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7 June, 2024
Loddon Shire CEO expected to be named on AFL council
LODDON Shire CEO Lincoln Fitzgerald is expected to be named as one of four members of the new AFL Central Victoria regional council as early astoday. AFL Victoria will replaced the former commission with a new council in a mirror of changes also...
LODDON Shire CEO Lincoln Fitzgerald is expected to be named as one of four members of the new AFL Central Victoria regional council as early as today.
AFL Victoria will replaced the former commission with a new council in a mirror of changes also implemented inthe Gippsland, Goldfields, Western District and Wimmera- Mallee regions.
Mr Fitzgerald, CEO of Loddon Shire since 2021, has played a handful of games with Castlemaine reserves in the Bendigo league over the past decade including two in 2023.
Swan Hill's Gavin Hore will be the only member for the old commission that resigned in April to continue on the council.
Officer-in-charge of the CFA's Swan Hill workshop, Mr Hore wasa member of the Central Murray/Central Rivers League Board and committee member of the Woorinen Football Netball Club before joining the commission in 2021. He had played withSandhurst and Calivil Football Netball Clubs.
Theofficial announcement is also expected to see Bendigo Bank duo Ben Murphy and Nicholas Falconer confirmed as other members of the council. Mr Murphy is a former YCW player while Mr Falconer has been involved with Bendigo umpires and also played briefly in Inglewood reserves.
The Loddon Herald understands AFL Victoria will make the announcement ahead of a meeting of leagues in the region on June 19. An induction session for councillors will be held within the fortnight.