Municipal Monitor/Commission of Inquiry Appointments (Vic)

  1. Greater Geelong City Council
    Peter Dorling and Mark Davies appointed, 10th April 2024
    Final report to Minister (23rd January 2024)
  2. Brimbank City Council
    Janet Dore and Penelope Holloway appointed, 12th February 2024
    Terms of reference
  3. Moonee Valley City Council
    Phillip Carruthers appointed, 29th January 2024
    Prue Digby appointed, 5th February 2024
    Terms of reference
  4. Strathbogie Shire Council
    Council suspended; Peter Stephenson appointed interim Administrator, 5th December 2023
  5. 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
  6. Strathbogie Shire Council
    Peter Stephenson appointed monitor for three months, 15th May 2023
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. South Gippsland Shire
    Prue Digby, appointed until November 2022; Final report released January 2023.
  10. Strathbogie Shire
    Janet Dore, appointed September 2021
    Term extended on a less frequent basis for six months from March 2022
    Final report, September 2022
  11. Yarra City Council
    Yehudi Blacher’s extended term concluded at the end of September 2022.
    Final report issued 28th September.
  12. Darebin City Council
    John Watson, appointed through January 2023; Final Report released, April 2023
  13. 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.
  14. Wodonga
    Janet Dore, appointed through January 2023; Final Report released May 2023
  15. Horsham Rural City
    Jude Holt, appointed through January 2023; Final report released 29th March 2023.