The election results are now in for Borough of Queenscliffe, with new councillors sworn in.
Five councillors were sworn into the Borough of Queenscliffe at Queenscliffe Town Hall on Wednesday, November 13, following election results declared the day before.
The borough has two first-time councillors, Brendan Monahan and Di Rule, joining council’s ranks alongside re-elected members Isabelle Tolhurst and Donnie Grigau.
The new council term will also see the return of Cr Helene Cameron, who served as councillor from 2008 to 2012 and mayor from 2012 to 2016 before leaving council due to family health issues.
Borough of Queenscliffe chief executive Martin Gill said he congratulated the successful candidates for accepting the councillor role for the 2024-28 term.
“I’d like to give a warm welcome to the new councillors, as well as those who are returning,” he said.
“I look forward to working closely with the new council as we continue to progress important projects across the Borough.”
Cr Grigau received the highest number of first preference votes, with 637 ratepayers (22.33 per cent) choosing him to represent the community.
Cr Tolhurst was the second elected councillor with 507 first preference votes (17.77 per cent), followed by Cr Monahan with 476 votes (16.68 per cent) and Cr Rule with 391 votes (13.7 per cent).
Cr Cameron secured the final councillor spot with 204 first preference votes (7.15 per cent), meaning that former councillors Rob Minty and Ross Ebbels were not re-elected for another term.
The new councillors will help develop plans and projects that benefit Queenscliff and Point Lonsdale’s towns and communities.
