Margaret O'Rourke OAM is an Australian former politician who served as mayor of the City of Greater Bendigo from 2016 to 2020 and as a councillor from 2016 to 2024.
After her father became ill, O'Rourke accepted the General Manager Customer Service position in Tasmania, moving between Hobart and Bendigo to be closer to home.
[6][7] During O'Rourke's tenure as mayor, Qantas opened passenger transport flights between Bendigo Airport and Sydney, commencing in March 2019.
As mayor of Bendigo at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, O'Rourke led the council in managing the city's initial response.
[12] O’Rourke was appointed as the Head of La Trobe University's Bendigo campus in January 2024 [13] O'Rourke is Catholic.