Municipal Monitor/Commission of Inquiry Appointments (Vic)

*Updated 5/1/26 Hobsons Bay

  1. Hobsons Bay City Council
    John Tanner AM appointment extended to 30 June 2026. Rebecca McKenzie appointed as additional municipal monitor, 1 January to 30 June 2026. 5th January 2026
    John Tanner was first appointed municipal monitor until 31st December 2025, 29th May 2025
  2. Mornington Peninsula Shire Council
    Prue Digby and Rebecca McKenzie appointed as monitors, effective 19/1/26 for 12 months 23rd December 2025
  3. Whittlesea City Council
    Steven Kingshott appointed municipal monitor following Commission of Inquiry report until 31 December 2026. 14th October 2025
  4. Kingston City Council
    John Tanner AM appointed municipal monitor, 22nd August 2025; John Watson appointed second monitor, 17th October 2025 – until 31st December 2025
  5. Whittlesea City Council
    Commission of Inquiry launched, Prue Digby and Jim Gifford appointed, 19th May 2025
    Municipal Monitors Jude Munro and Peita Duncan appointed November 2024, concluded May 2025
  6. Darebin City Council
    Final report released December 2025
    Extension of appointment of monitors, 19th December 2024 through 30th June 2025
    June Anstee and Ross Millard initial appointment, 29 April 2024
  7. Brimbank City Council
    Final monitors report
    Extension of appointment of monitors, 11th December 2024 through 30th June 2025
    Janet Dore and Penelope Holloway initial appointment, 12th February 2024
    Terms of reference
  8. Casey City Council
    Peter Stephenson and Cameron Boardman appointed, 6th November 2024 through 6th November 2025
  9. Strathbogie Shire Council
    Marg Allan appointed, 6th November 2024 through 6th November 2025
  10. Horsham Rural City Council
    Steven Kingshott appointed, 2nd September 2024 through 30 June 2025
  11. Colac Otway Shire Council
    Christine Ferguson appointed, 12th July 2024 through 31 January 2025
  12. Buloke Shire Council
    Peter Harriot appointed, 6th May 2024
    Final report to Minister (18th December 2024)
  13. Greater Geelong City Council
    Final report 2025; Peter Dorling and Mark Davies appointed, 10th April 2024
    Final report to Minister (23rd January 2024)
  14. Moonee Valley City Council
    Phillip Carruthers appointed, 29th January 2024, term extended, 28th July 2024
    Prue Digby appointed, 5th February 2024
    Appointment extended through February 2025, 28/7/24
    Updated terms of reference
  15. Strathbogie Shire Council
    Council suspended; Peter Stephenson appointed interim Administrator, 5th December 2023
  16. Glenelg Shire Council
    Jim Gifford and Steven Kingshott reappointed, 15th April 2024
    Final report to Minister, (13th February 2024)
    Jim Gifford appointed, 10th November 2023; Steven Kingshott appointed, 15th November 2023
    Minister announces intention to appoint municipal monitors, 31 October 2023
    Terms of Reference published, 8th November 2023
  17. Strathbogie Shire Council
    Peter Stephenson appointed monitor for three months, 15th May 2023
  18. Moira Shire Council – John Tanner appointed interim administrator , 10 March 2023; appointment extended for further six months, 5th December 2023
    Panel of Administrators – John Tanner, Suzanna Sheed, Dr Graeme Emonson appointed June 2023
  19. Greater Geelong City Council
    Prue Digby and Peter Dorling appointed for 12 months to oversee CEO recruitment process and guide a return to good governance; Terms of Reference; 3 February 2023; Final Report released 10th April 2024
  20. South Gippsland Shire
    Prue Digby, appointed until November 2022; Final report released January 2023.
  21. Strathbogie Shire
    Janet Dore, appointed September 2021
    Term extended on a less frequent basis for six months from March 2022
    Final report, September 2022
  22. Yarra City Council
    Yehudi Blacher’s extended term concluded at the end of September 2022.
    Final report issued 28th September.
  23. Darebin City Council
    John Watson, appointed through January 2023; Final Report released, April 2023
  24. Moira Shire
    A Commission of Inquiry was appointed 28th October 2022.
    The appointment of Municipal Monitor Marg Allan concluded at that time. Commission report released 7 March 2023.
  25. Wodonga
    Janet Dore, appointed through January 2023; Final Report released May 2023
  26. Horsham Rural City
    Jude Holt, appointed through January 2023; Final report released 29th March 2023.