employment and Economic Development Policy Committee, Spring Hill Community Committee and Lucknow Community Committee.

  • Cr Scott Munro

    0428 650 675 cr.munro@orange.nsw.gov.au

    Chairperson:
    Services Policy Committee

  • Cr Stephen Nugent

    0437 293 177 cr.nugent@orange.nsw.gov.au

    Chairperson:
    Companion Animals Community Committee and Environmental Sustainability Committee.

  • Cr Mario Previtera

    0437 447 367 cr.previtera@orange.nsw.gov.au

    Chairperson:
    Environmental Sustainability Policy Committee

  • Cr Sam Romano, Deputy Mayor

    0403 407 279 cr.romano@orange.nsw.gov.au

    Chairperson:
    Orange Airport Community Committee.

  • Cr Glenn Taylor

    0438 623 167 cr.taylor@orange.nsw.gov.au

  • Cr Russell Turner

    0427 290 923 cr.turner@orange.nsw.gov.au

    Chairperson:
    Planning and Development Policy Committee and City of Orange Traffic Committee.

  • Cr Jeff Whitton

    0418 961 581 cr.whitton@orange.nsw.gov.au

    Chairperson:
    Infrastructure Policy Committee, Economic Development Community Committee.

Role of a Councillor

The role of a Councillor, as a member of the governing body of the Council is:

  • to direct and control the affairs of the Council in accordance with this the Local Government Act 1993
  • to participate in the optimum allocation of the Council’s resources for the benefit of the area
  • to play a key role in the creation and review of the Council’s policies and objectives and criteria relating to the exercise of the Council’s regulatory functions
  • to review the performance of the Council and its delivery of services, and the management plans and revenue policies of the Council.

The role of a Councillor, as an elected person, is:

  • to represent the interests of the residents and ratepayers
  • to provide leadership and guidance to the community
  • to facilitate communication between the community and the Council.

Role of the Mayor

  • to exercise, in cases of necessity, the policy-making functions of the governing body of the Council between meetings of the Council
  • to exercise such other functions of the Council as the Council determines
  • to preside at meetings of the Council
  • to carry out the civic and ceremonial functions of the Mayoral office.