Cr Rebecca Wardlaw was elected to Pyrenees Shire Council in October 2024. As the Avoca Post Office owner and licensee, Cr Wardlaw has been an integral part of the community for many years.
With a passion for all things equine, Cr Wardlaw is a harness racing trainer and driver and horse breeder who is also a fifth-generation farmer by marriage. Her career background includes working at the National Australia Bank, and she has professional qualifications in equine breeding and rural occupational health and safety.
Cr Wardlaw stood for Council election to represent Pyrenees community members and their needs, and she wants to work on bettering facilities and the lives of everyone who lives in the Shire. Over the coming four years, she hopes to help create a unified Council that achieves projects and implements programs for the betterment of the entire Shire.
Cr Wardlaw lives in the Avoca area with her husband Stephen. They have three adult daughters and five grandchildren.