Thursday, 14 November 2024

Local government elections

Tim McCURDY (Ovens Valley) (09:49): As the new councillors are declared across the Ovens Valley I want to thank each and every councillor who commits their time to support and represent our communities. I particularly want to congratulate the Rural City of Wangaratta’s Dean Rees for his commitment to the community and his leadership and friendship. Dean has led the Rural City of Wangaratta for six years. Thank you, Dean.

John Forsyth has been a tremendous mayor of the Alpine Shire Council, and I respect John’s opinion greatly. It was a pleasure to work alongside him when he was mayor last year and when he was a councillor.

Also, I want to welcome Tania Maxwell back to public duties. As a former upper house member in the Legislative Council, she has much to offer to our communities locally. I look forward to working with the new councils and the new councillors.