A City of Canterbury Bankstown council meeting has led to a councillor being re-elected as mayor, alongside a new deputy mayor being appointed.
During a Council meeting in Bankstown on 11 September 2023, Councillor Bilal El-Hayek was re-elected Mayor of the City of Canterbury Bankstown and Councillor Rachelle Harika was also elected Deputy Mayor.
Both Councillors will represent the City of Bankstown until the next Councillor-voted elections in September 2024.
Mayor El-Hayek arrived in Australia in 1999, was elected to the City of Canterbury Bankstown in September 2017 and has served twice as deputy mayor.
“I would like to thank my fellow Councillors for the trust they place in me to lead our City for
the next year,” Mayor El-Hayek said.
“I have achieved much in the past four months, like hosting my own domestic violence summit and Mayoral Sleepout, and I can’t wait to do even more for the community of Canterbury-Bankstown.”
Mayor El-Hayek also congratulated Deputy Mayor Harika, who is a lifelong Yagoona resident and a Councillor for the Bass Hill Ward since 2017, on the new appointment, and said he looks forward to working with her over the next year.
“I would also like to thank Councillor Clare Raffan, for the great job she has done.”
Featured image: Deputy Mayor Rachelle Harika and Mayor Bilal El-Hayek. Image courtesy of the City of Canterbury Bankstown.
