City of Stonnington

🕊️ It is with sadness that we share news of the passing of John Patrick McMorrow, former Stonnington City Councillor (2012-2016). John served our community with kindness and thoughtfulness throughout his term. His dedication to Stonnington and its residents has left a lasting impact on our city. A funeral mass celebrating John's life will be held at St Joseph's Catholic Church, Malvern on Monday 2 December at 10:30am. Our heartfelt condolences to his beloved family - Ros, James, Claire and Sarah. Mayor Cr Melina Sehr JP; Deputy Mayor Cr Tom Humphries; and City of Stonnington Councillors and staff.

🗳️The Stonnington City election results are in... 🥁🥁🥁 Please welcome our 6 new Councillors: 🏛️Meghan Hopper 🏛️Samantha Choudhury 🏛️Sally Davis 🏛️Tom Humphries 🏛️Jamie Bell 🏛️Steve Stefanopoulos Joining them are 3 returning Councillors: 🏛️Melina Sehr 🏛️Jami Klisaris 🏛️Kate Hely Thank you to the Councillors who served the previous four-year term and will not be returning to Council this year – Nicki Batagol, Joe Gianfriddo, Marcia Griffin, Matthew Koce, Polly Morgan and Mike Scott. 👥👏

⏰CLOSING SOON⏰ We’re revising our 2040 Community Vision and Council Plan and want to hear from you. 📣 This is your chance to share your thoughts on what matters most to you—whether it’s green spaces 🌳, infrastructure 🛣️, public services 🏥 or community programs 🎨. You can submit your views online in our short survey (7 questions in total) Link to survey 👉https://ow.ly/x2eX50TV2ZP #YourVoiceMatters #StonningtonCouncil #CommunityInput #FutureOfStonnington

Thanks to everyone who turned up and made our Small Business Festival such an inspiring and dynamic environment. If you were there, drop a comment sharing your key takeaway from the speakers you heard from or people you met. #SmallBusinessFestival #Stonnington #Community

CAREER OPPORTUNITY: WASTE MANAGEMENT COORDINATOR If you're an experienced Waste Management professional with a proven track record overseeing the waste management function for a complex organisation, read on ... this may be the job for you. This is a permanent, full-time opportunity for a dedicated Waste Management Coordinator to oversee a large outdoor team with the support of three direct reports. Drawing on your extensive experience you will lead, mentor and provide direction to waste management and street cleaning supervisors and team leaders to ensure high customer service levels. You will manage the effective use of human resources of the waste management, street cleaning and transfer station units, including staff recruitment, induction and training as well as foster a culture of professional service excellence, providing effective direction and support to a dynamic team committed to improving sustainable environment outcomes. If this sounds like you, find out more and apply today: https://ow.ly/W90x50ToOGL Applications close 29 September 2024.

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🗳️Oct 2024 VIC council elections: Call for candidates The Stonnington City Council postal election is fast approaching, and if you're thinking about standing as a candidate, now is the time to get your nomination in order. 🗳️ BEFORE LODGING YOUR NOMINATION: ⚠️ Confirm your eligibility and complete the mandatory online candidate training through Local Government Victoria. ⚠️Prospective candidates are also encouraged to attend the candidate information sessions being held in each electorate before the opening of nominations. KEY DATES: 🔷Nominations for Stonnington Council open: 9 September, 2024. 🔶Nominations close at 12 noon on Tuesday 17 September. Late nominations will not be accepted. FURTHER READING: Learn what it takes to become a local council candidate—from essential requirements and responsibilities to the latest election procedures. Get the Victorian Electoral Commission's comprehensive guide: 👉https://ow.ly/FzPN50T4CHj

Join us for a workshop on Thursday 22 August to learn all about how you could improve your marketing creative in the most time effective, easy way. 📍Where: Malvern Town Hall, 1251 High Street, Malvern 📅When: 22 August, 7:30am – 9am 💻Register now: www.trybooking.com/CTWIM

Do you have a passion for governance? If so, we're looking for a gun Coordinator Governance and would love to hear from you. As Governance Coordinator you will develop and implement governance strategies, policies, processes and procedures to ensure organisational compliance with legislative obligations. You will be responsible for embedding the Good Governance Framework across all council departments. You will also: > actively pursue improvement opportunities for innovation which supports the development of council’s compliance program and culture > in partnership with the Manager Governance, respond to councillor conduct matters and inquiries from oversight agencies (i.e. IBAC, Victorian Ombudsman, OVIC and LGI) > provide timely and accurate governance advice to both external and internal customers > ensure a collaborative management style to staff under the position’s control to ensure that governance services are provided in a timely and professional manner. If this sounds like you, find out more about the role and apply here: shorturl.at/mYfdI

We've partnered with the Small Business Mentoring Service (SBMS) to provide #free mentorship support to small businesses. In conjunction with the SMBS, we're offering an opportunity to better understand topics such as succession planning, financial liability, customer growth and digital literacy in a mentoring clinic tailored to the needs of small business managers and owners. These mentoring sessions will provide the support that local small businesses need in their daily business management. 👉 To learn more about SBMS, visit sbms.org.au/SBMS #CityOfStonnington #SmallBusinessMentoringService