Councillor Joseph Haweil will lead Hume City for the next 12 months, after being elected Mayor yesterday.
When accepting the nomination, Cr Haweil gave a moving and very personal thank you to the outgoing mayor Cr Carly Moore, and Deputy Mayor Cr Sam Misho – acknowledging their continued friendship, devoted service, leadership, and progress made over the past year.
“I have never sought this role simply for the sake of holding it. I believe strongly in the power of government at all levels to make meaningful contributions that make people’s lives better,” he said.
“I have lived in Melbourne’s north-west my whole life. During the last six years, not only have I had the privilege of representing one of Australia’s fastest growing communities, I have actually lived at the heart of one with my family.
“My family has personally experienced the challenges that many residents living at the heart of a growth area face. I will harness these personal insights derived from lived experience to inform my contribution to public policy and decision-making in this role.
“In the next 10 years alone, we expect to welcome more than 70,000 new residents to come to Hume. Therefore, we will continue to prioritise significant planning to ensure we have the right infrastructure in place.
“I’d like to thank my fellow Councillors for giving me this honour. I will work tirelessly to prove myself worthy of their trust, and the trust of our community.”
Stepping up to his second term as Mayor, the Aitken Ward Councillor said his focus for the year would be putting residents at the centre of everything Council does, ensuring a high-functioning and strategically focused Councillor group, and a well-run and community-orientated organisation.
Cr Karen Sherry was elected Deputy Mayor, following six years of service at Council first being elected in 2016, representing Meadow Valley ward.
