Mayor Christina Holmdahl has served on the West Tamar Council for 14 years and has been Mayor since 2014.

She served eight years on the LGAT General Management Committee, including two terms as President of LGAT.

During her time as LGAT President, she also served as Vice President of the Australian Local Government Association.  Christina also worked with two Premiers and five different local government Ministers on challenging issues such as the review of the Local Government Act, the COVID-19 pandemic, and most recently the Future of Local Government Review. Throughout this time she displayed her leadership and fierce advocacy for the local government sector.

In her own municipality, she works within a range of community organisations across the arts, emergency services and is a member of the Tamar Estuary Management Taskforce.

Rolph Vos

Rolph Vos had over 27 years of service at West Tamar Council.

He joined the council in 1996 as a cadet building surveyor and then worked his way up through the organisation to become General Manager in 2016.

His work at West Tamar is characterised by the strong partnerships he helped form with the community and with other tiers of government.

Rolph represented the sector on a number of key bodies, such as the Australian Building Codes Board and LG Professionals.

Rolph exemplifies the spirit of local government and carries significant respect across the sector of both officers and elected representatives.

John Brown has served in local government for 22 years, with 14 of those as General Manager of Break O’Day Council.

John is an active contributor and leader within regional groups, such as the Northern General Managers Group and is contributing to the entire sector through the Elected Members Learning and Development Governance Group.

He has helped to bring to fruition important community and infrastructure projects such as the Triple J One Night Stand and the St Helens mountain bike trails. John is a recognised leader within his community through employment initiatives and local boards, demonstrating the important role that local government plays in our towns and cities.

Jon Doole

^{(Pictured: Gary Arnold, General Manager of Kingborough Council, accepting the Award on behalf of Jon's family).}

Awarded posthumously, Jon Doole’s more than thirty years at Kingborough Council saw him have a tremendous impact on Tasmanian local government and on climate change action in particular.

He helped drive regional climate collaboration with other Tasmanian councils and interstate. He helped his council, one of the first councils in the country, to develop a Climate Change and Energy Plan and championed its transition to cleaner vehicles and supporting its communities vulnerable to climate change.

Jon’s approach resulted in Kingborough being recognised as a leader in responding to climate risks and reducing carbon emissions

^{(Pictured: Leigh Gray and Philip Owen)}

The following Elected Members were presented with their Recognition of Service Award:

• Mayor Leigh Gray, Brighton Council – 17 years (2005–current)
• Deputy Mayor Barbara Curran, Brighton Council – 27 years (1996–current)
• Councillor Philip Owen, Brighton Council – 34 years (1989– current)
• Councillor Peter Geard, Brighton Council – 35 years (1984–1993; 1997– current).