Kylie Grzybek announced her resignation from Council on 29 May 2023.
Ms Grzybek was a councillor for five-and-a-half years, after first being elected as a Windermere Ward councillor in 2017.
The Victorian Electoral Commission will conduct a process to elect a new councillor in the Windermere Ward.
Kylie Grzybek
It has been a challenge to juggle the three major competing responsibilities in my life – my professional career, my community responsibilities as an elected councillor and my family life.
It has become increasingly challenging and I can no longer undertake all three to my high expectations, and sadly it is my community representation role that I must choose to vacate to return some balance to my life.
I have loved my role as a councillor representing the north of Geelong and the people of the best city in the country.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank my fellow councillors, the staff at the City, and all the groups and members of the community I have worked with in my time on the Council and wish everyone the best for the future.
Mayor Trent Sullivan
I want to take this opportunity to thank Councillor Grzybek for her dedication to working for all residents of Greater Geelong, but particularly those within her Windermere Ward.
Councillor Grzybek served as a Deputy Mayor under former Mayor Stephanie Asher and has been a passionate advocate for the northern suburbs for many years.
She helped secure funding and delivery of the Northern Aquatic and Community Hub, which is the biggest infrastructure project undertaken by Council outside of Central Geelong, and successfully campaigned for upgrades to multiple facilities at sporting clubs across the northern suburbs.
On behalf of Council, I wish her well and thank her for her tireless efforts as a leader in our community.
