Fiona Phillips: Not Happy

Statement from Member for Gilmore, on Shoalhaven City Council appointment of Andrew Constance as its fourth CEO in a year.

This afternoon Shoalhaven City Council announced that it has appointed Andrew Constance as CEO.

Because of that decision, I have lost all confidence in the Shoalhaven Mayor and Shoalhaven City Council, and will be writing to the NSW Minister for Local Government with my concerns.

Mr Constance has no local government employment experience.

During the 2025 federal election, the Shoalhaven Mayor, Cl Selena Clancy and Cl Jason Cox were actively supporting Andrew Constance.

This smacks of political bastardry, there must have been other applicants on the merit list with local government employment experience.

It reeks of “jobs for Liberal mates”, and does not pass the pub test. It is certainly not in the best interests of Shoalhaven ratepayers.

Andrew Constance Finally Wins

Here’s a press release that’s been a long time coming. It’s taken a year, but Shoalhaven Council has a new CEO in Andrew Constance. Mr Constance once swore off politics, declared his dedication to climate change solutions and resigned from a long career in Liberal State ministries to enter the

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Constance and I

Seeking a different perspective on Gilmore’s major party candidates, Spark was keen for two long-time local political campaigners, Labor’s Michelle Miran and Liberal’s Luke Sikora, to each interview their rival party candidates, Labor’s Fiona Phillips and Liberal’s Andrew Constance. However, neither candidate agreed to the invitation, so it was left

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And Then There Were None

“This is no time for refusing to look facts in the face.” from Agatha Christie’s classic crime novel, And Then There Were None by Cat Holloway / All seven directors of Shoalhaven City Council (SCC) have resigned, retired or taken ‘extended leave’ since Mayor Patricia White and six Shoalhaven Independents were

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