The Municipal Association of Victoria’s (MAV) Councillor Services Awards celebrate the achievements, commitment, and dedication of long-serving councillors across the state.
The awards were handed out on Thursday, 12 October at MAV’s annual awards dinner.
MAV President, Cr David Clark, said serving one’s community through your local council is a unique responsibility.
“Communities need dedicated individuals, like those receiving these awards, who are willing to give their time and energy to serve in the best interests of the people and their local communities,” Cr Clark said.
“Being a councillor can sometimes be a thankless task. We think it’s important, as the peak body for the local government sector, to provide this recognition.”
“The MAV has the great privilege of seeing firsthand the hard work and hours dedicated councillors put into their role – often on top of their day job. It’s a credit to all those receiving awards.”
“Councils are proud to be part of their communities, they are the true local representatives. It’s a great honour, but equally a responsibility I know all of these recipients take very seriously,” Cr Clark said.
Mayor Emeritus Awards Category
Eleven Recipients
Cr Jo Armstrong, Mayor – Ararat Rural City Council; Cr Lara Carli, Mayor – Melton City Council; Cr Sarah Carter, Mayor -Maribyrnong City Council;
Cr Ron Eason, Mayor – Pyrenees Shire Council; Cr Ross Ebbels -Queenscliffe Borough Council; Cr Charlie Gillingham, Mayor – Gannawarra Shire Council;
Cr Jami Klisaris, Mayor – Stonnington City Council; Cr Paul Klisaris -Monash City Council; Cr Jim Magee, Mayor – Glen Eira City Council; Cr Peter Maynard –
Wyndham City Council; Cr Mark Reeves, Mayor – East Gippsland Shire Council.
Ten Years Category
Recipients
Cr Jennifer Anderson – Macedon Ranges Shire Council; Cr Tamsin Bearsley – Kingston City Council; Cr Kris Bolam – Frankston City Council; Cr Sue Bolton-
Merri-bek City Council; Cr Andrew Bond -Port Phillip City Council; Cr Bill Chisholm -Mitchell Shire Council; Cr Peter Croucher – Indigo Shire Council; Cr Andrew Davenport – Whitehorse City Council; Cr Helen Davidson – Merri-bek City Council; Cr Mohya Davies – South Gippsland Shire Council; Cr Ron Eason, Mayor –
Pyrenees Shire Council; Cr David Eden- Kingston City Council; Cr Don Firth – Benalla Rural City Council; Cr Colleen Gates – Campaspe Shire Council; Cr Adrian Weston – Campaspe Shire Council; Mr Larry Goldsworthy – Indigo Shire Council; Cr Mark Harris – Ballarat City Council; Cr Tanya Kehoe –
Pyrenees Shire Council; Cr Jami Klisaris, Mayor – Stonnington City Council; Cr Matthew Koce –
Stonnington City Council; Cr Cuc Lam – Maribyrnong City Council; Cr Clare Le Serve- Bass Coast Shire Council;
Cr Brian Little – Monash City Council; Cr Graeme Massey – Yarriambiack Shire Council; Cr Denise Massoud – Whitehorse City Council;
Cr Peter Maynard – Wyndham City Council; Cr Stephen Mayne – Manningham City Council; Cr Jack Medcraft –
Hume City Council; Cr Graeme Milne – Buloke Shire Council; Cr Debra Nelson – Hindmarsh Shire Council; Cr Rebecca Paterson –
Monash City Council; Cr Mark Reeves, Mayor – East Gippsland Shire Council; Cr Rhonda Sanderson – Mitchell Shire Council;
Cr Ben Taylor – Ballarat City Council; Cr Mendy Urie – East Gippsland Shire Council; Cr Julie Williams, Mayor – Darebin City Council;
Fifteen Years Category
31 Recipients
Cr Albert Calvano – Southern Grampians Shire Council; Cr Raylene Carr – Whitehorse City Council; Cr Sarah Carter, Mayor – Maribyrnong City Council;
Cr Jim Child, Mayor – Yarra Ranges Shire Council; Cr Michael Clarke – Maribyrnong City Council; Cr Bernard Gaffney – Indigo Shire Council; Cr David Gill –
Mornington Peninsula Shire Council; Cr Gaetano Greco – Darebin City Council; Cr Don Henderson – Hepburn Shire Council; Cr Tricia Jones – Baw Baw Shire Council; Cr Tony Keeble – Alpine Shire Council; Cr Helena Kirby – Golden Plains Shire Council; Cr Peter Kostos – Baw Baw Shire Council; Cr Kathy Majdlik –
Melton City Council; Cr Trent McCarthy – Darebin City Council; Cr Samantha McIntosh – Ballarat City Council; Cr Andrew McLean – Yarriambiack Shire Council;
Cr Les McPhee, Mayor – Swan Hill Rural City Council; Cr Andrew Munroe – Whitehorse City Council; Cr Darren Pearce – Knox City Council; Cr David Pollard –
Buloke Shire Council; Cr Collin Ross – Cardinia Shire Council, Cr Scott Rossetti – Wellington Shire Council; Cr Narelle Sharpe – Moonee Valley City Council;
Cr Steve Staikos – Kingston City Council; Cr Amanda Stone – Yarra City Council; Cr Lambros Tapinos – Merri-bek City Council; Cr Loi Truong – Greater Dandenong City Council; Cr Bob Turner – Melton City Council; Cr Oscar Yildiz – Merri-bek City Council; Cr Kylie Zanker, Mayor – Yarriambiack Shire Council.
Twenty Years Category
Eight Recipients
Cr Harvey Benton – Wangaratta Rural City Council; Cr Sam David – Brimbank City Council; Cr Kevin Erwin, Mayor – Northern Grampians Shire Council;
Cr Margaret Esakoff – Glen Eira City Council; Cr Ruth Gstrein, Mayor – Corangamite Shire Council; Cr Paul Klisaris – Monash City Council; Cr Tim Laurence –
Darebin City Council; Cr Melina Sehr – Stonnington City Council.
Twenty Five Years Category
Recipients
Cr Gilbert Wilson – Glenelg Shire Council; Cr David Clark -Pyrenees Shire Council.
