• MOIRA WERE

    2026 Election Coming Soon

    Candidate nominations will open with the Electoral Commission of SA on 25 August 2926 and close at noon on 8 September 2026.

    In 2022 this was what on the ballot paper for voters to consider.

    You are on the largest job interview panel in South Australia.

    In October, you will get to choose who will be your next Mayor.

    I want you to choose me.

    My skills, knowledge and integrity equip me to do this job well.

    Voting for me, will elect a Mayor who can lead a community, help elected members make quality decisions and have Onkaparinga being talked about for all the right reasons.

    In 2019, I received an Australian Honour, an Order of Australia (AM), for my decades of community service to South Australians.

    I am bringing my leadership skills and experience to the place that has been my home since the 1990s. I am not going anywhere else.

    I know how to weigh up key factors, hear all the voices, not just the loudest ones, and arrive at informed, creative and compassionate decisions.

    I have managed multi-million dollar budgets and can bring wisdom and common sense to deliver value for money.

    I know how to work with all tiers of government, business and community groups. I have worked from the kitchen table to the cabinet table.

    I am a well respected and valued member of State, National and international organisations.

    I am an active community member and live in Sellicks Beach with four brown hens.

    a place of possibilities,

    purpose and participation.

    ONKAPARINGA

    ps if you want to deep dive into my background click here

  • CONSIDERING VOTING FOR MOIRA WERE AM ?

    In 2022 you were part of the biggest job interview panel in South Australia, and thank you to everyone who supported me with their vote.

    This remains true.

    I bring 30 years of leadership experience to the job.

    I have been CEO of Volunteering SA & NT, a Chief of Staff in government, and global lead for professionals in public participation.

    I have managed multi-million-dollar budgets and bring wisdom and common sense to deliver value for money.

    I am a member of the Institute of Company Directors, Willunga Farmers Market, Aldinga Business & Tourism Assoc., and McLaren Vale Hospital.

    I actively support business founders and investors.

    I received an Order of Australia (AM) for my decades of community service and leadership.

    I respect First Nations cultural, economic, and ecological knowledge.

    I weigh up key factors, hear all the voices, not just the loudest ones, to arrive at informed, creative and compassionate decisions.