Nominations Open for Inaugural Local Government Awards

VLGA launches inaugural Mary Rogers Awards

Image: Gorodenkoff/stock.adobe.com  The Victorian Local Governance Association (VLGA), in partnership with the Victorian Government, has launched the inaugural Mary Rogers Awards for women in local government.  Named after Mary Rogers – the first woman to be elected to a Victorian Municipal Council (City of Richmond 1920-1925) – the annual Awards celebrate and acknowledge the significant contributions and achievements of women councillors as civ…

Nominations open for inaugural local government awards

Nominations are open for a new award that recognises the contributions women make to local government in Victoria.  The Mary Rogers Awards – named after the first woman to be elected to a Victorian council – has been established to celebrate women in leadership and support efforts to advance gender equality in the local government sector. Nick Staikos (vic.gov.au) “Mary Rogers was a trailblazer for women councillors in Victoria, and this award …