Speaking on her first full day in the role, Cr King said feedback she had received told of a need for more provisions for the suburb.

"Thurgoona's growth was something that people around me were particularly keen to promote," she said.

"Obviously it's a clear population growth area, there's some desperate need for some infrastructure there.

"Any parent out there that has children would know that crying out for schools is just one, but all those facilities that come with a growing suburb.

"So one of the things I'm really keen on doing is working really proactively with state and federal leaders to really see where we're at in accessing any grant funding that might be available to help grow our city."

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Cr King lives at Table Top and is the first mayor of Albury from the city's eastern flank.

She declined to say on Tuesday if she supported a new pool hub for Albury or the council declaring a climate emergency, a policy Greens councillor Ashley Edwards has vowed to pursue.

As for a new Border public hospital, Cr King would not be drawn on whether she had a preference for it to be built in Albury or Wodonga.

"I think the important thing really is we need a new hospital, we're desperate for those health services, so I'm definitely keen to hear the latest on where we're up to on that one when I meet with our state and federal representatives," she said.

Cr King said she was "still catching my breath" after being elected mayor unopposed on Monday night, becoming the first person to take the job on debut in council since veterinarian Arthur Frauenfelder in 2004.

Asked what style of mayor she expected to be, Cr King signalled she wanted to be a unifying leader.

"I'd like to think I'm collaborative, I'd like to think I'm respectful in my approach, always keeping the community front of mind because that's crucial to the role and while I acknowledge that I am the mayor for me it's very much part of a team, so I'd really love all of the councillor group on the journey and provide a lot of input and experience," she said.

The 2AY breakfast announcer is joining her radio co-host and Wodonga mayor Kev Poulton in being a civic leader.

Cr King said she would not be doing segments that related to her mayoral role on-air.

"If there is something truly specific to Albury City Council I will absolutely take a backseat on any of those interviews and Kev will be the lead on that and vice-versa which is what has been happening," she said.

"From all feedback that we're getting, everyone is appreciating we're separating his role and I feel he has done a terrific job at that and I'm sure if the community didn't think he was doing an appropriate job at that I don't think his councillors would have voted him in for another term as mayor."

Cr King and Cr Poulton are on holidays and will have their first show while being mayors next Monday.

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