Hi Pdfpdf, how are you? - Well, I really hate all the data entry and catchup required before I do the income tax. (Once it's done, the Income Tax itself is easy.) So, I guess you could say I'm bored and unmotivated. It's only the thought of getting the refund cheque now, rather than in 4 months time, which is motivating me.
Is this supposed to be ...  - Yes. (I missed that one.)
Do we know what Council's (I am assuming local government) and committees he was on???  - Yes:
Following his retirement from the military, Major General Whitelaw maintained close ties with veteran and Service organisations. On 20 July 1979, he became the inaugural executive director of the National Farmers Federation.  He was active with the Department of Veterans Affairs and served on numerous councils including the Australian Veterans and Defence Services Council, and the Australian Capital Territory Treatment Monitoring Committee.
No, it seems that none of them were Local Govt. 
(Back to the tedious data entry.)
Cheers,