Having another run at City of Manningham

September 8, 2024

Stephen Mayne successfully ran for election to City of Manningham in the October 2020 election. Here is the 300 word statement that was distributed to Ruffey Ward voters in the electoral pack and here is a copy of the flyer distributed to households.

I'm passionate about our community having lived most of my life in Manningham, raising our family here with my wife Cr Paula Piccinini, your mayor in 2019 who is retiring at this election. Professionally, I'm an award winning business journalist with 30 years experience, plus 8 years serving as a local government councillor in Manningham (2008-12) and the City of Melbourne (2012-16) where I was entrusted to chair the Finance and Governance committee.

Our 3 children attended Templestowe Heights Primary School and we are engaged in the local community through clubs such as The Bullants (football/cricket), the Bulleen Boomers and Templestowe Park Tennis Club, where I coached as a university student. As Australia's best known retail shareholder advocate and the founder of independent ezine, www.crikey.com, I've asked the hard questions and consistently promoted best practice governance and transparency.

I won't be captured by developers, can spot a rort a mile off and will watch your ratepayer dollars like a hawk. If elected, I'll endeavour to keep Manningham council debt free, freeze the rates next year and push for extra support for traders at Macedon Square to assist with lockdown recovery. I will fight for the best possible deal from the North East Link, resisting tolls whilst backing Doncaster Rail.

Like all of you, I love our parks and open spaces. I will push to bring forward the Ruffey Lake Park improvements masterplan to deliver it in 4 years not ten. I have long campaigned to reduce gambling harm and will step up council's approach to reducing the $58 million per year lost to addictive poker machines in Manningham.

In conclusion, vote for the independent candidate who embraces Manningham's multi-cultural community, will energetically represent everyone in the new Ruffey ward, bringing experience and knowledge to council's advocacy and decision-making processes.

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Interesting Manningham council documents

2017-21 council plan

2020-21 budget

2012 residential strategy

2002 Doncaster Hill strategy

Parking permit strategy

Devon Plaza structure plan in East Doncaster

Doncaster Hill transport mode shift plan 2014

Green Wedge action plan 2020

2018 enterprise agreement

History of Manningham retirements and defeats

2008 election

Melanie Randall retired.

Bill Larkin, Ron Kitchingman, Bob Beynon and Warren Welsh defeated.

Geoff Gough, Grace Lavella and Charles Pick returned

Ivan Reid, Meg Downie, Fred Chuah, Stephen Mayne and David Ellis newly elected.

2012

9 elected but 11 served after 4 Crs retired before the end of term: Charles Pick, Fred Chuah, Stephen Mayne, Jessica Villareal

Only 4 of those 11 recontested, namely Grave Lavella, Meg Downie, Jennifer Yang and Geoff Gough, with only Grave Lavella defeated

Ivan Reid, David Ellis and Graeme McMillan retired at the end of a single 4 year term.

The 6 new Crs were Paul McLeish, Michelle Kleinert, Sophy Galbally, Steven O'Brien, Dot Haynes and Jim Grivas.

2016 (1 retirement, 3 defeated, 5 returned and 4 new)

All 9 served a full term and 8 recontested with only Jennifer Yang retiring. Steven O'Brien, Meg Downie and Jim Grivas were defeated, Geoff Gough, Dot Haynes, Paul McLeish, Michelle Kleinert and Sophy Galbally were re-elected and the new Crs were Andrew Conlon, Anna Chen, Mike Zafiropoulos and Paula Piccinini.

2020 (2 retirements, 3 defeated, 4 returned and 5 new)

Sophy Galbally and Paula Piccinini retired, Dot Haynes, Paul McLeish and Jim Grivas were defeated, Andrew Conlon, Geoff Gough, Anna Chen and Michelle Kleinert were returned and Deirdre Diamante, Carli Lange, Stephen Mayne, Tomas Lightbody and Laura Mayne were newly elected, with Stephen Mayne having previously served from 2008-12.

2024 (1 retirement....

Stephen Mayne retired and the other 8 recontested with ???????

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Having another run at City of Manningham

September 8, 2024

Stephen Mayne successfully ran for election to City of Manningham in the October 2020 election. Here is the 300 word statement that was distributed to Ruffey Ward voters in the electoral pack and here is a copy of the flyer distributed to households.