List of mayors of Melville
Introduction The City of Melville in Perth, Western Australia was originally established on 14 December 1900 as the East Fremantle Road Board with a chairman and councillors under the ''Roads Boards Act 1871''. It was renamed Melville six months later, and with the passage of the ''Local Government Act 1960'', all road boards became Shires with a shire president and councillors effective 1 July 1961.The Shire of Melville was declared a town on 28 September 1962, at which point the president became a mayor. Melville attained city status on 3 May 1968.
Chairmen  Chairman  Term H. A. Corbet  1901–1904 J. McKimmie  1904–1905 M. N. Buzacott  1905–1905 L. Ellson  1905–1906 C. M. Purdie  1906–1907 William Murray  1907–1909 C. M. Purdie  1909–1909 William Murray  1909–1911 R. Gordon  1911–1913 M. H. Hillary  1913–1915 William Murray  1915–1919 R. Gordon  1919–1920 William Murray  1920–1925 J. T. Denney  1925–1926 V. G. C. Riseley  1926–1928 Herbert John Locke  1928–1932 P. S. Jane  1932–1932 Ethelbert Furney Edwardes  1932–1943 William Charles Reynolds  1943–1945 Alick Hammond Bracks  1945–1954 William Richard Brown  1954–1957 Alick Hammond Bracks  1957–1961 Ronald Francis Carroll  1961
Shire presidents  Shire president  Term Ronald Francis Carroll  1961–1962
Mayors  Mayor  Term Ronald Francis Carroll  1962–1971 Ken Hurst  1971–1973 Jack Howson  1973–1989 June Barton  1989–1995 Katherine Jackson  1995–2007 Russell Aubrey  2007–2019George Gear2019–2023 Katy Mair  2023–: Known under her maiden name Katy Mair until 2003.: Second tenure.
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