Kris Pavlidis

Kris Pavlidis is an Australian social worker and former elected representative in local government in Australia. She served as a councillor of the City of Whittlesea from 2005 until 2020. She was elected Mayor of the City of Whittlesea from 2006 to 2007 and again from 2017 to 2018.[1]

Early life and career

Pavlidis is of Greek heritage and grew up in Australia in a Greek-speaking household.[2]

She worked with Action on Disability within Ethnic Communities (ADEC) between 1989 and 1998.[3]

Whittlesea City Council

Pavlidis was first elected to Whittlesea City Council in 2005 and served four consecutive terms. She was elected mayor by fellow councillors in 2006 and again in 2017.[4] [5] In August 2018, she was among a group of Victorian mayors who signed an open letter supporting members of the South Sudanese community.[6] Her term on council concluded in March 2020 when the Victorian Government dismissed the City of Whittlesea Council following a governance inquiry.[7]

Pavlidis served as Chair of the Ethnic Communities Council of Victoria from 2017 to 2019.[8] In December 2020, she was elected President of PRONIA.[9] She has also served in a leadership role with the Federation of Ethnic Communities' Councils of Australia.[10]

In 2015, Pavlidis received a Ten-Year Service Award from the Municipal Association of Victoria.[11] She was included in the publication Greek Women of Influence: 1821–2021 (2021).[12] [13]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Kris Pavlidis elected Whittlesea mayor". Northern Star Weekly. 3 November 2017. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
  2. ↑ "Kris Pavlidis on Greek language and sandwiches in Immigration Museum's 'Becoming You'". Neos Kosmos. 7 January 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
  3. ↑ "Annual Report 1996–1997" (PDF). Action on Disability within Ethnic Communities. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
  4. ↑ "Kris Pavlidis elected Whittlesea mayor". Northern Star Weekly. 3 November 2017. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
  5. ↑ "Greek Australian Mayor Kris Pavlidis Vows to Increase Women's Role in Politics". Greek Reporter. 13 November 2017. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
  6. ↑ Webb, Carolyn (13 August 2018). "End 'racist fearmongering' say mayors as they back Sudanese community". The Age. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
  7. ↑ "Whittlesea council sacked over 'dysfunction', replaced with interim administrator". ABC News. 19 March 2020. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
  8. ↑ "Mayor of Whittlesea City Council, Cr. Kris Pavlidis is the new ECCV Chairperson" (PDF). Ethnic Communities Council of Victoria. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
  9. ↑ "PRONIA unanimously elects Kris Pavlidis as President". Neos Kosmos. 16 December 2020. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
  10. ↑ "Pavlidis no longer ECCV chief, but continues her work with FECCA". Neos Kosmos. 20 December 2019. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
  11. ↑ "Past Councillor Service Award Winners: 10 Year Service Awards – Kris Pavlidis, 2015". Municipal Association of Victoria. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
  12. ↑ Andrinopoulos, Peter (2021). Greek Women of Influence: 1821–2021. Society of Kalamata.
  13. ↑ "Greek Women of Influence: a bilingual book celebrates the contribution of women". SBS Greek. Retrieved 10 May 2025.


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