Sally Jones has been appointed as the Interim Chief Executive Officer of Central Goldfields Shire, starting on September 2.
Sally brings 24 years of local government experience to the position, including executive roles and acting CEO positions, most recently as General Manager Community Strengthening at Kingston City Council.
The appointment follows the resignation of current CEO Lucy Roffey who is heading to the City of Yarra in a director level position.
When Ms Roffey finishes at Central Goldfields on 21 August, the shire’s GM of Community Wellbeing Emma Little will be Acting CEO until the arrival of Ms Jones in September.
The interim appointment is expected to be for nine months to allow for the incoming Council to undertaken recruitment of a new permanent CEO.