The new councillor for Westernport, Kaye Cameron, was sworn in Monday 9 August, filling the vacancy left by much respected former Councillor Ray Brown.
Born in Kooweerup and with a long family connection to Westernport Ward, Cr Cameron follows in the footsteps of her great, great grandfather J.P. Angus Cameron in representing her local community.
“My great, great grandfather was a Councillor on the then Cranbourne Shire Council for many years. Back in those days, the Cranbourne Shire covered a huge area including Kooweerup,” she said.
“I’ve lived in the Cardinia Shire for almost my entire life and was the first female police officer to be stationed at Pakenham in the tiny Police Station on Main Street.”
Outlining her priorities for the council, Cr Cameron says her focus will be on supporting the growth of Westernport taking the community’s views and needs into careful consideration.
“Westernport ward is quite unique in that it is made up of predominately farmland with the growing towns of Lang Lang and Kooweerup, as well as Cardinia and Bayles,” she said.
“While I want to see Westernport Ward grow and thrive, it is important this growth is appropriate, and the right infrastructure is in place. Equally important is for the community’s needs and concerns to be taken into account.”
Cr Brett Owen, Mayor of Cardinia Shire, extended a warm welcome to the new councillor.
“I look forward to working with Cr Cameron in the best interests of the Cardinia Shire community,” he said.
“There are some exciting community projects underway in Westernport such as the Cora Lynn Reserve pavilion project, the Catani Reserve cricket net upgrade project, Cochrane Park skate park works and the upcoming opening of the Kooweerup Reserve football and netball pavilions and I look forward to working with Cr Cameron on delivering for our community.”
Cr Cameron ran unsuccessfully in the council election in 2020 as part of the The ‘Clean Up Cardinia’ cohort.
