A conversation with Mike Blake AM, new VLGA Board Member

Mike was Tasmanian Auditor-General for almost 12 years prior to which he was Auditor-General for the Northern Territory. His career has involved working in both the private and public sectors, firstly with Deloitte Ross Tohmatsu in Zimbabwe and ending in Western Australia, where he joined the Western Australian Audit Office rising to the position of Deputy Auditor-General. Mike has been active in
VLGA calls for State Government funding to create safe work environments for women councillors

The Victorian Local Governance Association (VLGA) points to the latest research paper produced as part of an Australian Research Council (ARC) Linkage Project which is being undertaken by the VLGA in partnership with LaTrobe University and the University of Melbourne – ‘ Women in Local Government: Understanding their Political Trajectories ’. The paper by Professor Andrea Carson (LaTrobe Universit