West Wimmera Shire Council elects Tim Meyer as mayor

Published on 03 November 2022

Councillor Tim Meyer has been elected mayor of West Wimmera Shire at council’s annual statutory meeting in Kaniva on Wednesday.

Cr Tim Meyer takes over from Cr Bruce Meyer, who has been mayor since 2019.

Cr Tim Meyer said it was an honour and a privilege to be elected as mayor.

“I am looking forward to working with the community, as well as the other councillors over the next 12 months – I hope we have an extremely positive year,” he said.

“We have lots of projects on the go, and we hope to take them all to completion over the next few months.”

Cr Meyer said he was passionate about improving community assets.

“We must also continue to advocate for grants from the state and federal governments,” he said.

“We need to continue to push the West Grampians Pipeline project and get more funding and support for our roads.”

Cr Tim Meyer acknowledged the work of former mayor Cr Bruce Meyer, his father.

“He has put in a lot of hard work over the past few years, and we appreciate his commitment to this Council,” he said.

This is Cr Tim Meyer’s first term as mayor. He was elected to Council in 2020.

He lives in Kaniva and has agricultural interests in the area.

Cr Jodie Pretlove was re-elected deputy mayor.