Committees & Groups

Audit & Risk Committee

Council convenes an Audit and Risk Committee, in accordance with the Part 2 Division 8 of the Local Government Act 2020.

The Committee has seven members, the majority of whom must be independent:

  • one independent Chair;
  • three independent members whose collectively have experience across financial, risk and public sector management; and
  • three Councillor members (including the Mayor).

Its role is to oversee and monitor the effectiveness of Council in carrying out its responsibilities for accountable financial management, good corporate governance, maintaining an effective system of internal control and risk management and fostering an ethical environment.

View the Audit and Risk Management Committee Charter

Current Membership

CHAIR

Kathy Alexander

Dr Kathy Alexander, former South Australian Telstra Businesswoman of the Year, is an experienced board member and chair in public, not-for-profit and private for-profit organisations.

Her board roles have included Chair of Administrators of the City of Greater Geelong, Chair of Eastern Melbourne Primary Health Network and Chair of the Naomi Milgrom Foundation, member of the Board of Porter Davis Homes and North West Melbourne Primary Health Network.  She has also held the positions of CEO of the Royal Children’s and Royal Women’s Hospitals in Victoria and other health services in South Australia and previous CEO of the City of Melbourne.

Kathy has an international reputation for stakeholder management, community engagement and effective public relations in complex and politically sensitive environments. Kathy is skilled in governance, strategic planning, financial management, business development, change management, policy development and advocacy.

Kathy’s professional qualifications include:

  • Graduate of the London School of Business Proteus Program
  • PHD (Public Health Management) University of Adelaide
  • Graduate Diploma (Public Health) University of Adelaide
  • Bachelor of Arts (Honours Psychology) University of Adelaide
  • Bachelor of Arts (Ordinary) University of Adelaide

INDEPENDENT MEMBERS

Jason Holandsjo

Jason is a commercial lawyer who has over 15 years’ experience of building and leading large and complex compliance functions for a diverse range of Australia’s leading and largest organisations.

In that time, Jason has developed a unique set of experiences leading teams of diverse professionals to deliver compliance outcomes in relation to (amongst other things):

  • Corporate governance and ethics;
  • Financial management;
  • Fraud and corruption (including in relation to public officials); and
  • Information management and cyber security (including as part of a broader Critical Infrastructure compliance program)

Jason also has over 10 years of experience working with Audit and Risk Committee’s of major ASX listed entities, such as Toll Holdings and Telstra, as well as Australia Post, where he is currently the Chief Risk Officer.

Jason holds a Bachelor of Arts, a Bachelor of Laws and a Grad Dip of Applied Finance and Investment. He practised as a solicitor in a regulatory environment at ASIC and APRA and in private practice. He has also worked in Government, Financial Services, Transportation and Logistics and Telecommunications.

Sendur Kathir

Sendur is a governance, transformation and strategy executive with more than 30 years of experience spanning higher education, state and local government, health, consulting and telecommunications including recent executive roles at both large and mid sized organisations. He brings genuine breadth across executive leadership, non executive director work and business ownership, a combination that gives him a distinctive vantage point on governance, risk and assurance.

His board and advisory experience includes membership of the Rural Workforce Agency Victoria's Audit and Risk Committee, and non executive director positions at Deaf Children Australia and VERNet Pty Ltd.

Sendur's executive career includes senior roles at Brimbank City Council, Public Transport Victoria and the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, and more than a decade at the University of Melbourne across Chief Digital Officer, Chief Infrastructure Officer and other senior roles managing portfolios exceeding $500 million. Sendur is skilled in governance, risk and audit, financial management, compliance oversight, strategic planning, change management, digital transformation, enterprise program delivery, cyber security and AI adoption.

Sendur's professional qualifications include:

  • Graduate, Australian Institute of Company Directors (GAICD)
  • MBA, Monash University
  • Bachelor of Engineering, RMIT
  • Bachelor of Applied Science, RMIT
  • Graduate, Vincent Fairfax Ethical Leadership Program

Martin Cutter

Martin is an experienced CEO and consultant who has a strong Local Government, Government Business Enterprise, Finance and Professional services background. Martin has held positions as CEO of the City of Greater Geelong, various General Manager roles across a wide portfolio of services at City of Melbourne, senior finance roles at ANL Limited and audit roles at KPMG.

Martin is currently a Director on the South West TAFE board and has served on numerous Boards and Committees over his working career including the G21 Geelong Regional Alliance Ltd.

Martin has critical skill sets across political crises management, finance and due diligence, governance and audit, economic development, major capital projects, commercial negotiation advice, community engagement and complex stakeholder management.

Martin’s professional qualifications include 

  • Australian Chartered Accountant (ACA)
  • Graduate Diploma, Securities Institute of Australia
RDF Community Reference Group

The Wests Road Refuse Disposal Facility (RDF) and Waste Management Community Reference Group (CRG) has been established to provide a forum for consultation, provision of advice and information exchange in relation to waste management and resource recovery and the Wests Road Refuse Disposal Facility between Wyndham City, key stakeholders and the community.

Objectives of the CRG

The objectives of the group are to:

  • Provide for information exchange between residents, community groups, government agencies, Council and other stakeholders in relation to the RDF and waste management and resource recovery generally
  • Facilitate community awareness of the strategic planning, operations, environmental performance and short, medium and long-term development of the RDF
  • Foster understanding and cooperation between community members and Council in minimising any impacts of the RDF on the community
  • Provide input into Council’s planned community engagement and education activities in relation to the RDF and waste management and resource recovery generally, including recycling and waste diversion

Read the Terms of Reference. 

For further information contact 1300 023 411.

 

Minutes of Meetings

Note: Meeting No 51 was cancelled at last minute.  While the numbering convention was retained, there are no minutes available for this meeting