Delegates
Each council appoints a delegate to attend State Council meetings, exercise their council’s vote and provide regular reports to their council on our activities.
To nominate for election as MAV President or as a regional Board Director, you must be appointed as your council’s delegate.
Current MAV Delegates
(As of 20 January 2026)
Metropolitan regional groupings of councils
Inner Metropolitan South East (IMSE)
| MAV Delegate | Council | |
|---|---|---|
| Cr Debbie Taylor-Haynes | Bayside City Council |
| Cr John Friend-Pereira | Boroondara City Council |
| Cr Li Zhang | Glen Eira City Council |
| Cr Nicholas Reece | Melbourne City Council |
| Cr Libby Buckingham | Port Phillip City Council |
| Cr Samantha Choudhury | Stonnington City Council |
| Cr Sharon Harrison | Yarra City Council |
Metropolitan East (ME)
| MAV Delegate | Council | |
|---|---|---|
| Cr Peter Lockwood | Knox City Council |
| Cr Jim Grivas | Manningham City Council |
| Cr Kylie Spears | Maroondah City Council |
| Cr Stuart James | Monash City Council |
| Cr Kieran Simpson | Whitehorse City Council |
| Cr Richard Higgins | Yarra Ranges Shire Council |
Metropolitan North (MN)
| MAV Delegate | Council | |
|---|---|---|
| Cr Elizabeth Nealy | Banyule City Council |
| Cr Matt Arturi | Darebin City Council |
| Cr Karen Sherry | Hume City Council |
| Cr Nat Abboud | Merri-bek City Council |
| Cr Peter Perkins | Nillumbik Shire Council |
| Cr Lawrie Cox | Whittlesea City Council |
Metropolitan South (MS)
| MAV Delegate | Council | |
|---|---|---|
| Cr Brett Owen | Cardinia Shire Council |
| Cr Stefan Koomen | Casey City Council |
| Cr Sue Baker | Frankston City Council |
| Cr Sean O'Reilly | Greater Dandenong City Council |
| Cr Sarah O'Donnell | Kingston City Council |
| Cr Anthony Marsh | Mornington Peninsula Shire Council |
Metropolitan West (MW)
| MAV Delegate | Council | |
|---|---|---|
| Cr Daniel Kruk | Brimbank City Council |
| Cr Rayane Hawli | Hobsons Bay City Council |
| Cr Elena Pereyra | Maribyrnong City Council |
| Cr Dr Phillip Zada | Melton City Council |
| Cr Ava Adams | Moonee Valley City Council |
| Cr Shannon McGuire | Wyndham City Council |
Non-metropolitan regional groupings of councils
Gippsland (G)
| MAV Delegate | Council | |
|---|---|---|
| Cr Rochelle Halstead | Bass Coast Shire Council |
| Cr Kate Wilson | Baw Baw Shire Council |
| Cr Jodie Ashworth | East Gippsland Shire Council |
| Cr Sharon Gibson | Latrobe City Council |
| Cr Nathan Hersey | South Gippsland Shire Council |
| Cr Scott Rossetti | Wellington Shire Council |
Goulburn Ovens Murray (GOM)
| MAV Delegate | Council | |
|---|---|---|
| Cr Sarah Nicholas | Alpine Shire Council |
| Cr Bernie Hearn | Benalla Rural City Council |
| Cr Anthony Brophy | Greater Shepparton City Council |
| Cr Sophie Price | Indigo Shire Council |
| Cr Steve Rabie | Mansfield Shire Council |
| Cr John Dougall | Mitchell Shire Council |
| Graeme Emonson (Administrator) | Moira Shire Council |
| Cr Damien Gallagher | Murrindindi Shire Council |
| Cr Scott Jeffery | Strathbogie Shire Council |
| Cr David Wortmann | Towong Shire Council |
| Cr Irene Grant | Wangaratta Rural City Council |
| Cr Michael Gobel | Wodonga City Council |
Great South Coast Barwon (GSCB)
| MAV Delegate | Council | |
|---|---|---|
| Cr Phil Howard | Colac Otway Shire Council |
| Cr Ruth Gstrein | Corangamite Shire Council |
| Cr Karen Stephens | Glenelg Shire Council |
 | Cr Gavin Gamble | Golden Plains Shire Council |
| Cr Melissa Cadwell | Greater Geelong City Council |
| Cr Jordan Lockett | Moyne Shire Council |
| Cr Donnie Grigau | Queenscliffe Borough Council |
| Cr Adam Campbell | Southern Grampians Shire Council |
| Cr Libby Stapleton | Surf Coast Shire Council |
| Cr Vicki Jellie AM | Warrnambool City Council |
Loddon Campaspe Mallee (LCM)
| MAV Delegate | Council | |
|---|---|---|
| Cr Graeme Milne | Buloke Shire Council |
| Cr Tony Marwood | Campaspe Shire Council |
| Cr Anna De Villiers | Central Goldfields Shire Council |
| Cr Ross Stanton | Gannawarra Shire Council |
| Cr Karen Corr | Greater Bendigo City Council |
| Cr Gavan Holt | Loddon Shire Council |
| Cr Jennifer Anderson | Macedon Ranges Shire Council |
| Cr Daniel Young | Macedon Ranges Shire Council |
| Cr Ali Cupper | Mildura Rural City Council |
| Cr Tony Cordy | Mount Alexander Shire Council |
| Cr Les McPhee | Swan Hill Rural City Council |
Wimmera Southern Mallee Central Highlands (WSMCH)
| MAV Delegate | Council | |
|---|---|---|
| Cr Jo Armstrong | Ararat Rural City Council |
| Cr Jay Morrison | Ballarat City Council |
| Cr Tim Drylie | Hepburn Shire Council |
| Cr Ron Ismay | Hindmarsh Shire Council |
| Cr Brian Klowss | Horsham Rural City Council |
| Cr Tom Sullivan | Moorabool Shire Council |
| Cr Murray Emerson | Northern Grampians Shire Council |
| Cr Damian Ferrari | Pyrenees Shire Council |
| Cr Tim Meyer | West Wimmera Shire Council |
| Cr Andrew McLean | Yarriambiack Shire Council |
Regional meetings
The purpose of MAV bi-annual Regional Meetings are to strengthen collaboration, provide a forum to discuss shared challenges and priorities and to support councils to coordinate advocacy positions through the development of State Council motions.
Throughout February, across the 10 MAV regions, 75 of 79 councils were represented with state-wide participation of a total of 182 Mayors, MAV Delegates and CEO’s. Data and insights gathered from the meetings have been thematically grouped in line with the 10 Strategic Directions from the MAV Strategic Plan. This information is used to inform the future work of the MAV.
Regional Meetings: Key themes and insights (PDF - 795KB)