Councillor Coral Ross takes on the role as interim President of the Municipal Association of Victoria. Image: MAV
The Municipal Association of Victoria (MAV) has today appointed Councillor Coral Ross to head up the organisation as interim President until March 2017.
Ms Ross will step into the role for the time being as it was recently vacated by former MAV President Bill McArthur, who was not re-elected to his councillor role in Golden Plains Shire in the Victorian local government election in October 2016.
Ms Ross, from Boroondara City Council, said it was an honour to be selected by her Board colleagues to step into the role vacated by Mr McArthur.
“I am passionate about local government. To me it’s the most important level of government as it positively impacts the day-to-day lives of our communities,” Ms Ross said.
She said the Presidency is an important and influential leadership position to represent and advocate the collective voice of local government.
“I look forward to advancing priority sector issues with other levels of government,” Ms Ross said.
“I’m particularly delighted to take on this role at a time when Victorian local government now has the highest percentage of women councillors in the country,” she said.
It’s been a year of significant changes in the top personnel at the top in local government. Only this week, City of Joondalup Mayor Troy Pickard left his role as President of the Australian Local Government Association (ALGA), which will now be filled by City of Prospect Mayor David O’Loughlin, who was previously the President of the Local Government Association of South Australia (LGASA).
Read more about Mr McArthur and his achievements in our 5 Minutes With interview.
