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KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Mayor McLaughlin facilitates a session on tourism at the LGA conference.
Local Government Association President Sam Telfer has recognised the leadership of women in local government at the association's six-monthly conference in Adelaide.
In his President’s Report, Mr Telfer commented on the strength of leadership being shown by women like Whyalla Mayor Clare McLaughlin and the 19 other recently-elected female mayors in South Australia.
“Increasing the number, and diversity, of nominees was a key priority for the LGA and councils in the lead up to these elections, and I’m pleased to report we were successful on both counts,” Mr Telfer said.
“A total of 1375 nominations were received, which was the most we’ve had since 1995, when South Australia had 115 councils and we also saw a 20 per cent increase in nominations from women, which flowed through to a record number of female council members and Mayors being elected.”
As one of the 20 female mayors elected, and in her role as LGA board member, Mayor McLaughlin facilitated a session on tourism at the conference which involved pulling together speakers from throughout South Australia to share their knowledge and experience.
BOARD MEMBER: Whyalla Mayor Clare McLaughlin at the LGA conference.
Local Government Association President Sam Telfer has recognised the leadership of women in local government at the association's six-monthly conference in Adelaide.
In his President’s Report, Mr Telfer commented on the strength of leadership being shown by women like Whyalla Mayor Clare McLaughlin and the 19 other recently-elected female mayors in South Australia.
“Increasing the number, and diversity, of nominees was a key priority for the LGA and councils in the lead up to these elections, and I’m pleased to report we were successful on both counts,” Mr Telfer said.
“A total of 1375 nominations were received, which was the most we’ve had since 1995, when South Australia had 115 councils and we also saw a 20 per cent increase in nominations from women, which flowed through to a record number of female council members and Mayors being elected.”
As one of the 20 female mayors elected, and in her role as LGA board member, Mayor McLaughlin facilitated a session on tourism at the conference which involved pulling together speakers from throughout South Australia to share their knowledge and experience.
Mayor McLaughlin said it was not only satisfying to be recognised by LGA President at the conference, the official gathering was another good chance to promote Whyalla among other civic leaders in South Australia.
“We are definitely getting noticed around the state in a very positive way," Mayor McLaughlin said.
“It is the sort of working relationships that can only open more doors and opportunities for our city as we continue on this upward path.”
Mayor McLaughlin was appointed by the South Australian Regional Organisation of Councils (SAROC) to fill a casual vacancy on the LGA Board. Whyalla is part of SAROC, which appoints three members to the ten-person LGA Board, in addition to the SAROC Chair. Mayor McLaughan is also the deputy chair of the Eyre Peninsula Local Government Association (EPLGA) and the Spencer Gulf Cities board.
The pro-active work by Council and representation from Mayor McLaughlin has seen Whyalla awarded hosting rights for the two-day LGA regional board meeting in July this year