Councillor Amber Kearns
Since moving to Mandurah with her family in 1993, Cr Kearns has been passionate about serving our community.
Recognised for her contribution as a volunteer as a teenager, Cr Kearns has spent the last 27 years, driven to see positive change for those most marginalised or facing adversity. Cr Kearns’s commitment to our community is evident in her chosen career path, as a Youth Worker, Personal Adviser for Centrelink Mandurah and most recently a School Chaplain at Greenfields Primary School.
Cr Kearns has a sound understanding through lived experience and her professional career, of the multifaceted issues arising from generational trauma, addiction and the poverty cycle.
As a board member of both Greenfields Primary School and John Tonkin College, Cr Kearns continues to work collaboratively with our education community to see positive outcomes for our youth.
Married to a local business owner, Cr Kearns and her family are proud to be actively involved in community philanthropy, as sponsors of many local sports clubs and community initiatives.
Through her role as a Mandurah City Councillor, Cr Kearns is on the Australia Day Awards Selection Panel, Mandurah Matters Steering Group, Reconciliation Action Plan Steering Group, Audit and Risk (Deputy) and the Planning and Community Consultation Committee.
Dedicated to her role as a City Councillor, Cr Kearns applied for and was later awarded the Jacqui Dodd Scholarship in 2022, and is now working towards her completion of WALGA’s Diploma in Local Government.
As a wife, and proud mum of three children, Cr Kearns is committed to supporting families with a focus on community safety. Cr Kearns is driven to empower, equip and motivate the youth of Mandurah to have equal access to opportunity while also having a firm sense of belonging through positive social engagement.
Since being elected in 2021, Cr Kearns has been proactive in supporting intergenerational relationships within our community, with the hope to build greater respect, understanding and tolerance.
Cr Kearns welcomes the opportunity to work collaboratively and constructively with the community, offering a respectful and sincere ear to all residents.
Address: PO Box 210, Mandurah WA 6210
Phone: 0458 954 402
Email: amber.kearns@mandurah.wa.gov.au
Term of Office: 2021 - 2025
Councillor Daniel Wilkins
An award-winning print photographer, Councillor Wilkins has been proud to call Mandurah home for over 32 years, ever since his father established a small business in the area.
Today, Cr Wilkins has deep connections with the community, having been educated locally, employed here within his first job, and raising his two children in Dudley Park where he lives with his wife.
During his term, Cr Wilkins plans to focus on helping to grow our economy, protect our waterways, improve amenities across the City and enhance playgrounds.
Cr Wilkins plans to prioritise better accessibility around schools, and will focus on strengthening community safety, through improved lighting and additional CCTV in the area.
As a Council representative of the East Ward, Cr Wilkins is committed to ensuring the ward continues to be a focus and allocated necessary funds as the City continues to evolve.
Address: PO Box 210, Mandurah WA 6210
Phone: 0418 357 993
Email: daniel.wilkins@mandurah.wa.gov.au
Term of Office: 2021 - 2025
Councillor Don Pember
Councillor Don Pember has lived in Mandurah since 1988, and his family includes his partner, two daughters and four grandsons. Recognising the city’s transformation phase, he is a committed Councillor, with the time, passion and understanding to take Mandurah forward. He has served as Councillor and Deputy Mayor over many years, as Deputy Mayor under former Mayor Keith Holmes between 2003-2005, and as Councillor 2001-2005, 2007-2015 and now 2019-2023.
A retried professional, Cr Don Pember previously led Coolibah Caring, taking the organisation from a struggling aged care facility with 10 staff, to reaching over 150 staff upon his retirement. He attracted major cash reserves, and progressed a land purchase for future development. His work was recognised with an international award.
His leadership in Mandurah’s healthcare industry includes his involvement in establishing the first Mandurah Hospital upon his arrival to the City in 1988, at which point he was appointment the General Manager of the Murray Mandurah Health Service. He also partnered with former Mayor Paddi Creevy to commence the first Home and Community Care service in Mandurah
As an East Ward Councillor, he is keen to see residents in the area enjoy a safer place to live, better hospital services, fewer rate increases, and more community facilities such as a skate park for families, plus CCTV. He strives to achieve more support for local business, to ensure Mandurah’s growth continues, with focus on an active and vibrant CBD. Formerly a member of the Mandurah Matters Steering Group, Cr Pember would like to see a variety of experiences available for all age groups, along with considerate development of the Yalgorup National Park, with strong environmental protection guidelines in place for an enviable eco-tourism site. His vision for the City is to ensure all children in Mandurah are given opportunities for more education leading to meaningful and sustainable employment.
Cr Pember is Chair of Peel Health Campus Community Board, and Advisor to Peekaboo Dog Rescue and Welfare. Representing the City, he serves on the Local Emergency Management Advisory Committee, the Reconciliation Action Plan Steering Group, the Audit and Risk Committee and the Executive Committee.
Address: PO Box 210, Mandurah WA 6210
Phone: 0417 986 864
Email: don.pember@mandurah.wa.gov.au
Term of Office: 2019 - 2023
