CEO assembling new executive team

By Rohan Aldous

Apr 27, 2023

First of five: Shannon Maynard (left) is the Campaspe Shire’s new director emergency management, a two-year appointment to oversee the provision of flood recovery to residents of the shire. He is with Mayor Rob Amos, Emergency Services Minister Jaclyn Symes and Campaspe chief executive officer Pauline Gordon. Photo: Campaspe Shire

Campaspe Shire has made the first of five new executive director appointments by naming Shannon Maynard as the person responsible for overseeing the provision of recovery services to the shire’s flood-affected residents.

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His appointment to director emergency management is the first of the senior appointments that will soon be followed by the naming of new directors of communities, sustainability, corporate and infrastructure.

Council operates with three acting directors and no director sustainability. Matt McPherson is acting director corporate, while Andrew Fletcher is acting director community and Kate Lemon acting director infrastructure.

Applications closed for the other four director positions on April 26 and once assembled the five will report directly to chief executive officer Pauline Gordon.

She is a newcomer to the Campaspe Shire Council herself, having been appointed to the CEO role late last year.

Ms Gordon announced the shire was open for business and was looking for people “ready to deliver great outcomes and with a can-do attitude”.

The recently appointed chief executive officer and new executive team have sent a clear message by the appointment of Mr Maynard to the flood-recovery role.

That being they are hoping to support the flood devastated Rochester community in whatever capacity they can, financially and through shire’s existing service network.

Mr Maynard was unveiled to the public at Rochester’s Community Chat breakfast, four weeks after he had been appointed to the position created after funding was secured through the state government in response to the flood disaster.

By Rohan Aldous

Kyabram Free Press and Campaspe Valley News editor