Troy Pickard
Troy Pickard | |
|---|---|
Pickard in 2016 | |
| Mayor of City of Joondalup | |
| In office 6 May 2006 – 21 October 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Council Suspended |
| Succeeded by | Albert Jacob |
| President of ALGA | |
| In office 12 November 2014 – 12 November 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Felicity-Ann Lewis |
| Succeeded by | David O’Loughlin |
| President of WALGA | |
| In office 7 April 2010 – 1 July 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Bill Mitchell |
| Succeeded by | Lynne Craigie |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Troy Ernest Pickard 18 January 1973 |
| Died | 11 January 2022 (aged 48) |
| Party | Liberal |
| Relations | Pickard family |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | The Hutchins School |
| Alma mater | Edith Cowan University • University of Western Australia |
| Occupation | Politician • businessman |
| Awards | See all |
Troy Ernest Pickard (18 January 1973 – 11 January 2022) was an Australian politician and businessman. He was the longest-serving mayor of the City of Joondalup from 2006 to 2017, deputy mayor of the City of Stirling from 2001 to 2005, president of the Western Australian Local Government Association from 2010 to 2015, and president of the Australian Local Government Association from 2014 to 2016.
Pickard is widely recognised as a prominent advocate and a transformative figure in local government. As mayor of Joondalup, he played a pivotal role in shaping the city's growth, leading major infrastructure projects and fostering strong community engagement. During his tenure as president of WALGA, he opposed the Western Australian Government's proposals for forced council amalgamations and highlighted the importance of cooperation between state and local governments to ensure effective and sustainable reforms. At the national level, as president of ALGA, he successfully led campaigns to restore the indexation of federal Financial Assistance Grants after they had been frozen by the federal government in 2014 and secured a record $1.1 billion in Roads to Recovery funding, the largest single federal funding injection for local government in Australia at the time.