Tallygaroopna dairy farmer Geoff Akers has been elected mayor of the City of Greater Shepparton.
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Cr Akers takes over from Shane Sali, who has stepped down after nominating as the National Party candidate for the seat of Shepparton at the upcoming Victorian election.
Cr Akers has been a rural advocate involved with the VFF and is a former chair of Dairy Australia.
He was elected to the mayoral position unopposed.
In his acceptance speech, Cr Akers recognised the diversity of Greater Shepparton and emphasised the need for Shepparton’s infrastructure to keep up with its development.
Cr Akers said in his term as mayor, he would lead “a council that listens, a council that leads, a council that gets things done”.
He holds a Bachelor of Applied Science and worked in agricultural science, before moving into agricultural extension.
He is the father of two children with his wife, Natalie, who is a director of Goulburn-Murray Water.
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