Ward 4 Councillors
 | Councillor Dr Elizabeth Adamczyk (ALP) First elected in 2021
Membership on CN Committees: Liveable Cities Advisory Committee - Deputy Chairperson Community and Culture Advisory Committee - Deputy Chairperson Public Art Advisory Committee - Chairperson Guraki Aboriginal Advisory Committee - Member Access Inclusion Advisory Committee - Chairperson
Membership on External Committees: Hunter Central Coast Regional Planning Panel - Member Newcastle Bush Fire Management Committee - Member | Liz lives in Wallsend and was elected to represent the people of Ward 4 and the City of Newcastle at the end of 2021. In her time as Councillor, Liz is proud to have delivered more accessible and inclusive public infrastructure at our pools, parks, and playgrounds, transport upgrades in the western corridor, championed environmental conservation and rehabilitation, introduced more sustainable living, and celebrated community belonging and inclusion. Liz’s work as Councillor is founded on a commitment to working with community to give voice to their needs and seeking to embed equity and justice throughout our city’s strategies, programs, and projects. She has chaired working parties that have delivered healthier, more sustainable, and fit-for-purpose housing for an ageing population, more secure and affordable housing, and a strategic approach to more useable and connected footpaths aligned with socio-demographic and geographic need. Liz works as a human geographer with expertise in social, economic and environmental justice, and holds a Bachelor of Science (Architecture), Bachelor of Development Studies (Hons 1 and the University Medal) and a PhD (Human Geography). Liz is a union leader, and has worked in the non-profit sector in homelessness and disadvantage and in local government in environmental sustainability. She is passionate about nurturing Newcastle’s diverse and unique creative talents. Liz feels privileged to be able to continue to work with community to deliver on their wants and concerns, from finding solutions to everyday improvements to higher level concerns in the continued development of Newcastle as an inclusive, caring, and healthy city. |
 | Councillor Callum Pull (LIB) First elected in 2021
Membership on CN Committees: CEO Performance Review Panel - Member Youth Council (Advisory Committee) - Member Future Fund Governance Committee - Member Asset Advisory Committee - Member Audit, Risk and Improvement Committee - Member
Membership on External Committees: HCCRPP Alternate Delegates - Member Newcastle City Traffic Committee - Member Hunter Water Customer and Community Advisory Group - Member | Callum has served as the Liberal Councillor for Ward Four since he was first elected in 2021. Callum currently serves as the Deputy Lord Mayor of Newcastle. At 20 years old, he became the youngest Councillor ever elected in Newcastle’s history, and at 23, he also became its youngest ever Deputy. Callum is passionate about Newcastle, and has a strong focus on economic development, housing supply, and building the roads & infrastructure needed to support our growing city. |
 | Councillor Deahnna Richardson (ALP) First elected in 2021
Membership on CN Committees: Community and Culture Advisory Committee - Deputy Chairperson Public Art Advisory Committee - Member Guraki Aboriginal Advisory Committee - Chairperson
Membership on External Committees: HCCRPP Alternate Delegates - Member NSW Public Libraries Association - Member Hunter Sports Centre Incorporated - Member Hunter Water Customer and Community Advisory Group - Member | Deahnna Richardson is a proud Wiradjuri woman who was born on Wiradjuri Country and has lived on Awabakal and Worimi Country since 2005. In 2021, she became the first Aboriginal woman ever elected to City of Newcastle Council. Deahnna is passionate about ensuring that First Nations voices are heard and included in our community. She believes in fairness, justice and equality and is committed to ensuring that the communities in Ward 4 are vibrant, thriving and inclusive, with amenities and infrastructure that meets their needs. Having grown up in Peak Hill, a rural town in the Central West, Deahnna has a keen focus on ensuring that communities in the western suburbs of Newcastle have equitable access to essential council services. Deahnna holds a Bachelor of Laws, a Bachelor of Commerce with a major in Economics and a Diploma of Legal Practice from UON. She was admitted as a solicitor by the Supreme Court of NSW in 2017 and is currently employed as a Federal public servant. She has previously served as a Public Service Association delegate to Hunter Workers, and is a member of the Hunter Workers Women's Committee. She lives in Wallsend with her partner Beau and their three children. |
