Your trusted community leader.

Track record on delivering

As a dedicated community leader with a lifelong commitment to serving and safeguarding our neighbourhoods, I humbly ask for your support as your representative for Sandpiper Ward.

About Graham

My journey is established in community service—over 48 years with the Country Fire Authority and leadership roles spanning organizations like the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport, CVGT Australia and Remembrance Parks Central Victoria.
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From boardrooms to bushfires, I've navigated challenges with resilience and determination. As a seasoned executive and Nationally Accredited Mediator, I've driven transformative change and influenced policy across diverse sectors. In my legal career, I specialize in empowering businesses through strategic negotiations, mergers, and navigating complex legislation.
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Beyond my professional life, my heart lies in community activism. I cherish my roles in local clubs and organizations, striving to make a meaningful impact as a non-executive chair and director. As a new grandfather, family holds a special place in my life, alongside my passion for sailing down our riverways on our family houseboat.
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With your support, I will bring decades of experience and a deep-rooted commitment to making Sandpiper Ward an even better place to call home. Together, let's build a future where our community thrives.

Graham Fountain standing outside the Supreme Court dressed in his Barrister's gown.

My Priorities

I’m seeking your support to continue serving our community as your local Independent Councillor. As a local volunteer firefighter, it’s been a privilege to serve our community for 45 years, including as Edithvale CFA Captain, for the past 10 years. As a lawyer and small business owner, I understand the pressures on people and families and am committed to devote the time to support our community.

Improved Efficiency & Productivity

· Holistic review of council services to ensure services are focused on community need and expectations and provide public value
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· Reduce expenditure and predisposition to annual rates increases, with more robust financial governance, decision making and expenditure review frameworks

Community Cohesion, Safety & Resilience

· Beautification and passive community safety initiatives, including sensor lighting of bike paths and throughfares, landscaping, creative lighting and public art, and increase maintenance including waste management on the foreshore.
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· Responsible activation of open space to promote community cohesion, in partnership with local businesses and community groups

Economic Development

· Rejuvenation of local shopping strips that extends from paths and planter box upgrades (e.g. proposed Edithvale upgrade),with direct support to attract and retain businesses and for businesses to upgrade facades and publicly facing assets

· Removing Bureaucracy and red tape (including more efficient and timely policy reviews – where required)

Protect our Environment & Open Spaces

· Protecting open space and the environment, including managing over development that removes open space and exceeds infrastructure capacity (including parking)

· Removing bureaucracy and red tape (including more efficient and timely policy reviews – where required)

Social Capital & Community Development

· Genuine consultation and engagement with the community, through scheduled face to face Ward meetings and workshops (blended with online engagement tools)
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· Partner local sporting clubs to promote and encourage an active and healthy community, including providing a mechanism for social connection for vulnerable and isolated residents
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· Develop Collaborative and forward-looking masterplan to provide sports facilities that meet short/long term growth needs, including increasing female participation.

Graham Fountain, a local CFA firefighter for over 48 years.

Through genuine consultation we must review council services to ensure they align with community needs and maximise efficient use of Council’s resources. With your support I can continue serving you, as your Independent Councillor.

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Community testimonials

"The Aspendale Lifesaving Club would like to recognise the inspiring community leadership of Graham Fountain. Knowing Graham via the Aspendale Lifesaving Club and the Edithvale CFA his exemplary devotion to the community is a true indicator of his passion and commitment towards the Kingston community.

As President of the Aspendale Life Saving Club I could not consider a more valuable, honest and knowledgeable inspiring community leader than Graham Fountain.

It's a privilege to work alongside Graham and the success Graham has in his career being professional or volunteer is a testament of his inspiring, and devoted character."

Chad Henry

President, Aspendale Life Saving Club

"Someone once said, there are three types of people in the World. There are people who make things happen, there are people who watch things happen, and there are people who wonder, what happened? Without a shadow of a doubt, Graham is a man who makes things happen. He is also a giver. For many years, he has given his time, energy, knowledge and experience ot our local community through his many volunteer roles, not only through his many years with the CFA, but more broadly, his committee roles with a number of other organisations. I have always found Graham to be a genuine, caring, and considerate person who has given a lifetime of service, putting others ahead of himself. His decision to run for Councillor for Sandpiper Ward in the upcoming City of Kingston Council elections would not have been made lightly. Graham will only ever take on a challenge, if he is willing to give 110% of himself to that challenge, and based on his decision to run. I believe that he would be a wonderful addition to our Council decision makers"

Ron Fitch

Controller Chelsea SES

"When the Edithvale Aspendale Sporting Club where looking for someone to lead the negotiations and project for the redevelopment of Regents Park, we looked no further than Graham Fountain. Graham's tireless dedication and connection with the community, achievements securing funding and the construction for the new Edithvale Fire Station, as well as his negotiation and business skills are second to none, and he hasn't let us down. Graham is in it for the right reasons (to support the community) and has the total support of the Edithvale Aspendale Sporting Club in his endeavours to represent the community on Council."

Peter O'Connor

President, Edithvale Aspendale Sporting Club

"When you think of community leadership you think no further than Graham Fountain. His extraordinary leadership of our local CFA as well as negotiating funding and representing the sporting clubs in the Regents Park redevelopment project has been exceptional. He is inclusive, attends meetings, provides feedback and is truly engaged in projects for the benefit of the whole community. He has certainly supported the tennis club. I have no hesitation supporting his campaign to be our local representative on Council."

Grant Ploza

President Aspendale Tennis Club

"Graham Fountain has been an exemplary member of our local community over many years and has provided outstanding support to local organisations and I have no hesitation in recommending him as a very worthy Council member of The City of Kingston."

Michael J. Weissenfeld OAM, CPA

President, Longbeach RSL

Track Record of Delivering

Negotiated and delivered over $28M in community Facilities‍
- New Edithvale Fire Station ($4.5M) incorporating community coworking facilities
- New SES headquarters in Chelsea Heights, supporting Chelsea SES ($9M)
- New Firefighting and specialist appliances for Edithvale CFA, including new remotely piloted aircraft system (drones) as astate first ($3.8M)
- New Ken Lyons Pavilion at Regents Park, Aspendale ($10M)o Achieved bi-partisan and council funding and policy support for the above

Regents Park Pavillion

New, Ken Lyons pavilion at Regents Park, Aspendale - $10M.

Chelsea Heights SES Headquarters

New SES headquarters - $10M