Published on 05 November 2020
A mix of returning, former and new Councillors will form Macedon Ranges Shire Council for the next four years, following the official declaration of local government elections by the Victorian Electoral Commission today.
The result of the postal vote election was declared by the VEC outside the Kyneton Mechanics Institute. In Macedon Ranges Shire, three Councillors are elected for each of our three wards.
The new Councillors are:
East Ward:
Annette Death Geoff Neil Bill WestSouth Ward:
Dominic Bonanno Rob Guthrie Anne MooreWest Ward:
Jennifer Anderson Janet Pearce Mark RidgewayThe new Councillor group will be sworn in at a ceremony at Council’s Gisborne Administration Centre at 40 Robertson Street on Monday 16 November. The ceremony will include a Welcome to Country and Smoking Ceremony by Traditional Owners, weather permitting. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the ceremony will only be attended by Councillors and Council staff but will be livestreamed on Council’s website from 6pm.
The Mayor will be elected at a scheduled Council meeting in Gisborne on Monday 23 November.
The new Council’s next meeting will be the scheduled Council meeting in Gisborne on Wednesday 25 November.
Both meetings will be livestreamed.
For more information, see our Councillors.