Published: Monday 15 Dec 2025
At a recent Council Meeting, Councillors were appointed to each of our advisory committees and groups for the coming year.
Advisory Committees have been reviewed to align with our Council Plan and Community Vision. Newly established committees include: the Community Safety Crime Prevention Committee and the Municipal Public Health and Wellbeing Plan (MPHWP) Steering Committee.
All our advisory groups and committees meet regularly throughout the year and are made up of community members, Councillors and council officers. Each group aims to support decision making and implementation of plans and procedures of council in their relevant field.
Committee appointments are listed below:
- Eastern Region Group of Councils (ERG) - Mayor, Cr Kirsten Langford and Deputy Mayor, Cr Kieran Simpson
- Eastern Alliance for Greenhouse Action - Cr Andrew Davenport
- Local Government Working Group on Gambling (LGWGOG) - Cr Jason Martin (substitute Cr Peter Allan)
- Metropolitan Transport Forum - Cr Daniel Griffith (substitute Cr Peter Allan)
- Municipal Association of Victoria (MAV) - Cr Kieran Simpson (substitute Cr Peter Allan)
- Whitehorse Business Group – Mayor, Cr Kirsten Langford and Cr Jason Martin
- Whitehorse Manningham Regional Library Corporation - Cr Hayley Weller and Cr Andrew Davenport
- Arts and Cultural Advisory Committee – Chair Cr Prue Cutts, Substitute Cr Jason Martin
- Audit and Risk Committee – Cr Jarrod Gunn, Cr Daniel Griffiths
- CEO Employment Matters Committee – All councillors
- Community Safety Crime Prevention Committee - Chair Cr Prue Cutts, substitute Cr Jason Martin
- Disability Advisory Committee - Chair Cr Hayley Weller, substitute Cr Daniel Griffiths
- Domestic Animal Management Advisory Committee (DAMAC) - Chair Cr Barker, substitute Cr Weller
- Environment and Sustainability Advisory Committee - Chair Cr Simpson, substitute Cr Stennett
- Municipal Public Health and Wellbeing Plan (MPHWP) Steering Committee - Chair Cr Prue Cutts, Cr Daniel Griffiths
- Multicultural Advisory Committee - Chair Cr Andrew Davenport, substitute Cr Kirsten Langford
- Reconciliation Advisory Committee - Chair Cr Gunn, substitute Cr Griffiths
- Sports and Recreation Advisory Committee - Chair Cr Stennett, substitute Cr Allan
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