Register of Financial Interest

In accordance with the Local Government Legislation Amendment Act 2019,  the legislation requires the entire Register of Financial Interests to be published on the local government's website.

Section 5.88(2) requires that the Register contains:

  • Primary (s5.75) and Annual Returns (s5.76) only for current relevant persons (i.e. Council Members and Designated employees) (subject to s5.88(3) and
  • Elected member direct financial , indirect financial and proximity interests disclosed at meetings (s5.65) and
  • Employee direct financial, indirect financial and proximity interests disclosed relating to delegated authority (s5.71) and
  • Will require the CEO to disclose interests relating to gifts in accordance with advice or reports provided directly or indirectly to the council or a committee (s5.71A)
Declaration Register
Meeting Date Name of Relevant Person Declaring an Interest Meeting Type Item relating to Interest Nature of Interest
17/09/2025 Cr Kristy D'Aprile Ordinary Council Meeting Item 10.4.4 - Disclosure of Interest Affecting Impartiality. Committee Member of KRBA
17/09/2025 Cr Matthew Gavin Collis Ordinary Council Meeting Item 12.1 - Disclosure of Interest Affecting Impartiality. Board Member of CRC
17/09/2025 Cr Liz Guidera Ordinary Council Meeting Item 12.1 - Disclosure of Interest Affecting Impartiality. Chair of the Board of CRC.
17/09/2025 Cr Ian Hanna Ordinary Council Meeting Item 10.4.4 - Disclosure of Interest Affecting Impartiality. Aligned with a retail business and member of Katanning Regional Business Association Committee.
17/09/2025 Cr Ian Hanna Ordinary Council Meeting Item 10.4.3 - Disclosure of Interest Affecting Impartiality. My wife is a committee member of the All-Ages Community Garden.
18/12/2024 Cr Ian Hanna Ordinary Council Meeting Item 13.2 - 13.2 - He is a real estate agent and was previously involved in the marketing of these vacant lots. Financial Interest Real Estate Agent
23/10/2024 Cr Michelle Salter Ordinary Council Meeting Item 10.4.2 - 10.4.2 - Attraction and Retention Packages for Regional Child Care Workers Program 2024-2025 Grant Application Financial Interest Works at Wanslea
23/10/2024 Cr Michelle Salter Ordinary Council Meeting Item 10.4.1 - 10.4.1 - Community Grants Program Round 1 - 2024/2025 Affecting Impartiality - Vice President of a Smart Start Great Southern
23/10/2024 Cr Matt Collis Ordinary Council Meeting Item 10.3.3 - 10.3.3 - Requests for Rating Concessions Affecting Impartiality - Chair of Katanning Environmental Inc
23/10/2024 Cr Matt Collis Ordinary Council Meeting Item 10.4.1 - 10.4.1 - Community Grants Program Round 1 - 2024/2025 Affecting Impartiality - Treasure of Katanning Primary P & C
23/10/2024 Cr Ian Hanna Ordinary Council Meeting Item 10.3.3 - 10.3.3 - Request for Rating Concessions Affecting Impartiality - Committe Member at the Katanning Country Club
25/09/2024 Cr Matt Collis Ordinary Council Meeting Item 10.3.3 - 10.3.3 - Requesting for Rating Concessions Chair of Katanning Environmental Inc
25/09/2024 Cr Ian Hanna Ordinary Council Meeting Item 10.3.3 - 10.3.3 - Requests for Rating Concessions Current Committee of Katanning Country Club
26/06/2024 Cr Kristy D'Aprile Ordinary Council Meeting Item 10.3.3 - Item 10.3.3 - Property Sales Financial Interest - The company of which I am a Director submitted an offer to purchase 59 Beaufort Street
26/06/2024 Cr Ian Hanna Ordinary Council Meeting Item 10.3.3 - Item 10.3.3 - Property Sales Financial Interest - Real Estate Agent involved in the sale of these properties
27/03/2024 Cr John Goodheart Ordinary Council Meeting Item 10.2.2 - Katanning Tennis Club - Court Resurfacing Project Member of the Katanning Country Club
27/03/2024 Cr Ian Hanna Ordinary Council Meeting Item 10.2.2 - Katanning Tennis Club - Court Resurfacing Project Management Committee. Member at the Katanning Country Club
27/03/2024 Cr Liz Guidera Ordinary Council Meeting Item 10.2.2 - Katanning Tennis Club - Court Resurfacing Project Member of Katanning Tennis Club
25/05/2023 Cr Kristy D'Aprile Ordinary Council Meeting Item 10.2.3 - Katanning Shooting Club – Lease Portion Reserve 9082 Affecting Impartiality - Husband is a committee member of the Katanning Shooting Club
25/05/2023 Cr Kristy D'Aprile Ordinary Council Meeting Item 10.3.4 - Retail Trading Hours – Public Holidays Affecting Impartiality - President of Business Association
25/05/2023 Cr Michelle Salter Ordinary Council Meeting Item 12.1 - Community Grants Program Financial Interest - Works for a Smart Start and Wanslea
25/05/2023 Cr John Goohdeart Ordinary Council Meeting Item 10.1.2 - Development Application – Proposed New Single House and Oversize Outbuilding (i.e. Domestic Storage Shed) Proximity Interest - Lives next door
27/04/2023 Cr Michelle Salter Ordinary Council Meeting Item 10.3.1 - Community Grants Program Financial Interest - Employee of A Smart Start
23/02/2023 Cr Kristy D'Aprile Ordinary Council Meeting Item 10.3.2 - Retail Trading Hours Extension - Public Holidays Affecting Impartiality - President of Katanning Regional Business Association
23/11/2022 Cr Matt Collis Ordinary Council Meeting Item 13.1 - Katanning Community Citizen of the Year Awards 2023 Affecting Impartiality - Chair of nominated organisation
27/10/2022 Cr Kristy D'Aprile Ordinary Council Meeting Item 10.1.1 - Development Application - Proposed Oversize Outbuilding (i.e. Domestic Storage Shed) Financial Interest - Owner of Property
27/10/2022 Cr Kristy D'Aprile Ordinary Council Meeting Item 10.3.2 - Christmas/New Year Retail Trading Extension Affecting Impartiality - Business Owners & President of KRBA
28/07/2022 Cr Serena Sandwell Ordinary Council Meeting Item 13.1 - Tender 03-2021 - Operation & Management of the Katanning Aquatic Centre Affecting Impartiality - Board Member of Katanning Aquatic Centre
27/04/2021 Cr Liz Guidera Ordinary Council Meeting Item 10.3.2 - Appointment of Fire Control Officers Affecting Impartiality - Husband is a Fire Control Officer
22/12/2020 Cr John Goodheart Ordinary Council Meeting Item 10.3.2 - Community Grants Program (CGP) 2020/2021 Financial Interest & Affecting Impartiality - Member of the Historical Society Committee
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