Former Moyne Shire councillor and public servant Kelvin Goodall will stand at the shire's 2020 election

Kelvin Goodall served on the council for about two years following a 2015 count back, but narrowly missed out on a position at the 2016 election.

Veteran councillor and Mortlake resident Jill Parker will not re-contest the October election, meaning Mr Goodall is now the only candidate from Mortlake.

He said he he was standing to improve council consultation and ensure all communities including Mortlake had a voice.

"I think the council do a lot of things right. (But) I don't think they engage with the communities. That doesn't only include Mortlake, all the other communities," he said.

Mr Goodall worked in Victorian public service for nearly 30 years mostly in roles related to local government, including a 10-year stint as a Inspector of Municipal Administration.

"I have an understanding how councils should operate," he said.

"The state government tends to act without consultation and doesn't engage with the local government anywhere in the state. That has ever thus been the case."

Mr Goodall was educated at Mortlake State School, Mortlake High School and then La Trobe University.

He lived in Melbourne for much of his working life before returning to live in Mortlake in 2007 and he is now president of the Mortlake Community Development Committee and the Mortlake and District Historical Society.

"Mortlake has done fairly well overt the last couple of years on the infrastructure side, the council services here have improved," Mr Goodall said.

He is a member of the Mortlake South Wind Farm and Mt Fyans Wind Farm community engagement committees and while he believes climate change is one of the biggest issues all government face, he supports the council's opposition to further wind farms until communities receive better planning outcomes.

"The recommendations of the wind farm commissioner should be implemented so there is some control over their development including transmission to the grid."

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