Purpose
The functions of the group are to:
a) advise the Minister and the Minister for Women on strategies aimed at advancing gender equality in local government and delivering the Victorian Government's target of 50 per cent female mayors and councillors by 2025;
b) progress state-wide strategies and frameworks that support women in council administration and women elected on council; and
c) advise on ways to build on the reforms in the Gender Equality Act 2020 and Local Government Act 2020.