MARG Allan will be Strathbogie Shire Council’s municipal monitor until November 2025, as past monitor and administrator Peter Stephenson begins a new mission at the City of Casey.

In September, the State Government revealed Strathbogie Shire Council would be appointed its fourth ratepayer-funded municipal monitor since 2021.

Other Victorian councils under administration have also been slapped with monitors following the return of councillors.

The government last week announced Strathbogie’s monitor is Ms Allan, who brings decades of experience on Victorian councils and other organisations.

She is currently a board member of Zoos Victoria and chairs its audit, finance risk and compliance committee, according to her LinkedIn profile.

Ms Allan is also a member of Loddon Shire Council’s independent audit and risk committee.

"From my perspective, a monitor is a good thing," Strathbogie Shire Council interim CEO Tim Tamlin said.

"They provide assurance to the minister that we're on the right track, but they also help intervene on any matters that we might need improvement opportunities for."

Mr Tamlin met with Ms Allan ahead of the declaration of results last week, which Ms Allan attended.

Meanwhile, council’s freshly departed monitor-turned-administrator, Peter Stephenson, is one of two municipal monitors to have been assigned to the City of Casey.

Casey has elected a new council after its councillors were dismissed in 2020 following allegations of corruption.

Last week, The Age reported that Casey candidate Jaz Masuta was “served with a fake legal letter that demanded he provide a faecal sample as part of a sham criminal investigation” following a campaign period which reportedly saw him in a bitter contest with a rival candidate.

Mr Masuta and his "rival" were not successful in the election, but if the report is any reflection on the City of Casey, Mr Stephenson could be in for an interesting time.