About EMG

Committee

A committee is elected annually to set directions and make decisions on behalf of members, and is supported by a network of seven sub-committees, and other members who volunteer their time for particular activities.

The 2025–2026 Committee

Committee Executives

President
Greg Bisinella

Vice-President
Shelley Faubel

Secretary
Greg Watson

Treasurer
Tristan Creed

Other Committee Members

Deborah Brown, Jessica Agoston Cleary, Shelley Faubel, Bill Gillies, Anne Graham, Krystyn Henrickson, Luke Martin, Ian Mitchell, Zipporah Szalay, Andrew Walpole, Hazel Westbury

Committee meetings are held monthly. Sub-committees generally also meet monthly.
The EMG office is located at ‘The Hut’, which is the red brick building on the corner of Albert and Powlett Streets, in Powlett Reserve.
The committee can be contacted either by direct email or to admin@emg.org.au

The Current Sub-Committees

Each Sub-committee has a convenor, who is a member of the main EMG committee. Other members are from the main EMG committee and the wider EMG membership. The sub-committees advise the main EMG committee (unless there has been a specific delegation of authority, sub-committees do not make EMG decisions).

Amenities

The Amenities Sub-committee considers issues that affect residential amenity including:

Convenor: Anne Graham

  • Traffic
  • Parking
  • Waste management
  • Street and footpath cleaning and maintenance
  • Graffiti management
  • Liquor licensing
  • Rates

Communications

Convenor: Andrew Walpole

The Communications sub-committee:

  • Ensures members are kept up-to-date with developments in East Melbourne and the activities of the EMG
  • Ensures our website and social media is kept up-to-date
  • Advises on other means of communicating with members or the wider community

Governance

Convenor: Zipporah Szalay

Heritage & Planning

Convenor: Greg Bisinella

The Heritage & Planning Sub-committee considers and advises the EMG on development proposals and their likely impact on the heritage and amenity of East Melbourne and Jolimont. It recommends, in accordance with EMG policy whether objections or appeals should be made to proposals or planning decisions. It also advises on broader planning and heritage policies and issues that affect East Melbourne and Jolimont.

Membership

Convenor: Krystyn Hendrickson

The Membership Sub-committee works to increase EMG membership, to diversify its composition and to ensure its views and interests are made known to the committee, so as to ensure we can effectively represent the community as a whole, and have the financial strength to do so.

Parks & Gardens

Convenor: Luke Martin

The Parks & Gardens Sub-committee considers issues relating to:

  • Public parks, gardens and reserves in East Melbourne and Jolimont (Yarra Park, Fitzroy Gardens, Treasury Gardens, Powlett Reserve, Darling Square, etc.)
  • Plantings in streets including roundabouts, median strips and footpaths

Social

Convenor: Deborah Brown

The Social Sub-committee plans social and fundraising gatherings for members of the EMG and the wider East Melbourne & Jolimont community.

Finance & Governance

The Finance and Governance Sub-committee considers:

  • Financial management
  • Governance, including proposed changes to EMG rules or guidelines
  • Means of achieving cost savings and raising revenue

Former Committee executive members (1953– ) are listed here.