Former 60 Minutes reporter Charles Wooley elected Lord Mayor of Hobart

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 29 Oct, 23:09 · Archive

Former 60 Minutes reporter Charles Wooley has been elected Lord Mayor of Hobart, succeeding Anna Reynolds who held the position from 2018 and did not contest this year's elections. Campaigning on the slogan 'Hobart for Hobartians', Wooley outpaced Greens candidate Bill Harvey by 14,384 votes to 11,748 after preferences. About 50 per cent of the vote had been counted at the time of his election win.

Wooley's election marks him as the first male mayor of Hobart for more than seven decades, when the first female mayor, lawyer Mabel Miller, was elected in 1952. The British-born journalist previously worked for the ABC before moving to the Nine Network, where he made his name as a 60 Minutes reporter from 1991 before scaling back his role in 2020.

Wooley thanked his supporters on social media, saying 'We're all residents for this great city – a city I know we all love – and I want to sell the city to the world, as well as to you.' He added: 'The work starts now.'

How it is being reported

• Former 60 Minutes reporter Charles Wooley named Lord Mayor of HobartVeteran TV journalist Charles Wooley has made a surprise career change, while making history at the same time.The West Australian · 29 Oct, 22:41
• Former 60 Minutes reporter Charles Wooley named Lord Mayor of HobartVeteran TV journalist Charles Wooley has made a surprise career change, while making history at the same time.Perth Now · 29 Oct, 22:41

In this story: Charles Wooley · Anna Reynolds · Bill Harvey · Mabel Miller · Hobart · ABC · Nine Network · 60 Minutes

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