Committees
Delegated Committees
Planning and Consultation Committee
At the Council meeting on 23 February 2021, Council resolved to establish the delegated committee, Planning and Consultation Committee (Committee) effective 11 March 2021 and appoint all seven Councillors to the Committee.
The Committee will consider matters under two areas being, Planning Matters and Consultation Matters. Each area has a Councillor elected to chair matters heard under those areas.
- Councillor Geoff Paine was elected to chair Planning Matters for the 2021 Council year
- Councillor Ben Ramcharan to chair Consultation Matters for the 2021 Council year.
Future Nillumbik Committee
The Future Nillumbik Committee was reconstituted as a Delegated Committee under section 63 of the Local Government Act 2020 on 25 August 2020.
Councillor Ben Ramcharan was elected as the interim Chairperson of the Future Nillumbik Committee on 24 November 2020, with the appointment of Councillors to portfolios in the Future Nillumbik Committee for the 2020/2021 Council year deferred.
Council resolved on 23 February to abolish the Future Nillumbik Committee effective 10 March 2021.
External committees
| External Organisation |
Councillor representative |
| Diamond Creek Traders' Association |
Cr Peter Perkins, Cr Natalie Duffy and Cr Richard Stockman |
| Eltham Chamber of Commerce and Industry |
Cr Natalie Duffy, Cr Frances Eyre and Cr Geoff Paine
|
| Hurstbridge Traders' Association |
Cr Karen Egan |
| Interface Councils Group |
Mayor of the Day
Proxy: Deputy Mayor of the Day
|
| Metropolitan Transport Forum Inc |
Cr Ben Ramcharan
Proxy: Cr Geoff Paine |
| Metropolitan Local Government Waste Forum |
Cr Geoff Paine
Proxy: Cr Ben Ramcharan |
| Municipal Association of Victoria |
Cr Peter Perkins
Proxy: Cr Frances Eyre |
| Nillumbik Reconciliation Group |
Cr Natalie Duffy |
| Nillumbik Tourism and Business |
Cr Richard Stockman
Cr Frances Eyre |
| Northern Alliance for Greenhouse Action |
Cr Ben Ramcharan
Proxy: Cr Frances Eyre |
| Northern Council Alliance |
Cr Ben Ramcharan
Proxy: Cr Frances Eyre |
| Victorian Local Governance Association |
Cr Frances Eyre
Proxy: Cr Natalie Duffy |
| Yarra Plenty Regional Library Board |
Cr Natalie Duffy, Cr Karen Egan
Proxy: Executive Manager Community Services |
Advisory committees
|
Advisory Committee
|
Councillor representative |
|
Arts Advisory Committee
|
Cr Geoff Paine (Chair)
Cr Peter Perkins (Deputy Chair) |
| Audit and Risk Committee |
Cr Peter Perkins
Cr Francis Eyre |
| CEO Employment Matters Committee |
All Councillors |
| Economic Development Advisory Committee |
Cr Geoff Paine (Chair)
Cr Karen Egan
Cr Richard Stockman |
| Environment and Sustainability Advisory Committee |
Cr Karen Egan (Chair)
Cr Ben Ramcharan (Alternate Chair) |
| Health and Wellbeing Plan Advisory Committee |
Cr Richard Stockman |
| Inclusion Advisory Committee |
Cr Peter Perkins (Chair)
Cr Frances Eyre (Alternate Chair) |
| Living & Learning Advisory Committee |
Cr Geoff Paine |
| Nillumbik Youth Council |
Cr Ben Ramcharan |
| Panton Hill Bushland Reserves System User Group Advisory Committee |
Cr Ben Ramcharan (Chair) |
| Positive Ageing Advisory Committee |
Cr Francis Eyre (Chair) |
| Recreation Trails Advisory Committee |
Cr Karen Egan
Cr Richard Stockman |