Alvwyn Boyd elected to the Burnie City Council on a recount following the resignation of Steve Kons

A familiar face with more than two decades of local government experience is back on the Burnie City Council table following Steve Kons’ sudden resignation two weeks ago.

Burnie Mayor Alvwyn Boyd outside the National Foods cheese factory at Burnie

In 2022, Alvwyn Boyd narrowly lost his seat on the Burnie City Council after the local government elections in October that year.

But now, almost two years later, he is back on the council after winning a recount following former mayor Steve Kons’s resignation.

Mr Boyd served on the Burnie City Council for 22 years, 12 of which he spent as mayor, before his election loss in 2022.

He is expected to serve until the next round of location government elections in 2026.

Former Burnie mayor Steve Kons. Picture: Grant Wells

Mr Kons resigned as a councillor in September, telling The Mercury at the time that stepping down meant he could be “freed up to pursue other things”.

“I find comfort in moving on, on my terms, rather than waiting two years for the next council election,” he said.

“I would never say never, but I need a break. I have a few other developments with flexible time frames … so now my time is my time.”

Mr Kons said he would shift his focus to other developments he had in the pipeline, including building a distillery and brewery at the site of the former Burnie paper mill.

In addition to serving as the Burnie Mayor for two separate terms, Mr Kons was Deputy Premier between 2006 and 2008.

He resigned from that role after he shredded documents later taped together by former Greens MP Kim Booth.

That incident became known as ‘shreddergate’.