Neil Bedford Lucas PSM, JP (born 10 August 1945) was the Administrator of

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and

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. He served in the office from January 2006 to October 2009, when he was replaced by

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. He was formerly the CEO for the City of Berwick, the Mayor of Casey, the State Member for

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from 1996–2002, representing the

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, Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the

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and consultant to the Victorian Ministers for Local Government and Planning. He was appointed a

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(JP) upon taking the position of Mayor of Casey. In recognition of his significant contributions over the years Mr Lucas was awarded the Public Service Medal (PSM) in 1995 for outstanding public service to local government.

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Official press release

Parliament of Victoria - Lucas, Neil Bedford
Living people 1945 births Members of the Victorian Legislative Council Members of the Victorian Legislative Council for Eumemmerring Province Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Victoria Mayors of places in Victoria (Australia) Christmas Island administrators Recipients of the Public Service Medal (Australia) {{Australia-mayor-stub