Cardinia Shire Council - Annual Report 2017-18

Senior Leadership Team
Garry McQuillan –
Chief Executive
Officer
Garry has a long history in
local government in Victoria
and NSW and has held the
position of CEO at Cardinia
Shire Council for over 10
years. He is a member of the
Interface and South East Metropolitan
group of councils.
Also a member of the Foodprint Melbourne
Stakeholder Advisory Group, Garry advocates for
the interests of Cardinia Shire as a significant area
of food production on Melbourne’s fringe and
Australia’s ‘asparagus capital’. In his role as CEO,
he actively promotes agriculture in the region and
works to increase access to recycled water for the
region’s farmers.
Garry is passionate about supporting our growing
community and has been influential in promoting
healthy living for Cardinia Shire’s residents. In
particular, he has helped foster a new partnership
between Council and Sustain Australian Food
Network, which aims to create a fair and
sustainable food system and reduce the obesity
rates in Cardinia Shire by 30 per cent over the
next 10 years.
In his support of the Together We Can initiative and
White Ribbon campaign, Garry is a strong advocate
for promoting awareness and support services
for preventing and ending family violence. In
addition, he encouraged and supported his staff to
achieve recognition as a White Ribbon accredited
workplace in 2016.
He believes in supporting all Council staff to reach
their potential and seeks to position Cardinia
Shire Council as an innovative, progressive and
responsive organisation that meets the demands
of a rapidly growing community. In 2017, Garry
proudly received the Investors in People Gold
Accreditation on behalf of Cardinia Shire Council for
its commitment to high performance through good
people management.
Michael Ellis –
General Manager
Assets and Services
With more than 38 years’ of
knowledge and experience in both
local government and the private
sector, Mike joined Cardinia Shire
Council in March 2000. He has
management and engineering
qualifications, and is a member of LGPro and the Institute
of Public Works Engineering Australasia.
A major priority for Mike is delivering a significant capital
works program while maintaining and renewing the
shire’s existing assets to ensure long-term sustainability.
With a focus on empowering his staff, he leads his
teams to achieve timely delivery of new assets and
infrastructure, enabling the provision of facilities and
services that meet the demands of our rapidly
growing community.
Business unit areas
• Engineering services and capital works
• Environment and heritage
• Operations
• Parks and gardens
• Public buildings
• Roads and drainage
• Waste management
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