By Ewen McRae
Brimbank councillors have been allocated their portfolios and committees for the year, following a successful trial.
Council established portfolios for each councillor in February, 2018, with the aim of making councillors “knowledge champions” in various fields.
Three new portfolios have been established for the second year; – Connecting Brimbank, Healthy Brimbank and Brimbank Proud.
Cr Victoria Borg said the portfolio system had been successful.
“It is great to see the portfolios that were established for the pilot year being so successful,” Cr Borg said.
“It was a welcome addition to the governance structure … and on a personal level I feel very excited about these new portfolios.”
Mayor Lucinda Congreve and
Cr Virginia Tachos will look after the Resilient Brimbank portfolio, while former mayor Margaret Giudice will move to Brimbank Innovation.
Cr Duyen Anh Pham (Vibrant Brimbank), Cr John Hedditch (Prosperous Brimbank), Cr Kim Thien Truong (Sustainable Brimbank), Cr Bruce Lancashire (Liveable Brimbank) and Cr Borg (Brimbank People) will remain on their portfolios.
The three new portfolios will be filled by Cr Daniel Allan (Brimbank Proud), Cr Georgina Papafotiou (Healthy Brimbank), and Cr Sam David (Connecting Brimbank).
