Long term community service celebrated 

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Serving your community for the four year term of a council is a great honour for councillors. When terms extend to 10 years and beyond, it deserves recognition.

The Municipal Association of Victoria’s (MAV) Councillor Services Awards celebrate the achievements, commitment, and dedication of long-serving councillors across the state.

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

11 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

  

10 YEARS CATEGORY

36 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

15 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

20 YEARS CATEGORY

8 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

  

25 YEARS CATEGORY

2 RECIPIENTS

Cr Gilbert Wilson

Glenelg Shire Council

Cr David Clark

Pyrenees Shire Council