Councillors

Cr Andrew Munroe Central Ward PO Box 30 Blackburn VIC 3130 Phone: 9878 8235 Fax: 9878 8235 Email: andrew.munroe@whitehorse.vic.gov.au

Cr Andrew Munroe is a lifelong resident of Whitehorse. He is married with three children. Cr Munroe was elected to Council in the November 2008 Council election. His areas of interest are information technology and disability issues. Affiliations with local groups include treasurer of the Nunawading Little Athletics Centre, past treasurer of The Avenue Neighbourhood House, founding executive of the Amputee Association of Victoria and a member of Amnesty International. Other achievements include being the founding director of the Blackburn South Community Bank and founding convenor of the Friends of Laburnum. Cr Munroe is Whitehorse’s councillor representative on: Municipal Early Years Plan (Childhood Matters) Evaluation Committee Aqualink Box Hill Councillor Reference Group Budget 2011/2012 Reference Group.

Cr Bill Pemberton Central Ward 18 Main Street Blackburn VIC 3130 Phone: 9877 2062 Fax: 9877 2062 Email: bill.pemberton@whitehorse.vic.gov.au

Cr Pemberton grew up in Mont Albert and has lived in Blackburn for the past 13 years. He has run a successful sustainable building consultancy business for the past nine years. Cr Pemberton was elected to Council in November 2008. His interests include sustainability, science and cycling. Achievements include a Bachelor of Applied Science (Biotechnology). Cr Pemberton is a member of several local community groups including the Blackburn and Laburnum Residents Association, Whitehorse branch of the Australian Greens and the Melbourne Beach Representative of the Surfrider Foundation Australia. He is also a member of the CERES Eco House committee of management and a founding member of the St Kilda Eco Centre.   Cr Pemberton’s official Councillor appointments include: Box Hill Central Activities Area (CAA) Reference Group Transition Whitehorse Community Steering Committee Whitehorse Reconciliation Policy and Action Plan Advisory Commitee (Chair) Local Government's Waste Management Forum to support the Metropolitan Waste Management Group Whitehorse Business Group Inc.

Cr Helen Harris OAM Elgar Ward 40 William Street Box Hill VIC 3128 Phone: 9897 1312 Fax: 9897 1312 Email: helen.harris@whitehorse.vic.gov.au

This is Cr Helen Harris’s second term as a Councillor after being re-elected in November 2008. Cr Harris has lived in Whitehorse for more than 30 years, with the past 13 years in Elgar Ward. She is married with two adult daughters. Her main areas of interest are heritage, health and environmental issues. She is affiliated with several local groups including the Box Hill Historical Society, ELGAR Contact, Australian Institute of Genealogical Studies and the Whitehorse Branch of the Greens. Cr Harris’s achievements include: Order of Australia Medal (OAM) in 1993 for services to community history; Master of Arts (History); founder and Honorary Life Member Avoca and District Historical Society; inaugural Frances Brown Award for Excellence from the Victorian Association of Family History Organisations in 2004.   Cr Harris’s official appointments include: Heritage Steering Committee Visual Arts Committee Aqualink Box Hill Councillor Reference Group Box Hill Central Activities Area (CAA) Reference Group.

Cr Robert Chong AM Elgar Ward PO Box 34 Box Hill VIC 3128 Phone: 9894 3713 Fax: 9894 3713 Email: robert.chong@whitehorse.vic.gov.au

Cr Robert Chong was re-elected for his fifth term as a Whitehorse Councillor at the November 2008 Council election. Cr Chong has lived in Whitehorse for more than 30 years. He is married with two children. His areas of interest include business, health, social and welfare services. He has many affiliations with local community groups, including Box Hill Elgar Contact; President of Communities Council on Ethnic Issues (Eastern Region) 1995-1999; Director of the Migrant Information Centre Inc 1998-2005; Founder of the Chinese Social Service Centre Inc; Honorary President of the Box Hill and Life Honorary President of the Waverley and the Knox Chinese Senior Citizen Clubs Inc; and a member of Lions International Box Hill. Cr Chong's achievements include being twice Mayor of Whitehorse; Order of Australia Medal in 1991; Centenary Medal in 2003; management and technical experience - held the post of Second Officer in Charge for the Aeronautical Engineering Support Facility, Royal Australian Air Force; and was a board member of Eastern Health 2000 to 2009. He was appointed to ICLEI Victorian Advisory Group, to assist the work of the Australasian Mayors Council for Climate Protection (AMCCP) in 2009. Cr Chong is Whitehorse's councillor representative on the following: Advisory Committee for the review of the Chieft Executive Officer's Development Audit Advisory Committee Budget 2011/2012 Reference Group Aqualink Box Hill Councillor Reference Group Box Hill Central Activites Area (CAA) Reference Group.

Cr Mark Lane – Mayor Morack Ward PO Box 4209 Burwood East VIC 3151 Phone: 9877 6956 Fax: 9877 6956 Email: mark.lane@whitehorse.vic.gov.au

Cr Mark Lane was elected Mayor in December 2011. He has lived in Whitehorse for more than a decade. He is married with two children. Cr Lane was elected to Council in November 2008. His areas of interest include strategy, families, sport, volunteers and business. He has been a member of Junior Chamber International (JCI) Whitehorse Maroondah for 15 years. This group assists young leaders who want to learn and develop their skills through community projects and training. He was JCI Australia National President in 2005, JCI Victoria State President in 2004 and JCI Whitehorse Maroondah President in 2003. Cr Lane is also a board member of the Whitehorse Community Chest and Whitehorse Business Group. Cr Lane is the councillor representative for: International Council for Local Environment Initiatives (ICLEI) Visual Arts Committee Advisory Committee for the review of the Chief Executive Officer's development Aqualink Box Hill Councillor Reference Group Budget 2011/2012 Reference Group Box Hill Central Activites Area (CAA) Reference Group.

