Farmer elected mayor of Greater Shepparton

Cr Akers has been a rural advocate involved with the VFF and is a former chair of Dairy Australia.

He was elected to the mayoral position unopposed.

In his acceptance speech, Cr Akers recognised the diversity of Greater Shepparton and emphasised the need for Shepparton’s infrastructure to keep up with its development.

Cr Akers said in his term as mayor, he would lead “a council that listens, a council that leads, a council that gets things done”.

He holds a Bachelor of Applied Science and worked in agricultural science, before moving into agricultural extension.

He is the father of two children with his wife, Natalie, who is a director of Goulburn-Murray Water.