Email: jason.modica@mildura.vic.gov.au

Ph: 0400 103 082

Cr Jason Modica became a Councillor for the first time in 2016. A ceramic tiler and father of teens, Cr Modica lives in Nichols Point with his partner Danielle and is passionate about the region he calls home. During his first term, Cr Modica served twice as Deputy Mayor and held the Arts and Culture portfolio as well as supporting the Environment, Water Literacy, Sustainable Farming and Equitable tax distribution from the three tiers of Government. He represented Mildura Rural City Council (MRCC) at the South Australian Royal Commission into the Murray Darling Basin Plan, Municipal Association of Victorian Annual General Meeting, Australian Local Governments Association Annual General Meeting and the Central Victorian Greenhouse Alliance Board. Councillor Modica ran as an independent Candidate in the 2019 Federal Election with an environmental platform centred on a scientific and hydrological interpretation of the needs of the rivers, creeks, and wetlands in the Murray Darling Basin. In his first year of his second term Cr Modica was elected as Mayor. He was Chair of the Murray River Group of Councils, a group established during the millennial drought to assist Victorian Riverine councils from Moira to Mildura to work through the privatisation of water rights and the commodification of water.

During his year as Mayor, Councillor Modica represented MRCC at Regional Cities Victoria. In this role,

Cr Modica also has participated in: • Audit and Risk Committee

• Central Victorian Green House Alliance

• Municipal Emergency Management Committee

• Municipal Association of Victoria

• Northwest Municipalities Group

• Northwest Rail Alliance.

Currently, Cr Modica is Deputy Mayor and holds the Environment and Sustainability portfolio. Cr Modica completed the Australian Institute of Company Directors and participated in the Australian Conservation Foundation River Fellowship in 2018. Cr Modica has represented MRCC at the Murray Darling Association and has long standing connections with the MDBA and other agencies in the water sector. Cr Modica is passionate about social and regional economic development, energy transition, water literacy, service access and social justice. He is keen to shape the local community’s future, putting honesty, integrity, and authenticity at the centre of representation, as well as fighting for transparency and good governance.