LeadWest Joint Delegated Committee

Changes to the Local Government Act 2020 (LG Act 2020) resulted in the five LeadWest member Councils of the cities of Hobsons Bay, Brimbank, Maribyrnong, Melton and Wyndham, transitioning from the existing LeadWest Special Committee constituted under section 86 of the Local Government Act 1989 to a Joint delegated committee auspiced under section 64 of the LG Act 2020.

The LeadWest Joint Delegated Committee come into force by an Instrument of Delegation effective 1 August 2021, (which was endorsed by Council on 13 July 2021). The Instrument will remain in force until Council determines to vary or revoke it.

Meetings of the newly formed LeadWest Joint Delegated Committee (the Committee) will be held quarterly and conducted in accordance with the procedures set out in the LG Act 2020, the Terms of Reference and the Governance Rules of Hobsons Bay City Council. Accordingly, meetings will be open to the public in accordance with section 66 of the LG Act 2020.

The purpose of the Committee will be to oversee the preparation and implementation of the LeadWest Committee’s Strategic Plan and identified sub-projects as adopted and agreed by the member councils from time to time. Further, the committee will identify and implement actions that support sustainable growth and development in the area covered by the municipalities of the member councils.

Meeting dates for 2025

Year	Date	Venue
2025	5 March 2025 3.00pm – 5.00pm	Maribyrnong City Council
	4 June 2025 3.00pm – 5.00pm	Virtual Meeting
	5 September 2025 3.00pm – 5.00pm	To be confirmed
	3 December 2025 3.00pm – 5.00pm	To be confirmed
Current Committee Members
Chair Deputy Chair Cr Delegate Cr Delegate Cr Delegate	Cr Dr Phillip Zada Cr Katharine Nikolic Cr Diana Grima Cr Susan Yengi Cr Peter Maynard	Melton City Council Brimbank City Council Hobsons Bay City Council Maribyrnong City Council Wyndham City Council
Executive Officer Hillary Hastings		Brimbank City Council