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34 Business View Australia - March-April 2016
Mark Newman B.Comm
Chief Executive Officer
City of Mandurah
Mark holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the
University of Western Australia as well as a
Municipal Treasurer’s Certificate of Qualification
and the Municipal Clerk’s Certificate of
Qualification, is a Member of the Australian
Institute of Company Directors, an Associate of
the Local Government Managers Association
and Local Government Chief Officers Group of
Australia.
Mark has been the Chief Executive Officer
at the City of Mandurah since 2003 and
previously held various Director roles at the City
of Mandurah. Other previous employment was
with Town of Bassendean, Shires of Broome
and Wanneroo and with the Local Government
Department.
Mark has overseen strategic plans, structural
plans and visionary documents such as:
• Southern City Strategy
• Mandurah CBD Revitalisation Plans
• Mandurah Foreshore Focus 2020
• City of Mandurah Scenario Plan
And has negotiated outcomes for the City
of Mandurah through a period of significant
population growth, new infrastructure provision,
funding agreements and partnership for
• Rushton Park Redevelopment
• Mandurah CBD Revitalisation
• East-West Road link (relocation Mandurah
Bowling Club)
• Mandurah War Memorial
• Mandurah Ocean Marina
• Mandurah Performing Arts Centre
• Mandurah Aquatic & Recreation Centre
Redevelopment
• City of Mandurah / Cleanaway Waste Alliance
• Peel Regional Leadership Forum
Mark has taken an active role in many other
Local Government activities including the Outer
Metropolitan Growth Councils in Western
Australia, as well as the Western Australian Local
Government Financial and Services Committee
and Department of Local Government Finance
Working Group.
During his time as CEO at the City of Mandurah,
the City has twice been recognised at The
International Awards for Liveable Communities,
endorsed by the United Nations Environment
Programme, (UNEP). The LivCom Awards is
the World’s only Awards Competition focussing
on International Best Practice regarding the
management of the local environment.