Financial Interests Register

In accordance with the Local Government Legislation Amendment Act 2019, the legislation requires the entire Register of Financial Interests to be published on the local government's website.

Section 5.88(2) requires that the Register contains:

  • Elected member direct financial, indirect financial and proximity interests disclosed at meetings (s5.65) and
  • Employee direct financial, indirect financial and proximity interests disclosed relating to delegated authority (s5.71) and
Declaration Register
Meeting Date Name of Relevant Person Declaring an Interest Meeting Type Item relating to Interest Nature of Interest
18/02/2026 CEO Alan Leeson Ordinary Item 9.3 - Lease - Cultivating Kulin Committee Incorporated - Renewal of Cropping Lease Impartiality - wife is the Treasurer of the Cultivating Kulin Committee
18/02/2026 Cr Bradley Smoker Ordinary Item 9.3 - Lease - Cultivating Kulin Committee Incorporated - Renewal of Cropping Lease Impartiality - Committee member - representative for Kulin Community Financial Services
18/02/2026 Cr Brad Miller Ordinary Item 9.3 - Lease - Cultivating Kulin Committee Incorporated - Renewal of Cropping Lease Impartiality - Committee Member
18/02/2026 Cr Lachlan Siviour Ordinary Item 9.3 - Lease - Cultivating Kulin Committee Incorporated - Renewal of Cropping Lease Council Delegate on Committee
18/02/2026 EMFS Fiona Murphy Ordinary Item 9.3 - Lease - Cultivating Kulin Committee Incorporated - Renewal of Cropping Lease Impartiality - husband is a member of the Cultivating Kulin Committee
18/02/2026 EMW Judd Hobson Ordinary Item 9.3 - Lease - Cultivating Kulin Committee Incorporated - Renewal of Cropping Lease Impartiality - Chairperson of Cultivating Kulin Committee - Committee seeking to lease Shire land
18/02/2026 EMCS Taryn Scadding Ordinary Item 9.3 - Lease - Cultivating Kulin Committee Incorporated - Renewal of Cropping Lease Impartiality - Secretary of Cultivating Kulin Committee - as a committee member, the lease is beneficial to the group
20/08/2025 Cr Grant Robins Ordinary Item 14.3 - Tender Submission Consideration - RFT 01 – 2025/2026 Bitumen & Aggregate Financial - Sub Contract to a Tenderer (Manager Kulin Transport)
20/08/2025 Cr Robbie Bowey Ordinary Item 9.5 - Kulin Retirement Homes Inc. – Request to Write Off Rates 2025/26 Impartiality - Vice President of the Kulin Retirement Homes Committee
25/06/2025 CEO Alan Leeson Ordinary Item 9.6 - Acting Chief Executive Officer Impartiality - incumbent CEO
21/05/2025 Cr Brad Smoker Ordinary Item 9.4 - Reserve Price of Vacant Land Report Proximity - Land owner 31 Rankin Street Kulin
16/04/2025 Cr Troy Gangell Ordinary Item 9.6 - Pingaring Rock Reserve - Drought Resilience Project Financial - Gangells AgSolutions quoted on the tank involved
16/04/2025 CEO Alan Leeson Ordinary Item 9.7 - Chief Executive Officer's Annual Performance Review Financial - relating to CEO Employment Contract
19/03/2025 Cr Robbie Bowey Ordinary Item 14.2 - Sale of 53 Johnston Street Kulin Impartiality - Committee Member of Kulin Bush Races Committee Inc
19/03/2025 EMFS Fiona Murphy Ordinary Item 14.2 - Sale of 53 Johnston Street Kulin Impartiality - Husband is Chairperson of Kulin Bush Races Committee Inc
20/11/2024 Cr Robbie Bowey Ordinary Item 9.3 - Unbudgeted Purchase - New 2.5 Tonne Smooth Drum Roller Impartiality – Vice President of Kulin Retirement Homes Inc
16/10/2024 Cr Brad Smoker Ordinary Item 9.6 - Reserve Price of Vacant Land Report Proximity - owner of land adjacent to land listed in Item 9.6
16/10/2024 CEO Alan Leeson Ordinary Item 9.7 - Chief Executive Officer's Mid Year Review Impartiality - employed as Chief Executive Officer
18/09/2024 Cr Robbie Bowey Ordinary Item 9.3 - Kulin Retirement Homes Inc. – Request to Write off Rates 2024/25 Impartiality – Vice President of Kulin Retirement Homes Inc
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Primary and Annual Returns Register

In accordance with the Local Government Legislation Amendment Act 2019, the legislation requires Elected Member Primary and Annual Returns are to be published on the local government's website.

Section 5.88(2) requires that the Register contains:

Primary (s5.75) and Annual Returns (s5.76) only for current relevant persons (Council Members and Designated employees) (subject to s5.88(3) 

To view the Shire of Kulin Primary and Annual Returns Register click here