Cr Raylene Carr Morack Ward PO Box 6060 Vermont South VIC 3133 Phone: 9803 0913 Fax: 9803 0913 Email: raylene.carr@whitehorse.vic.gov.au

Cr Raylene Carr was elected to Council in November 2008. She has lived in Whitehorse for 23 years and is married with two adult children. Cr Carr is community minded and looks forward to the challenge of taking on the role of a Whitehorse Councillor. She has served on the committee of management of the Vermont South Community House for five years. Cr Carr's areas of interest include traffic management, preservation of open spaces and promotion of the Sustainability Street program. Her achievements include a Certificate IV in Professional Development. She is also a government approved dog training instructor.   Cr Carr's official appointments include councillor representative on: Municipal Association of Victoria (substitute) Whitehorse Manningham Regional Library Corporation Heritage Steering Committee.

Cr John Koutras Riversdale Ward PO Box 8066 Burwood Heights VIC 3151 Phone: 9802 7916 Fax: 9802 7916 Email: john.koutras@whitehorse.vic.gov.au

Cr John Koutras has been elected for his third term as a Whitehorse Councillor in the November 2008 election. He has been a Councillor since 2003. Areas of interest for Cr Koutras include the environment and parklands; traffic and car park planning; addressing local road safety concerns and continued improvement of the City’s waste and recycling services. His achievements include being the first Councillor to be elected as Whitehorse Mayor for two successive terms in 2006/07 and 2007/08. Cr Koutras’s official councillor appointments include: Municipal Early Years Plan (Childhood Matters) Evaluation Committee Visual Arts Committee Aqualink Box Hill Councillor Reference Group.

Cr Sharon Ellis Riversdale Ward PO Box 8178 Burwood Heights VIC 3151 Phone: 9890 8057 Fax: 9890 8057 Email: sharon.ellis@whitehorse.vic.gov.au

Cr Sharon Ellis was re-elected for her third term on Council in the November 2008 Council election. Cr Ellis has lived in Surrey Hills for the past seven years. She is married with three adult children. Her areas of interest include housing, disability issues and environment. She served 14 years in the Victorian public service, including the areas of housing, superannuation and policy development. Cr Ellis’s achievements since first being elected in 2003 include Mayor 2005/06 and three-time chair of the Whitehorse Manningham Regional Library Corporation. She also has a Bachelor of Arts majoring in politics and sociology. Cr Ellis has developed close links with many local clubs and community groups in Whitehorse – she is an honorary member of the Mont Albert Surrey Hills Rotary Club.   Cr Ellis is Whitehorse's councillor representative on: Advisory Committee for the review of the Chief Executive Officer's Development Whitehorse Disability Advisory Committee (chair) Heritage Steering Committee Budget 2011/2012 Reference Group Whitehorse Manningham Regional Library Corporation Eastern Regional Affordable Housing Alliance.

Cr Ben Stennett Springfield Ward PO Box 120 Nunawading VIC 3131 Phone: 9872 3069 Fax: 9872 3069 Email: ben.stennett@whitehorse.vic.gov.au

Cr Ben Stennett has lived in the area for more than a decade and has a background in childcare and teaching. He is a qualified secondary teacher and also holds a private pilots licence.  Cr Stennett first became a Councillor in July 2007 and was re-elected for his second term in the November 2008 Council election.  Cr Stennett's areas of interest include economics and information technology. His academic achievements include a Bachelor of Applied Science and a Graduate Diploma in Education.  Outside of Council, Cr Stennett‘s affiliations with local community groups include the 1st Nunawading Scout Group and Whitehorse Friends for Reconciliation.  Cr Stennett is the Councillor representative on: Advisory Committee for the Review of the Chief Executive Officer's Development Aqualink Box Hill Councillor Reference Group Audit Advisory Committee Budget 2011/2012 Reference Group Eastern Transport Coalition.

Cr Philip Daw Springfield Ward PO Box 2152 Rangeview VIC 3132 Phone: 9873 3108 Fax: 9873 3108 Email: philip.daw@whitehorse.vic.gov.au

Cr Philip Daw was elected to Council in November 2008. He represents Springfield Ward. Cr Daw grew up in Mitcham and attended Mitcham Primary School and Vermont Secondary College. He is married with two adult children. He is a member of the Mitcham Residents Association, Heatherdale Community Action Group and Rotary Club of Mitcham and has been a past committee member of the Simpson Park Somers Trail Advisory Committee. Cr Daw is a qualified engineer with a Master of Business Administration and worked in the aerospace industry for 30 years in various engineering and management positions before starting his own business. His areas of interest include transport, planning, Council services – particularly for the elderly, and maintaining neighbourhood character and improving open spaces.   Cr Daw is Whitehorse's councillor representative on: City of Whitehorse Scholarship Committee Local Government's Waste Management Forum to support the Metropolitan Waste Managemnt Group (substitute) Whitehorse Business Group Inc. MAV Transport and Infrastructure Advisory Group Victorian Local Govermenance Association (substitute) Budget 2011/2012 Reference Group (chair).