City of Greater Bendigo Councillor, Rod Fyffe OAM, has been honoured for an incredible 35 years of service to the municipality.
Councillor Fyffe was one of 56 recipients of the Municipal Association of Victoria’s (MAV) Councillor Services Awards, celebrating the achievements, commitment and dedication of long-serving councillors across the state.
MAV President, Cr David Clark said serving the community through local council was a unique responsibility.
“Communities need dedicated individuals, like those receiving these awards, who are willing to give their time and energy to serve in the best interests of the people and their local communities,” Cr Clark said.
“The MAV has the great privilege of seeing firsthand the hard work and hours dedicated councillors put into their role – often on top of their day job. It’s wonderful to provide some recognition.”
The Councillor Service Awards acknowledge the efforts and remarkable contribution of elected councillors. Their commitment to public service deserves to be celebrated, said Cr Clark.
“They might say all politics is local, but councils are the true local representatives. We have the closest ties to our communities because we are products of our community. It’s a great honour, but equally a responsibility I know all of these recipients take very seriously,” he said.
Other long-service award winners included:
| 10 YEARS CATEGORY | |
| Cr Anthony Aitken, City of Greater Geelong | Cr Jo Beard, Corangamite Shire Council |
| Cr Antoinette Briffa, Hobson’s Bay City Council | Cr Belinda Coates, City of Ballarat |
| Cr Tonia Dudzik, Moorabool Shire Council | Cr David Edwards, Moorabool Shire Council |
| Cr John Forsyth, Alpine Shire Council | Cr Rob Guthrie, Macedon Ranges Shire Council |
| Cr Dale Harriman, Latrobe City Council | Cr Richard Higgins, Yarra Ranges Council |
| Cr Ron Janas, Alpine Shire Council | Cr Amy Johnson, City of Ballarat |
| Cr Tricia Jones, Baw Baw Shire Council | Cr Michelle Kleinert, Manningham City Council |
| Cr Eddy Kontelj, City of Greater Geelong | Cr Rohan Leppert, City of Melbourne |
| Cr Fiona McAllister, Yarra Ranges Council | Cr Graeme Moore, Cardinia Shire Council |
| Cr Cameron Nation, City of Moonee Valley | Cr Ron Nelson, City of Greater Geelong |
| Cr Sean O’Reilly, Greater Dandenong Council | Cr Aaron Scales, Towong Shire Council |
| Cr Nicole Seymour, Knox City Council | Cr Paul Sladdin, Mansfield Shire Council |
| Cr Paul Tatchell, Moorabool Shire Council | Cr Suzette Tayler, Frankston City Council |
| Cr Theo Zographos, City of Monash | |
| 15 YEARS CATEGORY | |
| Cr Bob Cornish, Mitchell Shire Council | Cr Peter Davis, Benalla Shire Council |
| Cr Stephen Hart, Colac Otway Shire Council | Cr Ben Stennett, City of Whitehorse |
| 20 YEARS CATEGORY | |
| Cr Jim Doukas, Moyne Shire Council | Cr Mark Eckel, Mildura Rural City Council |
| Cr Des Hudson, City of Ballarat | Cr Geoff Lovett, Central Goldfields Shire Council |
| Cr Katrina Rainsford, Southern Grampians Shire Council | Cr Sophie Ramsey, City of Melton |
| Cr Karen Stephens, Glenelg Shire Council | |
| 25 YEARS CATEGORY | |
| Cr Peter Beales, Ararat Rural City Council | Cr Alex del Porto, Bayside City Council |
| Cr Geoff Gough, Manningham City Council | Cr Graeme Middlemiss, Latrobe City Council |
| Cr Tom Sullivan, Moorabool Shire Council | |
| 30 YEARS CATEGORY | |
| Cr Ron Brownlees OAM, City of Kingston | |
| 35 YEARS CATEGORY | |
| Cr Rod Fyffe OAM, City of Greater Bendigo | |
| MAYOR EMERITUS AWARDS CATEGORY | |
| Cr Neil Beattie, Loddon Shire Council | Cr Jim Child, Yarra Ranges Council |
| Cr Michael Clarke, Maribyrnong City Council | Cr Tony Driscoll, Northern Grampians Shire Council |
| Cr Peter Hemphill, Hobsons Bay City Council | Cr Ron Ismay, Hindmarsh Shire Council |
| Cr Angela Long, Greater Dandenong Council | Cr Kathy Majdlik, City of Melton |
| Cr Carly Moore, Hume City Council | Cr Andrew Munroe, City of Whitehorse |
| Cr Brett Owen, Cardinia City Council | Cr Anita Rank, Glenelg Shire Council |
| Cr Dean Rees, Rural City of Wangaratta | Cr Rhonda Sanderson, Mitchell Shire Council |
| Cr Steve Staikos, City of Kingston | Cr Tom Sullivan, Moorabool Shire Council |
| Cr Brett Tessari, Bass Coast Shire Council | Cr Adrian Weston, Campaspe Shire Council |
