Latest updates: 27th March – Merri-bek; 25th March – Surf Coast; 5th March – Mount Alexander

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

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