I have been Acting Mayor basically since the new Council came into being. I have been thrown headfirst into the role.
I chaired my first Council meeting on November 17 at Barrington Hall. Pretty happy with how it went. I have mentioned before my dislike for the formalities of these meetings. That said it went well. [...]

E-Waste is old electronic bits. They can now be dropped down at the Sheffield Waste Transfer Station. Let’s face it who wants a Pentium 75 these days? Till now they have ended up in landfill. Now they don’t have to. There is no fee to drop them off. The parts will be recycled wherever possible. [...]

We had our first get together of Councillors last Tuesday. A forum (informal discussions). We had the ex Mayor of Flinders Island Lyn Mason come and give an induction on the roles and responsibilities of Councillors. Brilliant. What stood out to me was the legal undergirding of Local Government and that procedures and processes matter. [...]