General News
26 October, 2023
Smith returns as Moyne Shire mayor
MOYNE Shire Council has a new mayor, with Ian Smith elected to the top job at Tuesday’s Ordinary Meeting of Council.
MOYNE Shire Council has a new mayor, with Ian Smith elected to the top job at Tuesday’s Ordinary Meeting of Council.
Cr Karen Foster was elected deputy mayor after recently announcing she would not run for re-election as mayor.
Cr Smith thanked his fellow councillors for their support and paid tribute to Cr Foster as outgoing mayor.
“Cr Foster has done a fantastic job over the past 12 months, and I thank her for the extraordinary efforts she has made for the betterment of Moyne,” he said.
“I’m looking forward to working with her as deputy mayor.”
The mayoral term of either one or two years was not set this year as Moyne Shire residents will head to the ballot in October 2024 for local council elections.
Cr Smith said he was looking forward to an “exiting year” as mayor, with a significant number of programs expected to go ahead.
“It’s going to be an exciting year – we have a huge program of works to get through including kicking off the Koroit Township Renewal, a new playground and skatepark for Port Fairy, a splashpad and playground in Macarthur and a significant program of road works,” he said.
“We also have a significant agenda and we’ll be continuing our Spring Street and Canberra advocacy to try and gain support for our projects and attention for the issues that matter most to our community – including the condition of state-controlled roads and critical funding for community infrastructure.”
Cr Smith thanked his fellow councillors for their support.
“I thank my fellow councillors for entrusting me to be their mayor,” he said.
“I look forward to working closely with each of them and with our community over the next year to make our communities even better places to live.”