Geoff is a lawyer in the Melbourne offices of Minter Ellison Lawyers.
He was first elected as a councillor in the City of Monash in MelbourneÕs south-east in 2000 and became the youngest ever mayor in Victoria in 2002 at the age of 22.
Geoff was elected President of the Australian Local Government Association (ALGA) in November 2008. He is a past president of the Municipal Association of Victoria (MAV).
Among his duties as President of ALGA, Geoff represents the 562 councils across Australia on the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) alongside the Prime Minister and state and territory leaders.
Geoff is also a board member of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade (MFB) in Melbourne.
Appearing:
Day One - Tuesday 23 February 2010
3.30pm
The place of local government in urban transport delivery and planning
Local government’s active role in driving inter-government collaboration
What can be done to improve urban transport infrastructure from the bottom-up?
Initiatives to promote better long-term planning
Cr Geoff Lake,
President, Australian Local Government Association
4.20pm
Panel discussion: Breaking down the barriers to effective transport policy and planning
Improving co ordination between governments, agencies and operators
Creating cross modal links for optimum mobility and access
Build it and they will come – transport infrastructure as a vehicle for strategic urban growth
David Marchant
Rodd Staples
Chris Lock
Shashi Verma
Peter Bentley
Bob Menzies
