Qualifications:
Associate Diploma of Business (Operations Management)
Graduate Diploma of Business (Management)
Master of Business Administration (Entrepreneurship)
Diploma of Company Directors
Position:
Responsible for Executive and Councillor Support, Civic Functions and Governance.
Experience:
Michael joined the Southern Grampians Shire in March 2016 from the City of Melton where he headed up Economic Development and Advocacy. He has a strong history in population growth and urban development with previous roles in State Government as Director School and Community Partnerships and Director of the Caroline Springs Partnerships.
Michael also has a solid background in business having run his own management consultancy firm for almost ten years. He has held a number of Governance roles including Government and Statutory Authority Boards, Not-For-Profit and Local Government, as a Councillor and Mayor.
Michael is a fellow with the Australian Institute of Company Directors and in 2011 was awarded an Australian Fire Service Medal in the Queen’s Birthday Honours for his contribution to Australian Fire Services.