Paul Klisaris

Paul Klisaris was first elected to Monash in 2000 and served as Mayor in 2008 and 2009, 2014/15 and 2017/18.

For many years, Paul and his wife owned and operated a child care centre in Monash. They now operate a child care centre at the Docklands.

Paul began his career as a secondary college teacher. He has dedicated most of his adult life to educating and caring for children. One high point was working with migrant children from Sudan, teaching them to speak English and introducing them to Australian culture.

As an experienced Councillor, Paul believes in open and accountable government and would like to see a Council that always embraces a communicative process with its residents.