City of Busselton Councillors and Officers offer their support and well wishes to Mayor Ian Stubbs who announced today that he would not be standing for re-election in the forthcoming Local Government Council elections.
Deputy Grant Henley said that on both a professional and personal level he had learnt a great deal working alongside Mayor Stubbs.
“Ian’s involvement in Local Government goes back to 1968, but despite this amazing breadth of experience he never took anything for granted. He constantly questioned things and was always looking at new or better ways to serve the community. He stood by his decisions and respected the opinions of others; he’s been a really strong Mayor who provided great wisdom and guidance and was a great mentor for new Councillors. He will be missed at the table.”
CEO Mike Archer said that Mayor Stubbs has guided the City through many challenging but exciting periods. “Both as an organisation and a community we’ve benefited enormously from having a Mayor with so much knowledge of and experience with Local Government – that doesn’t happen very often. We’ve achieved so many important milestones over the past few years and Mayor Stubbs has played an integral role in them all.
He was passionate about the Shire pursuing City status. He was the driver behind the City’s strategic push to become the Events Capital of WA and he’s worked really hard to build important relationships with neighbouring Local Governments to advance the South West region.
He successfully advocated for Government grant funding to pursue major projects such as the Busselton and Dunsborough Foreshore redevelopments and, most recently, expansion of the Busselton Regional Airport. He’s done all this with the view to growing jobs and opportunities here in the City of Busselton.
Perhaps, most importantly is the work Mayor Stubbs has done behind the scenes to instil stronger governance practices within the organisation and greater community engagement. This legacy will continue to serve the organisation and the community well into the future.”
Mayor Ian Stubbs was elected onto the then Busselton Shire Council in 2007. He was voted in as Shire President in 2009. He re-stood for Council in October 2011 and was re-elected and voted in unopposed by fellow Councillors for a second term as Shire President. He became the Municipality’s first Mayor when the Shire of Busselton became the City of Busselton in January 2012.
Deputy Grant Henley said that on both a professional and personal level he had learnt a great deal working alongside Mayor Stubbs.
“Ian’s involvement in Local Government goes back to 1968, but despite this amazing breadth of experience he never took anything for granted. He constantly questioned things and was always looking at new or better ways to serve the community. He stood by his decisions and respected the opinions of others; he’s been a really strong Mayor who provided great wisdom and guidance and was a great mentor for new Councillors. He will be missed at the table.”
CEO Mike Archer said that Mayor Stubbs has guided the City through many challenging but exciting periods. “Both as an organisation and a community we’ve benefited enormously from having a Mayor with so much knowledge of and experience with Local Government – that doesn’t happen very often. We’ve achieved so many important milestones over the past few years and Mayor Stubbs has played an integral role in them all.
He was passionate about the Shire pursuing City status. He was the driver behind the City’s strategic push to become the Events Capital of WA and he’s worked really hard to build important relationships with neighbouring Local Governments to advance the South West region.
He successfully advocated for Government grant funding to pursue major projects such as the Busselton and Dunsborough Foreshore redevelopments and, most recently, expansion of the Busselton Regional Airport. He’s done all this with the view to growing jobs and opportunities here in the City of Busselton.
Perhaps, most importantly is the work Mayor Stubbs has done behind the scenes to instil stronger governance practices within the organisation and greater community engagement. This legacy will continue to serve the organisation and the community well into the future.”
Mayor Ian Stubbs was elected onto the then Busselton Shire Council in 2007. He was voted in as Shire President in 2009. He re-stood for Council in October 2011 and was re-elected and voted in unopposed by fellow Councillors for a second term as Shire President. He became the Municipality’s first Mayor when the Shire of Busselton became the City of Busselton in January 2012.
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