Mayor Robby Walsh

First Elected: 1986 (First Elected mayor in 2011)

Current term expires: 31/10/2022

Contact details:

Email: mayor.rwalsh@warwyn.tas.gov.au

Ph: 03 64350705

Mob: 0429 422 857

Cr Walsh was first elected to Wynyard Council in 1986 – serving as an elected member through the amalgamation process with Waratah Council.

In 1994 Cr Walsh chose not to contest the re-election – committing his time to his 24 year career with Forestry Tasmania.

After deciding to nominate for Council again in 2005, he was elected as a Councillor that year, then as Deputy Mayor in 2007. In February 2011 Cr Walsh was elected as Mayor of Waratah-Wynyard Council, and has held the position continuously since that time, making him Waratah-Wynyard’s longest serving Mayor.

Mayor Walsh’s hobbies include breeding and exhibiting poultry. He is a competitive Equine Endurance rider,  an avid tractor collector and a serious tractor pulling competitor.

Council Committees:

• Australia Day Committee

Ex-officio member:

• Sisters Beach Working Group
• Wynyard Showgrounds Working Group
• Integrated Environmental Plan Working Group
• Cam River Reserve Working Group
• Somerset Sporting Precinct Working Group
• Boat Harbour Beach Masterplan Working Group

External Committees: 

• Cradle Coast Authority
• Local Government Association of Tasmania (LGAT)
• TasWater
• Bush Watch Western District Committee