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JOHN DOUGALL IS MITCHELL MAYOR
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■ Mitchell Shire Council is under new leadership after Cr John Dougall was elected Mayor, alongside Deputy Mayor Cr Bob Cornish on Monday last week (Nov. 18). Cr Dougall has been a resident of Broadford for 12 years and brings leadership and public service experience to his role as Mayor. Having served 33 years in the Australian Army, he retired from active duty with a record of operational deployments and leadership roles. His background includes degrees in economics and management, along with extensive experience in finance, planning, and risk management. Cr Dougall’s commitment to his community extends to his involvement as a committee member for the Kilmore Pony Club, where he has been active for more than a decade. Driven by a continued desire to serve, Cr Dougall said he hopes to use his skills and position as Mayor to improve community satisfaction. “It’s a great honour and privilege to be elected as Mayor, and I’m grateful for the opportunity to do my part in helping the Council perform at a high standard,” he said. “Having spent a long time in the army, service is at the heart of what I do. It’s important to me that I continue to serve the community in this new role.” Cr Dougall said there are significant challenges ahead for the Shire, and everyone has a role to play in addressing the issues to best serve the needs of Mitchell Shire. "Population growth, at the scale we are expected to face, is at the heart of these challenges.
● Mitchell Deputy Mayor Cr Bob Cornish and Mayor Cr John Dougall “ If we don’t get that right, the consequences work towards what is best for our community.” will impact our ability to maintain high standards Cr Cornish has been a resident of Wallan for the community,” he said. for more than 45 years, where he lives with his “We need to understand what the commu- wife and their children. nity values—through engagement, consultation, With extensive experience in local governand feedback—and work together to find solu- ment, this will be his fourth term as a Mitchel tions that we can be confident in. Shire Councillor, having been first elected in “We must also balance our obligation to fu- 2012 and re-elected in 2016 and 2020. ture generations with the needs of the present. Cr Cornish said he was proud to be elected “It’s not always an easy trade-off, and we Deputy Mayor and looked forward to supportmust be careful not to fall into the trap of ing the Mayor and his fellow councillors to prioritising short-term needs, which can over- achieve positive results for the community. shadow more important, long-term decisions. “This group of Councillors have different “Local Governance can often be a balanc- backgrounds and experiences, which will be ing act and I look forward to working with my vital in helping to create solutions for both the fellow Councillors to get that balance right and present and future of our community.”
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