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VIC CEO Appointments

Craig Lloyd is leaving Whittlesea Vic for Joondalup WA

On this page you can track the latest announcements regarding CEO appointments and resignations at Victorian Councils. *Pending appointments – Mount Alexander; Whittlesea

  1. Alpine Shire – Will Jeremy appointed, 15th July 2022
  2. Ararat – Dr Tim Harrison – commenced 1st October 2018
  3. Ballarat – Evan King reappointed for four years, plus one year option, 19th April 2023
  4. Banyule – Allison Beckwith reappointed for 5 year term effective Dec 2024, 26th February 2024
  5. Bass Coast Shire – Greg Box appointed, 13th December 2023
  6. Baw Baw – Mick Cummins Acting CEO til mid-December; Tilla Buden appointed, 24th September 2025
  7. Bayside – Matthew Cripps appointed, 11th June 2025
  8. Benalla – Peter Keane appointed, 31st March 2025
  9. Boroondara – Phillip Storer
  10. Brimbank – Fiona Blair reappointed for five years, 12th December 2025
  11. Buloke – Daniel McLoughlan appointed, 16th October 2025
  12. Campaspe – Pauline Gordon appointed for 4 years, 12th September 2022
  13. Cardinia – James Collins appointed, 9th September 2025
  14. Casey – Glenn Patterson reappointed for 5 years, 21st June 2022
  15. Central Goldfields – Peter Harriott appointed, 29th May 2025
  16. Colac Otway – Andrew Tenni appointed, 25th August 2025
  17. Corangamite – David Rae appointed CEO, commencing 29th May, 5th April 2023
  18. Darebin – Anne Howard appointed, 24th April 2025
  19. East Gippsland – Fiona Weigall appointed for 5 year term, 2nd April 2023
  20. Frankston – Tenille Bradley appointed, 10th November 2025
  21. Gannawarra – Geoff Rollinson reappointed for 2 years, 23rd June 2025
  22. Glen Eira – Lucy Roffey appointed, 28th May 2025
  23. Hepburn – Bradley Thomas reappointed, 29th October 2025
  24. Hindmarsh – Monica Revell appointed, 4th April 2024
  25. Horsham –Gail Gatt appointed, 1st April 2025
  26. Hume – Sheena Frost reappointed for further three years from July 2024, 18th December 2023
  27. Glenelg – Helen Havercroft appointed, 17th May 2024
  28. Golden Plains – Adam McSwain appointed, 25th July 2025
  29. Greater Shepparton – Fiona Le Gassick appointed, 28th November 2023
  30. Greater Bendigo – Andrew Cooney appointed, 24th October 2023
  31. Greater Dandenong – Jacqui Weatherill appointed effective 19th December, 17th October 2022
  32. Greater Geelong – Ali Wastie appointed23rd June 2023
  33. Moorabool – Derek Madden reappointed for five years, 19th September 2023
  34. Hobsons Bay – Phu Nguyen appointed, 24th October 2025
  35. Indigo – Trevor Ierino reappointed for 4 years, 29th September 2022
  36. Latrobe –Steven Piasente reappointed for 5 years, 5th August 2022
  37. Loddon – Lincoln Fitzgerald appointed, commenced November 2021
  38. Kingston – Peter Bean appointed, commenced November 2021.
  39. Knox – Bruce Dobson appointed, commenced 8th September 2021.
  40. Macedon Ranges – Bernie O’Sullivan reappointed for 3.5 years, 17th December 2025
  41. Manningham – Andrew Day reappointed for five years, 5th April 2023
  42. Mansfield Kirsten Alexander appointed CEO through 2026, 4th August 2022
  43. Maribyrnong – Celia Haddock appointed CEO, effective October 2021.
  44. Maroondah – Steve Koslowski – commenced Sept 2014
  45. Melbourne – Alison Leighton appointed, 4th July 2023
  46. Melton – Roslyn Wai appointed CEO 14 December 2021
  47. Merri-bek – Kate McCaughey appointed, 27th March 2026
  48. Mildura – Martin Hawson appointed CEO 14th April 2022
  49. Mitchell – Mary Agostino appointed, 15th April 2025
  50. Moira – Matthew Morgan appointed, 18th December 2023
  51. Monash – Andi Diamond
  52. Moonee Valley – Helen Sui – commenced Aug 2020
  53. Mornington Peninsula – Mark Stoermer appointed, 4th March 2025
  54. Mount Alexander* – Darren Fuzzard to finish in July, 5th March 2026
  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 resigned, 15th April 2026 Debbie Wood appointed Acting CEO from 21st May
  75. Wodonga- Matt Hyde appointed CEO from 11th July 2022
  76. Wyndham – Stephen Wall since 2021, reappointed for 5 years from August 2026
  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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