Cr Andrew Whitehead – Mayor

Cr Andrew Whitehead currently serves as Mayor of Towong Shire.

Cr Andrew Whitehead was first elected to Council in October 2016. He was re-elected to Council on 24 October 2020 and now serves his second term. This is his first term and Mayor, he has previously served two terms as Deputy Mayor.

Cr Whitehead has lived in Towong Shire all his life. After finishing school, he completed a plant mechanic apprenticeship with Snowy Hydro and spent 30 years working as a diesel mechanic. He now lives and works full-time on the family beef and sheep farm at Towong Upper, where he and his wife are raising their four children.

Cr Whitehead is actively involved in a range of community groups, including local bushfire recovery committees.

Contact Cr Andrew Whitehead

• Phone: 0429 522 661
• Email: andrew.whitehead@towong.vic.gov.au