Committees

Special Committees

Nillumbik Shire Council conducts its business in open and advertised meetings. In addition to Ordinary and Special Council Meetings, Nillumbik has a special committee established under section 86 of the Local Government Act 1989 – the Future Nillumbik Committee.

All seven Councillors sit on the Committee. The Committee agenda is structured on the portfolios assigned to individual Councillors. The Chair of the Committee will rotate with each Councillor to chair the section of the meeting for those items which relate to their portfolio. Want to find out more? Our Frequently Asked Questions may help.

Portfolio	Councillor Chair
Community Services	Cr Grant Brooker
Economic Development and Marketing	Cr Karen Egan
Environment and Sustainability	Cr Jane Ashton
Finance and Governance	Cr Bruce Ranken
Infrastructure	Cr John Dumaresq
Planning	Cr Peter Clarke
Social Infrastructure	Cr Peter Perkins

 

External Committees

External Organisation	Councillor representative
Diamond Creek Traders' Association	Cr Peter Perkins
Eltham Chamber of Commerce and Industry	Cr Peter Clarke Cr John Dumaresq Cr Bruce Ranken
Hurstbridge Traders' Association	Cr Karen Egan
Interface Councils Group	Cr Karen Egan  (Cr Peter Clarke alternate)
Metropolitan Transport Forum	Cr John Dumaresq
Metropolitan Waste Management Group	Cr John Dumaresq (Cr Peter Perkins alternate)
Municipal Association of Victoria	Cr Peter Perkins (Cr Jane Ashton alternate)
Nillumbik Tourism Association	Cr Karen Egan Cr Bruce Ranken
Northern Alliance for Greenhouse Action	Cr Jane Ashton (Cr Grant Brooker alternate)
Northern Council Alliance	Cr Karen Egan (Cr Peter Clarke alternate)
Victorian Local Governance Association	Cr Karen Egan (Cr Bruce Ranken alternate)
Yarra Plenty Regional Library Board	Cr Karen Egan Cr Peter Clarke (Proxy Executive Manager Community Services)

Advisory Committees 

Advisory Committee	Councillor representative
Arts Advisory Committee	Cr Karen Egan
Audit Committee	Cr Peter Clarke Cr Bruce Ranken
CEO Employment Matters Committee	All Councillors
Economic Development Advisory Committee	Cr Karen Egan (Chair) Cr Bruce Ranken (Deputy) Cr John Dumaresq
Environment and Sustainability Advisory Committee	Cr Jane Ashton   (Chair) Cr Grant Booker (Deputy)
Health and Wellbeing Plan Advisory Committee	Cr Grant Brooker (Cr Jane Ashton alternate)
Inclusion Advisory Committee	Cr Grant Booker (Chair) Cr Peter Perkins
Living & Learning Advisory Committee	Cr Grant Booker
Municipal Emergency Management Planning Advisory Committee	Cr Peter Perkins (Chair) Cr John Dumaresq (Deputy)
Panton Hill Bushland Reserves System User Group Advisory Committee	Cr Jane Ashton
Positive Ageing Advisory Committee	Cr Grant Brooker
Recreation Trails Advisory Committee	Cr John Dumaresq (Chair) Cr Jane Ashton Cr Bruce Ranken