Board
2019 MAV Board elections
The election for both the President and regional Board members will be held on Friday 1 March 2019.
The President is elected at large and regional Board members are elected by MAV representatives within each region.
Ms Phillippa Heskett of the Victorian Electoral Commission has been appointed Returning Officer and can be contacted via email at phillippa.heskett@vec.vic.gov.au.
Key election dates and candidate information is available on the VEC website.
MAV Board Responsibilities
The MAV Board’s key responsibilities are to:
- define the detail of policies, objectives and strategies determined by State Council
- set and evaluate directions, priorities and performance standards for the MAV
- appoint the CEO and monitor his or her performance
- liaise with MAV representatives from their regions.
The Rules empower the Board to pass codes of practice or protocols to supplement the Rules and guide office bearers, Board members and MAV representatives.
MAV Board Members
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President Cr Mary Lalios 0447 189 409 City of Whittlesea mlalios@mav.asn.au |
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Deputy President Metro Cr Jami Klisaris Metro South East City of Stonnington jklisaris@stonnington.vic.gov.au |
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Deputy President Rural Cr David Clark Rural South Central Region Pyrenees Shire Council ercildoune@pyrenees.vic.gov.au |
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Cr Josh Gilligan Metro West Region Wyndham City Council josh.gilligan@wyndham.vic.gov.au |
 | Cr Sean O’Reilly |
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Cr Rod Fyffe Rural North Central Region City of Greater Bendigo r.fyffe@bendigo.vic.gov.au |
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Cr Gary Norton Rural North West Region Swan Hill Rural City Council gary.norton@swanhill.vic.gov.au |
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Cr Ruth Gstrein Rural South West Region Corangamite Shire Council ruth.gstrein@corangamite.vic.gov.au |
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Cr Peter Perkins Interface Region Nillumbik Shire Council peter.perkins@nillumbik.vic.gov.au |
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Cr Rohan Leppert Metro Central Region City of Melbourne rohan.leppert@melbourne.vic.gov.au |
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Cr Tom Melican Metro East Region Banyule City Council tom.melican@banyule.vic.gov.au |
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Cr Ronald Janas Rural North East Region Alpine Shire Council ronj@alpineshire.vic.gov.au |
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Cr Malcolm Hole Rural Gippsland Region Wellington Shire Council malcolm.hole@wellington.vic.gov.au |
Board allowances and expenses
Our Board allowance and expense policy provides Board members with an annual allowance, paid quarterly in advance.
Board members are provided with a data allowance for accessing business papers via iPads and can claim out-of-pocket expenses for travel, parking, accommodation and meals when undertaking duties as a Board member.
The policy also allows for Board members to attend events including our Annual Conference, Councillor Development Weekend, Asset Management Conference and Future of Local Government Summit.
As of July 2017, current endorsed allowances are:
- President $73,241.80 inc 9.5% superannuation
- Deputy president $15,099.76 inc 9.5% superannuation
- Board member $10,281.46 inc 9.5% superannuation.