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Coco’s time out can be stressful AUTUMN Tanfield and her dog Coco are having trouble exercising. Coco is a trained assistance dog and, like all other dogs, needs and enjoys regular exercise. But as an assistance dog most of Coco’s exercise involves being on a leash. Coco and Ms Tanfield exercise together. The place they most like to visit is Mornington Park but even though it is not a leash-free area, there are often other dogs freely running about the place. They try to play with Coco, who responds by trying to keep up with them, sometimes nearly pulling Ms Tanfield over. It’s a problem for post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) sufferer Ms Tanfield. She says the problem would be easily fixed if Mornington Peninsula Shire rangers forced other dog owners to obey regulations and keep their dogs on a leash. “Dog of a day as owners break rules” Page 6 Picture: Gary Sissons
‘Market test’ for CEO’s job Keith Platt keith@mpnews.com.au ADVERTISEMENTS will soon be running for Mornington Peninsula Shire’s top job – chief executive officer. Held by Carl Cowie for the past four years, the CEO’s job comes with a package of nearly $400,000. The shire – with the help of consult-
ant Topsy Petchey, a former Kingston councillor and mayor – will now select a recruitment firm to identify suitable candidates. Mr Cowie was appointed in 2014 and councillors last week decided to advertise the job, giving him the required six months’ notice of their intentions to not automatically reappoint him. The mayor Cr Bryan Payne issued a statement saying the decision “is
match what he’s done … the risk is that there are plenty of jobs out there and someone else might grab him,” Cr Payne said. Mr Cowie told The News he had “been strongly encouraged to re-apply and I have advised that I will be doing that”. “In the meantime, we have a lot of important business to get on with and that is what I am focused on.“
not a reflection on the performance of the chief executive officer, but rather council exercising due diligence to ensure that the most appropriate person is in place to lead the organisation into the future”. Cr Payne – a former CEO at several municipalities – later told The News that he “hopes Carl reapplies – he’s indicated to me that he will”. “It will take a very good person to
Mr Cowie has also received a ringing endorsement from the Mornington Peninsula Ratepayers’ Association, which attributes his “private industry background and cost driven approach” to saving millions of dollars for the shire. Association secretary Dr Alan Nelsen said Mr Cowie’s leadership had resulted in “significant improvement in the shire’s transparency and openness”. Continued page 14
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