Tony Bleasdale OAM (1946 – 3 May 2024) was an Australian politician. He served as a Labor councillor on Blacktown City Council from 1996 and Mayor of Blacktown until his death in May 2024. He previously served as deputy mayor between 2016 and 2019.[1][2]
Tony Bleasdale | |
|---|---|
| Mayor of Blacktown | |
| In office 14 October 2019 – 3 May 2024 | |
| Deputy | Julie Griffiths Brad Bunting Christopher Quilkey |
| Preceded by | Stephen Bali |
| Succeeded by | Christopher Quilkey (acting) Brad Bunting |
| Deputy Mayor of Blacktown | |
| In office 17 September 2016 – 9 October 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Kathie Collins |
| Succeeded by | Julie Griffiths |
| Councillor of the City of Blacktown | |
| In office November 1996 – 3 May 2024 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1946 Liverpool, England |
| Died | (aged 77) |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Labor |
| Spouse | Nina Bleasdale |
| Children | 4 |
Bleasdale succeeded Stephen Bali as mayor in an extraordinary meeting of council in October 2019 and was re-elected unopposed by council on 9 September 2020.[3][4]
In the 2010 Australia Day Honours, he was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for "service to the community as a supporter of charitable organisations, and to local government in the Blacktown area."[5][6][7]
Death edit
Bleasdale died on a flight on 3 May 2024, whilst returning from a trip to Blacktown City Council's sister cities of Liaocheng and Suseong-gu. He was 77.[8]
References edit
- ^ "Councillor Tony Bleasdale OAM elected Mayor". miragenews.com. Mirage News. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
- ^ "Tony Bleasdale OAM (Mayor) - Ward 5". Blacktown City Council. Archived from the original on 3 May 2024.
- ^ "Mayor and Deputy Mayor re-elected unopposed". Blacktown City Council. Government of New South Wales. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
- ^ "Blacktown Council elects new mayor Tony Bleasdale". The Daily Telegraph. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
- ^ "Mr Anthony John BLEASDALE". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet of Australia. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
- ^ "Blacktown Council mayoral election almost upstaged by controversial councillor Jess Diaz". The Daily Telegraph. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
- ^ "Liverpool man Tony Bleasdale stoked after being awarded Order of Australia". liverpoolecho.co.uk. Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
- ^ Koziol, Michael (3 May 2024). "Mayor of Sydney's biggest council dies on flight home from China". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
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