Latest update 4th April 2024
Since the 2020 local government elections, there has been considerable movement at the Chief Executive level of Victorian councils. Here is a running tally of Council CEO appointments, or where a change is expected to occur in the coming months.
Pending:
- Strathbogie – Julie Salomon resigned, 3rd April 2024
- Golden Plains – Eric Braslis resigned, 27th March 2024
- Moyne – Brett Davis resigned, 24th January 2023
- Glenelg – Paul Phelan resigns, 20th October 2023
Resolved: - Hindmarsh – Monica Revell appointed, 4th April 2024
- East Gippsland – Fiona Weigall appointed for 5 year term, 2nd April 2023
- South Gippsland – Kerryn Ellis reappointed for 5 year term, 20th March 2024
- Banyule – Allison Beckwith reappointed for 5 year term effective Dec 2024, 26th February 2024
- Hume – Sheena Frost reappointed for further three years from July 2024, 18th December 2023
- Moira – Matthew Morgan appointed, 18th December 2023
- Bass Coast Shire – Greg Box appointed, 13th December 2023
- Greater Shepparton – Fiona Le Gassick appointed, 28th November 2023
- Greater Bendigo – Andrew Cooney appointed, 24th October 2023
- Moorabool – Derek Madden reappointed for five years, 19th September 2023
- Glen Eira – Rebecca McKenzie reappointed through Feb 2026, 16th August 2023
- Frankston – Phil Cantillon reappointed for 3 years, 31st July 2023
- Melbourne – Alison Leighton appointed, 4th July 2023
- Greater Geelong – Ali Wastie appointed – 23rd June 2023
- Stonnington – Dale Dickson appointed, 20th June 2023
- Mitchell – Brett Luxford reappointed for 4 years, 24th May 2023
- Nillumbik – Carl Cowie reappointed for four years, 18 May 2023
- Ballarat – Evan King reappointed for four years, plus one year option, 19th April 2023
- Manningham – Andrew Day reappointed for five years, 5th April 2023
- Corangamite – David Rae appointed CEO, commencing 29th May, 5th April 2023
- Hobsons Bay – Aaron Van Egmond reappointed
- Horsham – Sunil Bhalla reappointed for 4 years, 31st January 2023
- Gannawarra – Geoff Rollinson appointed for 3 years, 21st December 2022
- Northern Grampians – Brent McAlister appointed, effective 13th February 2023, 19th December 2022
- Warrnambool – Andrew Mason appointed, moving from Corangamite, 13th December 2022
- Port Phillip – Chris Carroll appointed, 8th December 2022
- Yarra Ranges – Tammi Rose reappointed for 5 years, 9th November 2022
- Central Goldfields – Lucy Roffey reappointed through March 2028, 26th October 2022
- Greater Dandenong – Jacqui Weatherill appointed effective 19th December, 17th October 2022
- Baw Baw – Mark Dupe reappointed through May 2025, 20th October 2022
- Benalla – advertised intention to reappoint Dom Testoni, 7th September 2022
- Indigo – Trevor Ierino reappointed for 4 years, 29th September 2022
- Campaspe – Pauline Gordon appointed for 4 years, 12th September 2022
- Wangaratta – Brendan McGrath reappointed for 5 years, 30th August 2022
- Latrobe – Steven Piasente reappointed for 5 years, 5th August 2022
- Mansfield – Kirsten Alexander appointed CEO through 2026, 4th August 2022
- Darebin – Peter Smith appointed, effective 10th October; 29th July 2022
- Alpine Shire – Will Jeremy appointed, 15th July 2022
- Casey – Glenn Patterson reappointed for 5 years, 21st June 2022
- Mornington Peninsula – John Baker reappointed for 4 years, 7th June 2022
- Wodonga- Matt Hyde appointed CEO from 11th July 2022
- Swan Hill – Scott Barber appointed CEO 14th April 2022
- Mildura – Martin Hawson appointed CEO 14th April 2022
- Yarriambiack – Tammy Smith appointed CEO 14th April 2022
- Yarra City – Sue Wilkinson appointed CEO, effective 27 June 2022;
- Buloke – Wayne O’Toole appointed CEO 18th January 2022
- Southern Grampians – Tony Doyle appointed CEO 15th December 2021
- Melton – Roslyn Wai appointed CEO 14 December 2021
- Brimbank – Fiona Blair appointed CEO, commences 24/1/22
- Maribyrnong – Celia Haddock appointed CEO, effective 11th October.
- Loddon – Lincoln Fitzgerald appointed, commenced 1st November. Phil Pinyon retired 3rd July
- Kingston – Peter Bean appointed, commenced 1st November.
- Knox – Bruce Dobson appointed, commenced 8th September.
- Colac Otway – Anne Howard appointed from August 2021
- Wyndham – Stephen Wall appointed from 9th August 2021
- West Wimmera – David Bezuidenhout appointed from 10 May 2021
- Hepburn Shire – Bradley Thomas, appointed from May 2021
- Murrindindi – Livia Bonazzi appointed from 9 June 2021
- Surf Coast – Robyn Seymour appointed from 12 July 2021
- Macedon Ranges – Bernie O’Sullivan appointed from 10 May 2021
The Rest: - Ararat – Dr Tim Harrison – commenced 1st October 2018
- Bayside – Mick Cummins – commenced July 2018
- Boroondara – Phillip Storer
- Cardinia – Carol Jeffs – commenced five year term, October 2018
- Maroondah – Steve Koslowski – commenced Sept 2014
- Monash – Andi Diamond
- Moonee Valley – Helen Sui – commenced Aug 2020
- Merri-bek (formerly Moreland) – Cathy Henderson
- Mount Alexander – Darren Fuzzard
- Pyrenees – Jim Nolan – appointed Dec 2014
- Queenscliffe – Martin Gill
- Towong – Juliana Phelps
- Wellington – David Morcom
- Whitehorse – Simon McMillan
- Whittlesea – Craig Lloyd – commenced October 2020