Cr Ava Adams elected Mayor of Moonee Valley

Queens Park Ward Councillor Ava Adams was tonight elected the Mayor of Moonee Valley. 

Mayor Adams will lead the inner-Melbourne municipality for the first year of this Council term. 

Mayor Adams said she was honoured to be elected as Mayor for the first time and represent the Moonee Valley community. 

“It’s an honour to serve as Mayor for Moonee Valley and a responsibility I take seriously and will approach with the utmost dedication,” Mayor Adams said. 

“I am excited to work closely with our CEO Helen Sui, the executive team, officers and my colleagues, and look forward to leading the review and update of MV2040, our key long-term strategy guiding all that we do at Council to work towards the Community Vision. 

“My focus will be to advocate strongly for Moonee Valley. It is important that we work to build strong relationships and ensure that we attract supportive policy decisions and resources to meet the needs and aspirations of our community. 

“With my colleagues I am committed to continuing to build trust in our Council, to be leaders our community can count on. We will work hard to ensure Moonee Valley remains a place where every resident feels connected, valued and proud.”

Woodlands Ward Councillor Fran Cosgriff was elected as Deputy Mayor to stand beside Cr Adams for this period. 

ENDS 

Media enquiries: 

Maryanne Karlovic | Senior Coordinator, Communications
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