Mayor & Councillors
Councillors are elected by persons eligible to vote in Dorset and are representatives for the whole community. The next Local Government Election will be held in 2022.

2018-2022 Council
Rear | Cr Edwina Powell, Cr Max Hall, Cr Murray Lade, Cr Jerrod Nichols, Cr Wendy McLennan
Front | Cr Jan Hughes, Deputy Mayor Dale Jessup, Mayor Greg Howard, Cr Leonie Stein
Code of Conduct
Please find below the Dorset Council Code of Conduct with includes the Complaint Lodgement Form. Please note the cost of a code of conduct complaint for 2018-19 financial year is $79.00.
Dorset Council Councillor Code of Conduct - April 2016
Councillor Gifts and Donations Register
As of 1 August 2018, the Local Government Act 1993 requires Council to keep a register of gifts and donations received by Councillors. Gifts and donations to be reported include any of the following with a value of $50 or more:
- an item;
- a service;
- a loan of money;
- a loan of property; or
- any other benefit
This includes a series of gifts or donations received by the same Councillor from the same donor where the total value in a financial year is $50 or more. EG: a $10 lunch bought for a Councillor each week over a period of time. Dorset Council's Councillor Register can be viewed below:
Councillor Gifts and Donations Register - Updated 1 December 2018
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Committees
Term dates: Oct 31, 2022
- Local Government Association of Tasmania Representative
- TasWater Owner Representative
- General Manager's Performance Review Committee
- Australia Day Awards Selection Panel
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Committees
Term dates: Oct 31, 2022
- TasWater Owner Representative (Proxy)
- Local Government Association of Tasmania Representative (Proxy)
- Audit Panel Committee
- General Manager's Performance Review Committee
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Committees
Term dates: Oct 31, 2022
- Education Scholarship Selection Panel
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Committees
Term dates: Oct 31, 2022
- Community Grants Selection Panel
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Committees
Term dates: Oct 31, 2022
- Australia Day Awards Selection Panel
- Audit Panel Committee
- General Manager's Performance Review Committee
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Committees
Term dates: Oct 31, 2022
- Education Scholarship Selection Panel
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Committees
Term dates: Oct 31, 2022
- Australia Day Awards Selection Panel
- Audit Panel Committee (Alternate Member)
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Committees
Term dates: Oct 31, 2022
- Community Grants Selection Panel
- Education Scholarship Selection Panel