Hume mayor Carly Moore has paid her respects to her predecessor Carl Lewis, who died on January 30.
Cr Lewis served at the municipality’s first mayor from 1997 to 1998 and represented Culpin Ward (south east) from 1997 to 2000.
In 2018, the hall at the Lynda Blundell Community Centre in Dallas the Carl Lewis Hall.
Cr Moore said Cr Lewis was always focused on achieving positive outcomes for the community.
“At the heart of his time on Council was a commitment to providing welcoming
community facilities nurturing new opportunities, early childhood development,
community strengthening and the sharing of cultural knowledge in a safe,
respectful place,” Cr Moore said.
“Carl was a councillor in Hume’s formative years and his legacy will live on through
the Lynda Blundell Centre and the many community activities that take place in
this community.”
The municipality of Hume was officially formed in 1994 to include parts of the former Bulla, the Broadmeadows, Whittlesea and Keilor council areas.
