Our Councillors
BLAKEHURST WARD
Councillor Sam Elmir
Councillor Sandy Grekas
Councillor Kathryn Landsberry
Cr Elmir is a lifelong resident of the St George community and served as a Councillor on Kogarah Council from 2008 - 2012. He is involved in a number of local charitable organisations and is a proud supporter of many local sporting clubs.
First elected to Georges River Council in September 2017, Cr Grekas has lived in the Georges River Area for over 20 years. She is a high school teacher and also runs mentoring programs between businesses and Western Sydney high school students through the Australian Business Community Network. Cr Grekas holds an undergraduate degree in Foreign Service from Georgetown University (USA), a Master’s degree in Public Policy from the University of Sydney, and more recently, a Bachelor’s degree in Teaching (Secondary) from Charles Sturt University. She has three children who are involved in local sports and has been involved in the Oatley Public School P&C since 2010 and Port Hacking High School P&C since 2017.
First elected to Kogarah City Council serving as a Councillor 2004-2016 and as Deputy Mayor 2007-2008. During this time Cr Landsberry was chairperson of several Committees and a member of all Council’s working parties. She has lived in the Georges River Council area for most of her life.
Cr Elmir is focused on ensuring strong financial management of Council and is passionate about improving the liveability and facilities in the area. Cr Elmir has initiated action through Council on a number of important issues such as anti-social driving; requesting the installation of bike racks and investigating alternate active transport models; identifying possible locations for a new Regional Aquatic Facility; the creation of a Creative Cultural Strategy; and the preparation of a “Business First Strategy” for the Local Government Area.
Cr Grekas was Chair of the Assets and Infrastructure Committee during 2019/20 and the Canterbury Bankstown – Georges River Bushfire Management Committee. She is a strong community advocate and hopes to bring more Council investment to local facilities that impact residents and families on a daily basis; facilities such as parks, playgrounds, sporting fields, aquatic/leisure centres, libraries and community centres. She believes that delivering better services for our residents should be a priority for Council.
Cr Landsberry was elected as Georges River Council’s inaugural Deputy Mayor in 2017, and is currently a member of the Community and Culture and Environment and Planning Standing Committees. Cr Landsberry is committed to representing the interests of Georges River Council residents, and ensuring that Council’s policies, amenities and infrastructure projects are of high quality, serve the community’s needs now and into the future, and she is also committed to rebuilding a new aquatic facility at Carss Park.
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