Councillor Grant Brooker represented Blue Lake Ward from 2016 to 2020. He is the first Councillor to be re-elected to Blue Lake.
Cr Brooker studied industrial relations and labour relations law before starting his own business. Locally, he is a founding member of Friends of Apollo Parkways, and has advocated to ensure the land around Civic Drive is kept as open space for the community to enjoy.
In this term, Cr Brooker will work to protect neighbourhood character, ensure the Victorian Government’s housing targets factor in liveability, reform Council’s recycling system, and base decision making on the principles of financial accountability and environmental sustainability.
Cr Brooker has lived in Nillumbik since 1997, and is married with two adult children. He plays table tennis at the Diamond Valley Sports and Fitness Centre and cycles with Nillumbik U3A each week.