Faith Macale
Moorabool’s councillors have been sworn in and are ready to get to work.
Among those who took an oath of office last week was re-elected councillor Moira Berry.
Cr Berry was first elected four years ago.
“I’ve always been interested in the community,” she said.
“I’ve been on the Bacchus Marsh Tourism Group over the past few years, and we’ve had major growth going on in our area, particularly in Bacchus Marsh.
“I’ve been concerned with that growth, and how it is occurring, and I decided to put my name in the hat because of that.”
Cr Berry, who has lived in Bacchus Marsh for more than 25 years, said she liked the idea that the area has turned into a “little suburban area” in the last couple of years.
“Bacchus Marsh is now, under the Australian Bureau of Statistics, as urban,” she said.
“We still need to protect the agriculture, and the farms in our area.
“That was all in my mind … to protect and to keep that rural charm going in our towns.”
Cr Berry is also the delegate for Moorabool Shire at the Peri Urban Councils Victoria.
“I have been for the last three years as deputy chair of the Peri Urban Councils Victoria,” she said.
“I’ve been doing that quite extensively for the last two years, and the issues we talk about are concerns in the growth and how our areas are going to manage those.”
Cr Berry said she is looking forward to the next four years as a councillor, and will certainly put many of her cases forward in the areas she is passionate about.
“I will definitely be putting my hand up for the Peri Urban delegate again hoping that I continue with that position so I can make my voice heard by both the federal and state government,” she said.
“The other main focus, I’d like to see the indoor swimming pool built here, so I’d like to continue my advocacy about that.”
