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\u201cWith an absence of women around the council table, the role of mayoress became a key way women were involved in municipal affairs.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was a critical but unsung role, with the title given to the wife or partner of the mayor of the day.<\/p>\n
\u201cMayoresses were generally involved in leading charity work, supporting the mayor at civic functions and receptions and deputising for their husbands as needed.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was a tradition in both the city of Sandhurst and Bendigo to frame a mayoress portrait. So in honour of this 150th anniversary, the City would like to pay overdue recognition to the contribution of successive mayoresses to the life of the City.\u201d<\/p>\n
Cr Alden said first mayor of the City of Greater Bendigo in 1996 was Megan Weston and the role of a mayoress began to fade.<\/p>\n
\u201cSince that time there have been six female mayors and countless great female leaders in Greater Bendigo at various levels of government and in leading local organisations, agencies and community groups,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
The City also acknowledged the Dja Dja Wurrung people, whose land the City of Greater Bendigo was settled on.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The City of Greater Bendigo is celebrating its one-hundred and fiftieth anniversary. Formally known as the Borough of Sandhurst, Bendigo was declared a city on 21 July, 1871. Mayor Cr Jennifer Alden reflected on the city\u2019s history as a major goldmining town during the 1800s. \u201cBetween 1851 and 1855, the goldfields districts were administered by […]<\/p>\n