Borough of Queenscliffe mayor Isabelle Tolhurst and deputy mayor Ross Ebbels have been re-elected for another year.
The councillors were re-elected for their roles for the next 12 months during a council meeting on Wednesday, November 22.
Mayor Tolhurst said it would be another big year for the borough and thanked the community for being dedicated and engaged in their region.
“It has been a privilege to serve the community and lead the councillor group as Mayor for 2023,” she said.
“It’s been a big and busy year managing the sudden absence early in the term of our CEO and rapidly appointing an acting leader.
“We have also been managing significant community engagement on several key policy and strategy items and have seen the departure of one councillor and the appointment of a new one.”
Mayor Tolhurst said she would remain open and available to the public and represent the community.
“I am pleased to have instituted what I believe have been some process improvements internally that sought to make our decision making more effective, collaborative and productive,” she said.
“This is a very dedicated group of councillors serving you who want the best for this community and work hard to make the remainder of the Council Plan a reality.
“We are better for listening, for collaborating. This is both a commitment council makes and an invitation to work with us.”
The borough also nominated councillors to portfolio responsibilities, with mayor Tolhurst assigned to the local economy category and deputy mayor Ebbels to heritage, planning and infrastructure.
Council assigned councillor Rob Minty to health and wellbeing, Cr Michael Grout to environment and Cr Donnie Grigau to governance and finance.
