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Latest News 2016 Supplementary Election of Mayor The District Council of Mallala recently conducted its Supplementary Election for the position of Mayor. Two nominations were received being those of Marcus Strudwicke and Tony Flaherty. Ballot packs were posted to electors between 9 and 15 February 2015. Voting closed at 12 noon on Monday 29 February 2016, and the scrutiny and count commenced at 1:00pm at the Mallala Council Chambers.
At the conclusion of voting, Mr Tony Flaherty received 788 1st preference ballot papers, while Mr Marcus Strudwicke received 620 1st preference ballot papers. Overall, four informal ballot papers were received. 1412 ballot papers were received in total. On 3 March 2016 the formal results were received from the Electoral Commission of South Australia, with Deputy Returning Officer, Leeanne Redpath, declaring that Mr Tony Flaherty has been elected to the position of Mayor of the District Council of Mallala. Mr Tony Flaherty expressed his excitement and aims for the future saying, “It’s a good feeling, and I really want to try and right the damage that has been done”. The newly named Mayor also stated, “My main aim is to develop that mutual respect between everyone.” Council’s Acting CEO, Mr James Miller said, ‘On behalf of Council I warmly welcome Tony Flaherty and look forward to working closely with him over the ensuing period as we continue to lay the foundations that will take the District Council of Mallala forward’.
Autumn 2016
What’s in a name?
The District Council of Mallala has entered into a rebranding process in an effort to better connect the district for the future by proposing to change it’s name to one that is reflective of the whole district. Organisational Branding is one of the Acting Chief Executive Officer, James Miller’s, five key platforms for the period of January – June 2016 and within this plan is a review of Councils name/identity. Through initial community feedback by residents groups and recent media it has highlighted the need to review the Council’s name/identity and to investigate the implications this may have. Council endorsed at its meeting on the 21 March 2016 to initiate public consultation to gather community feedback on changing the name of Council to Adelaide Plains Regional Council. The proposed rebranding will see the current logo remain unchanged but will instead focus on renaming and as a first step, the council will be inviting members of the community to have a say. Mayor Tony Flaherty said “A Council name reflects who we are as a district and as a community, the current name does not do this holistically. The process of changing the Council’s name provides an opportunity to connect communities across the district, to bring a sense of association to the area and to positively promote the corporate and community image. It allows the Council to have a refreshed visual identity that more clearly expresses the council’s status.’’ “I am looking forward to seeing the public getting involved in this process when we open it up to the public for consultation,” Mr Flaherty said. Further information about the renaming process and the 12 week public consultation will be announced in the coming weeks via the local newspapers and website