Asta Hill
Asta Hill | |
|---|---|
| 10th Mayor of Alice Springs | |
| Assumed office 23 August 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Matt Paterson |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Greens |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | University of Adelaide |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Asta Hill (born 1987-88[1]) is an Australian politician who has served as the 10th mayor of Alice Springs since 23 August 2025. At the 2025 Alice Springs Town Council election, she won with 50.3% of the 2CP vote, succeeding independent Matt Paterson. She is member of the Northern Territory Greens and she is the first Green endorsed candidate to hold this position.[2]
Hill also unsuccessfully contested the 2024 Northern Territory general election as the party's candidate for Braitling, receiving 46.1% of the 2CP vote.
Political career
In the 2024 NT general election, she was announced as the Greens candidate for Braitling, the division encompassing Alice Springs. She was unsuccessful, however her candidacy received a 30% swing towards the Greens compared to the 2020 election.[3]
In 2025, she ran for the position of mayor of Alice Springs, as well as a councillor. In this election, she ran against a Country Liberal Party candidate, Lisa-Marie Burgoyne, and it was predicted that it would be a close race between the two, however Hill defeated an independent candidate, Eli Melky, with 50.3% of the 2CP vote.[4] She ran on a platform of community safety and campaigned on "changing the story" of Alice Springs following many years of media coverage focused on crime; this includes Hill hoping to include supporting residents and providing family activities and entertainment.[5][2]
References
- ^ Hinchliffe, Joe (23 November 2025). "'She's a shrewd Green': meet Alice Springs' new mayor, determined to rewrite the story of her beloved home town". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
- ^ a b Hislop, Jack (7 September 2025). "Greens-endorsed candidate elected Alice Springs mayor for first time". ABC News. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
- ^ "List of candidates – Braitling". Northern Territory Electoral Commission. NTEC. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
- ^ Brown, Matt (8 July 2021). "NT Green Asta Hill running for Alice Springs mayor at local government election". NT News. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
- ^ "Mayor candidate Asta Hill says Alice needs a new story". Alice Springs News. Alice Springs News Online. 4 August 2025. Retrieved 6 September 2025.