A request for Information Register will be maintained by the Chief Executive Officer and available for inspection by the public upon request.
The Register will be published on Councils website for the duration of the election period, including a summary of responses and/or link to any requested public document
The Chief Executive Officer may by instrument of delegation delegate any power, duty or function of the Council that has been delegated to the Chief Executive Officer by the Council.
A Chief Executive Officer must keep a register of delegations.
Copies of full Instruments of Delegation are available upon request or to view at council offices.
Details of Councillor and Mayoral expenses will be published on the Council website and made available to members of the public on request.
Election candidates are required under Victorian law to provide campaign donation returns. All candidates in Victorian local government elections must submit a return within 40 days of election day.
Candidates must also disclose if they have not received any donations or gifts.
Candidates must submit their completed return form to the council’s Chief Executive Officer within 40 days after election day, even if they were not elected and/or did not receive gifts.
Council must represent the interests of the community, and engagement with community members is an essential component of the democratic process. Council is often required to make decisions about planning and developments in their municipality and as part of seeking information, may interact with developers regarding forthcoming projects.
This register serves to preserve the integrity of Council and Councillors when engaging with developers, submitters and lobbyists by ensuring that interaction is conducted in accordance with the highest standards of transparency, integrity and honesty, and is open to public scrutiny.
All declared gifts, benefits and hospitality will be entered onto Council’s Gift, Benefit and Hospitality Register and available for public review upon request.
Personal Interest Returns
A Chief Executive Officer must prepare a summary of the personal interests information disclosed in the last personal interests return lodged with them.
- The summary must include:
the town or suburb, but not the street address or number of the land that is the place of residence of a person as disclosed in the return; - the matters prescribed by the Local Government Amendment (Governance and Integrity) Bill 2024.
The Chief Executive Officer must publish the summary of personal interests on our website and make it available for inspection at the council offices.
- Chief Executive Officer – Tim Tamlin
- Chief Financial Officer – Andrew Davis
- Director Sustainable Infrastructure – Oliver McNulty
- Manager Asset Planning – Paul O’Connor
- Mayor Councillor Claire Ewart-Kennedy
- Deputy Mayor Councillor Scott Jeffery
- Councillor Clark Holloway
- Councillor Fiona Stevens
- Councillor Gregory Carlson
- Councillor Laura Binks
- Councillor Vicki Halsall
- Alister Purbrick – Independent Audit and Risk Committee Member
- Paul Ayton – Independent Audit and Risk Committee Member
- Sophie Lukeis – Independent Audit and Risk Committee Member
- John Tanner – Independent Audit and Risk Committee Member
A Chief Executive Officer must prepare a summary of the personal interests information disclosed in the last personal interests return lodged with them.
- The summary must include:
the town or suburb, but not the street address or number of the land that is the place of residence of a person as disclosed in the return; - the matters prescribed by the Local Government Amendment (Governance and Integrity) Bill 2024.
The Chief Executive Officer must publish the summary of personal interests on our website and make it available for inspection at the council offices.
- Chief Executive Officer – Tim Tamlin
- Chief Financial Officer – Andrew Davis
- Director People and Governance – Amanda Tingay
- Acting Director Community and Planning – Rachael Frampton
- Interim Executive Manager Communications, Advocacy and Engagement – Michelle Harris
- Executive Assistant to CEO and Mayor – Jade Batty
- Manager People and Culture – Heike Manet
- Manager Community and Culture – Kate McKernan
- Manager Community Safety – Leanne Carbonneau
- Manager Digital Innovation & Technology – Greg Underhill
- Manager Operations – Brian Doyle
- Manager People and Culture – Heike Manet
- Coordinator Finance – Hitihami MSS Gunasekara
- Coordinator Governance and Record Management – Michelle Bromley
- Coordinator Economic Development – Steve Cooper
- Coordinator Environment and Waste – Shaun Langlands
- Coordinator Operations – Gavin Williams
- Coordinator Visitor Economy & Events – Elisabeth Webster
- Team Leader Administration Operations – Kirsty Birch
- Team Leader Customer Service – Kerryn Harrison
- Senior Planner – Jack Darcy Francis
- Senior Strategic Planner – Daniel Moloney
- Principal Planner – Gillian Marie Williamson
- Compliance Officer – David Rosevear
- Procurement Officer – E’vette Burrows
- Rates and Revenue Officer – Kirsty Houston
- Emergency Management Officer – Mark Leitinger
- People and Culture Advisor – Emily Turner
- People and Culture Advisor – Sharon Janette Scott
- People and Culture Advisor – Ginny Kirch
- Principal Property Officer – Kate Thomson
- Senior Enviromental Health Officer – Lisa Jane Eade
- Enviromental Health Officer – Jennifer Elizabeth Rebbechi
- Compliance and Planning Officer – Tracey Maney
- Records Officer/Freedom of information Officer – Aileen Davidson
- Administration Officer Rates and Revenue – Jacqueline Nevill
- Deputy Municipal Building Surveyor – Anthony Bell
- Town Planner – Stephanie Glasbergen
- Town Planner – Barbara Taylor
- Project Officer – Beck Squires
- Risk Officer – Andrew John Houston
- HR Advisor – Sharon Scott
- Councillor – Mayor Claire Ewart-Kennedy
- Councillor – Clark Holloway
- Councillor – Laura Binks
- Councillor – Vicki Halsall
- Councillor – Fiona Stevens
- Councillor – Scott Jeffery
- Councillor – Gregory Carlson
- Independent Audit and Risk Committee Member – Alister Purbrick
- Independent Audit and Risk Committee Member – Paul Ayton
- Independent Audit and Risk Committee Member – Sophie Lukeis
- Independent Audit and Risk Committee Member – John Tanner