Involvement with committees provides Councillors with an opportunity for community engagement. Advisory committees to Council also have the opportunity to provide input into the strategic direction of the Council and guidance to staff working on Council initiatives.
There are Council representatives on the following committees:
Legislated Committee for City of Greater Bendigo
Audit and Risk Committee – Mayor Cr Metcalf, Cr O'Rourke, Cr Sloan
Finance Committee – All Councillors
Integrated Municipal Emergency Management Planning Committee – Mayor Cr Metcalf
Strategic Planning Governance
Arts and Creative Industries Advisory Committee – Cr Fyffe, Cr Evans
Creative City of Gastronomy Advisory Committee – Mayor Cr Metcalf, Deputy Mayor Cr Alden
Cultural Diversity and Inclusion Plan Steering Committee – Cr Evans
Economic Development Implementation Steering Committee – Mayor Cr Metcalf
Greater Bendigo Coalition for Gender Equity – Cr Sloan
Greater Bendigo Climate Collaborative – Mayor Cr Metcalf, Deputy Mayor Cr Alden
Healthy Greater Bendigo Plan Working Group – Mayor Cr Metcalf, Deputy Mayor Cr Alden
Public Spaces Advisory Committee – Deputy Mayor Cr Alden
Sustainability and Environment Advisory Committee (SEAC) – Deputy Mayor Cr Alden, Cr Sloan
Independent Community Group / Organisation
Agnico Eagle (Fosterville Gold Mine) Community Grants – Mayor Cr Metcalf
Bendigo Agricultural Show Society – Cr Fyffe
Bendigo Manufacturing Group – Cr O’Rourke
Bendigo Safe Community Forum – Mayor Cr Metcalf
Calder Highway Improvement Committee – Cr Penna
Central Victorian Greenhouse Alliance (CVGA) Board – Deputy Mayor Cr Alden
Fosterville Gold Mine Environmental Review Committee – Cr Penna, Cr Sloan
Municipal Association of Victoria – Cr Fyffe
National Chinese Museum of Australia Limited, trading as Golden Dragon Museum – Cr O’Rourke
Integrated Community Group/Organisation
Bendigo Art Gallery Board – Cr Fyffe
Bendigo Tourism Board Incorporated (Inc) – Cr Evans
Bendigo Trust Board (Bendigo Heritage Attractions) – Mayor Cr Metcalf
Bendigo Writers Festival – Cr Fyffe
Goldfields Library Corporation Ordinary Library Board Meeting – Cr Fyffe
Community Advisory or Reference Group
Bendigo Easter Festival Reference Group – Cr Fyffe
Bendigo Livestock Exchange Stakeholders Group – Cr Williams
Disability Inclusion Reference Committee (DIRC) – Cr Evans
Farming and Agribusiness Advisory Committee – Mayor Cr Metcalf, Cr Williams
Heritage Advisory Committee – Cr Fagg
Positive Ageing Advisory Committee – Cr Penna
Rural Communities Committee – Mayor Cr Metcalf, Cr Williams