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Roundup Unfiltered - Ali Wastie, CEO Greater Geelong

May 18, 2024 Chris Eddy Season 4
Roundup Unfiltered - Ali Wastie, CEO Greater Geelong
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Roundup Unfiltered - Ali Wastie, CEO Greater Geelong
May 18, 2024 Season 4
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Ali Wastie took on the role of CEO at the City of Greater Geelong in August of 2023 after a period of turmoil at the council that saw the appointment of municipal monitors; questions about the process to recruit a new CEO raised by MPs in Parliament; and concerns raised publicly about the Council’s financial sustainability.

Ali joins Chris Eddy on Roundup Unfiltered to talk about her approach to meeting the challenges at Victoria’s largest provincial city with one of the biggest workforces in the sector.


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Ali Wastie took on the role of CEO at the City of Greater Geelong in August of 2023 after a period of turmoil at the council that saw the appointment of municipal monitors; questions about the process to recruit a new CEO raised by MPs in Parliament; and concerns raised publicly about the Council’s financial sustainability.

Ali joins Chris Eddy on Roundup Unfiltered to talk about her approach to meeting the challenges at Victoria’s largest provincial city with one of the biggest workforces in the sector.


The Battles We Pick - A podcast about advocacy and organizing
Changemakers talk about how social and political change really happens.

Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify

Support the Show.

Support the Roundup and get access to special episodes and regular breaking news updates by becoming a subscriber for around $5 per month. ($3 USD) Click here to subscribe now.

The Local Government News Roundup is brought to you by the Victorian Local Governance Association, the national broadcaster on all things local government; with support from Davidson, the nationally recognised executive recruitment and business advisory service; and from Ventia, making infrastructure work sustainably for our communities.

Links for stories referenced in the podcast can be found in the transcript, or by visiting the Roundup website.

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