The Role of Council

Western Australia's Constitution requires that the State Government establish local governments to provide services for the community. Local government is the closest tier of government to the community and is established under the Local Government Act 1995. 

Council is responsible for setting the strategic direction of the Shire, policy development, determining the range and scope of services to be provided, ensuring an appropriate administration structure, and approving the annual budget.

The Shire of Gingin has 9 Councillors elected by the electors of the Shire. The President and Deputy President are elected by the Councillors from amongst themselves. Councillors do not have the power to act individually, and decisions can only be made collectively at Council meetings.

Councillors

Your Councillors represent you: the Community. 

Cr Linda Balcombe SHIRE PRESIDENT T: 0417 826 465 E: crbalcombe@gingin.wa.gov.au	Cr Robert Kestel DEPUTY SHIRE PRESIDENT T: 0429 778 560 E: crkestel@gingin.wa.gov.au	Cr Frank Johnson T: 0429 414 204 E: crjohnson@gingin.wa.gov.au
Cr Andrea Vis T: 0400 852 121 E: crvis@gingin.wa.gov.au	Cr Frank Peczka T: 0487 555 707 E: crpeczka@gingin.wa.gov.au	Cr Erik Sorensen T: 0474 738 778 E: crsorensen@gingin.wa.gov.au
Cr Lincoln Stewart T: 0401 306 425 E: crstewart@gingin.wa.gov.au	Cr Jason Weeks T: 0404 393 793 E: crweeks@gingin.wa.gov.au	Cr Nikki Woods T: 0429 152 129 E: crwoods@gingin.wa.gov.au

Contacting Councillors

To contact a Councillor, use the contact details provided above. 

If you send an email via the Shire's general email address, it will be dealt with by the Shire's administration. Depending on the matter, it may be forwarded to Councillor/s.

Please note your email correspondence will be recorded in the Shire's records management system.

Enquiries

Contact the Shire on (08) 9575 5100.