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Mayer is new mayor Councillor Sandra Mayer has been elected mayor of Frankston for the third time. Picture: Supplied
New mayor gets luck of the draw Brodie Cowburn brodie@baysidenews.com.au FRANKSTON Council has chosen their new mayor by drawing a piece of paper from a bowl. Cr Sandra Mayer was elected as mayor of Frankston on Thursday, 7 November. Cr Quinn McCormack also put her hand up for the role, with votes for the two councillors split 4-4. A ballot was then held, with Cr
McCormack drawing a piece of paper which read ‘defeated” from a bowl. This confirmed that Cr Mayer would occupy the mayor’s chair for her third stint in the top job. Had Cr McCormack been elected, it would have been her first time as mayor. Crs Colin Hampton, Brian Cunial, and Lillian O’Connor voted to make Cr Mayer the mayor, while Crs Glenn Aitken, Kris Bolam, and Michael O’Reilly supported Cr McCormack.
Cr Steve Toms is serving a suspension and was not present. Cr Mayer said protecting the environment would be a focus during her term as mayor. “Environmental issues are a priority of mine. I’ve been extremely vocal about this during my time on council, and recently went on the record saying we are in a climate change emergency,” she said. “I’ll continue advocating in the chambers to find innovative ways to tackle local envi-
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ronmental issues.” In her speech, Cr Mayer said “just the other week we made a decision to protect our Green Wedge, and I think that is a really landmark decision that we made and it’s taken years to get there. I could feel the anger of the landowners when I left that meeting, it wasn’t an easy decision to make. They all wanted to subdivide their land and sell it. I did not support that because once those open green spaces are gone they’re gone forever.”
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Cr Mayer also said she would focus on improving the “culture” at council. “Like it or not, we are role models for our community, and our officers, so I will therefore focus on working alongside our new CEO to continue improving the culture of our organisation, because a healthy culture results in better outcomes for our community.” Continued Page 7
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