Council CEOs (Vic)

Latest updates: 5th March – Mount Alexander; 23rd February – Wangaratta; 12th February 2026 – Queenscliffe

On this page you can track the latest announcements regarding CEO appointments and resignations at Victorian Councils.

Pending:

1. Mount Alexander – Darren Fuzzard to finish in July, 5th March 2026
2. Merri-bek – Cathy Henderson resigned, appointed new CEO of WorkSafe Victoria 23rd September 2025
   
   Resolved:
3. Wangaratta – Matt Nelson appointed, 23rd February 2026
4. Queenscliffe – Jane Grover appointed, 12th February 2026
5. Macedon Ranges – Bernie O’Sullivan reappointed for 3.5 years, 17th December 2025
6. Murrindindi – Livia Bonazzi reappointed for five years, 17th December 2025
7. Brimbank – Fiona Blair reappointed for five years, 12th December 2025
8. Yarriambiack – Tammy Smith reappointed for five years, 26th November 2025
9. West Wimmera – David Bezuidenhout reappointed, 13th November 2025
10. Frankston – Tenille Bradley appointed, 10th November 2025
11. Hepburn – Bradley Thomas reappointed, 29th October 2025
12. Hobsons Bay – Phu Nguyen appointed, 24th October 2025
13. Buloke – Daniel McLoughlan appointed, 16th October 2025
14. Baw Baw – Mick Cummins Acting CEO til mid-December; Tilla Buden appointed, 24th September 2025
15. Cardinia – James Collins appointed, 9th September 2025
16. Colac Otway – Andrew Tenni appointed, 25th August 2025
17. Golden Plains – Adam McSwain appointed, 25th July 2025
18. Gannawarra – Geoff Rollinson reappointed for 2 years, 23rd June 2025
19. Bayside – Matthew Cripps appointed, 11th June 2025
20. Central Goldfields – Peter Harriott appointed, 29th May 2025
21. Glen Eira – Lucy Roffey appointed, 28th May 2025
22. South Gippsland – Allison Jones appointed, 30th April 2025
23. Darebin – Anne Howard appointed, 24th April 2025
24. Mitchell – Mary Agostino appointed, 15th April 2025
25. Horsham – Gail Gatt appointed, 1st April 2025
26. Benalla – Peter Keane appointed, 31st March 2025
27. Strathbogie – Rachelle Quattrocchi appointed, 25th March 2025
28. Mornington Peninsula – Mark Stoermer appointed, 4th March 2025
29. Glenelg – Helen Havercroft appointed, 17th May 2024
30. Moyne – Mark Eversteyn appointed, 8th May 2024
31. Hindmarsh – Monica Revell appointed, 4th April 2024
32. East Gippsland – Fiona Weigall appointed for 5 year term, 2nd April 2023
33. Banyule – Allison Beckwith reappointed for 5 year term effective Dec 2024, 26th February 2024
34. Hume – Sheena Frost reappointed for further three years from July 2024, 18th December 2023
35. Moira – Matthew Morgan appointed, 18th December 2023
36. Bass Coast Shire – Greg Box appointed, 13th December 2023
37. Greater Shepparton – Fiona Le Gassick appointed, 28th November 2023
38. Greater Bendigo – Andrew Cooney appointed, 24th October 2023
39. Moorabool – Derek Madden reappointed for five years, 19th September 2023
40. Melbourne – Alison Leighton appointed, 4th July 2023
41. Greater Geelong – Ali Wastie appointed – 23rd June 2023
42. Stonnington – Dale Dickson appointed, 20th June 2023
43. Nillumbik – Carl Cowie reappointed for four years, 18 May 2023
44. Ballarat – Evan King reappointed for four years, plus one year option, 19th April 2023
45. Manningham – Andrew Day reappointed for five years, 5th April 2023
46. Corangamite – David Rae appointed CEO, commencing 29th May, 5th April 2023
47. Northern Grampians – Brent McAlister appointed, effective 13th February 2023, 19th December 2022
48. Warrnambool – Andrew Mason appointed, moving from Corangamite, 13th December 2022
49. Port Phillip – Chris Carroll appointed, 8th December 2022
50. Yarra Ranges – Tammi Rose reappointed for 5 years, 9th November 2022
51. Greater Dandenong – Jacqui Weatherill appointed effective 19th December, 17th October 2022
52. Indigo – Trevor Ierino reappointed for 4 years, 29th September 2022
53. Campaspe – Pauline Gordon appointed for 4 years, 12th September 2022
54. Latrobe – Steven Piasente reappointed for 5 years, 5th August 2022
55. Mansfield – Kirsten Alexander appointed CEO through 2026, 4th August 2022
56. Alpine Shire – Will Jeremy appointed, 15th July 2022
57. Casey – Glenn Patterson reappointed for 5 years, 21st June 2022
58. Wodonga- Matt Hyde appointed CEO from 11th July 2022
59. Swan Hill – Scott Barber appointed CEO 14th April 2022
60. Mildura – Martin Hawson appointed CEO 14th April 2022
61. Yarra City – Sue Wilkinson appointed CEO, effective 27 June 2022
62. Southern Grampians – Tony Doyle appointed CEO 15th December 2021
63. Melton – Roslyn Wai appointed CEO 14 December 2021
64. Maribyrnong – Celia Haddock appointed CEO, effective 11th October.
65. Loddon – Lincoln Fitzgerald appointed, commenced 1st November. Phil Pinyon retired 3rd July
66. Kingston – Peter Bean appointed, commenced 1st November.
67. Knox – Bruce Dobson appointed, commenced 8th September.
68. Wyndham – Stephen Wall appointed from 9th August 2021
69. Surf Coast – Robyn Seymour appointed from 12 July 2021
70. Ararat – Dr Tim Harrison – commenced 1st October 2018
71. Boroondara – Phillip Storer
72. Maroondah – Steve Koslowski – commenced Sept 2014
73. Monash – Andi Diamond
74. Moonee Valley – Helen Sui – commenced Aug 2020
75. Pyrenees – Jim Nolan – appointed Dec 2014
76. Towong – Juliana Phelps
77. Wellington – David Morcom
78. Whitehorse – Simon McMillan
79. Whittlesea – Craig Lloyd – commenced October 2020