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New mayor for Moyne

Moyne Shire Council has a new Mayor, with Cr Ian Smith elected to the role late last month.

Former Cr Karen Foster was elected Deputy Mayor.

Cr Smith thanked his fellow Councillors for their support and paid tribute to outgoing mayor Cr

Karen Foster.

“Cr Foster has done a fantastic job over the past 12 months, and I thank her for the

extraordinary efforts she has made for the betterment of Moyne and I’m looking forward to

working with her as Deputy Mayor,” Cr Smith said.

“It’s going to be an exciting year – we have a huge program of works to get through including

kicking off the Koroit Township Renewal, a new playground and skatepark for Port Fairy, a

splashpad and playground in Macarthur and a significant program of road works.

“We also have a significant agenda and we’ll be continuing our Spring Street and Canberra

advocacy to try and gain support for our projects and attention for the issues that matter most to

our community – including the condition of state-controlled roads and critical funding for

community infrastructure.”

“I thank my fellow Councillors for entrusting me to be their Mayor and I look forward to working

closely with each of them and with our community over the next year to make our communities

even better places to live.”

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