STRATHBOGIE Shire Council formalised the nomination of a council member as delegate to the Goulburn Murray Climate Alliance (GMCA) at its January meeting on Tuesday, 21 January. Councillor Clark Holloway was appointed to the role after his nomination last November, with Cr Vicki Halsall as substitute representative. The motion was nominated by Cr Greg Carlson and seconded by Cr Fiona Stevens. The appointment will be for one year. The GMCA was established in 2007 as the Goulburn Broken Greenhouse Alliance to promote and support regional action on climate change and its membership has expanded to 13 local governments and the Goulburn Broken Catchment Management Authority, Northeast Catchment Management Authority, and the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (DEECA) (Hume region). Council contributes $4635 (indexed) to the network each year. Cr Carlson said he would look forward to feedback on the group’s purpose and function from Cr Holloway. “We have been a member (of the network) for some time, and it is imperative, I think, to remain connected as part of that network,” Cr Carlson said. Cr Stevens said Cr Holloway would represent the council particularly well. “We would be negligent not to be represented and not to have a voice at the table,” she said.
