She is currently a Bass Shire Councillor and is a former Mayor. Pyrenees Shire Coucillor, David Clark, has just been named as the new president of the Municipal Association of Victoria. In Bunurong, where five candidates contested three positions, former Bass Coast mayor Brett Tessari took out almost half of the first preference votes. My grandparents met and married in newly-founded Wonthaggi during the 1910s. Catherine Watson of the Bass Coast Post has written an interesting account of the Bass Coast Shire Council plans for climate action following their declaration of the climate emergency last year. In Bunurong, where five candidates are contesting three positions, former Bass Coast mayor Brett Tessari took out almost half of the first preference votes. The VEC declared the poll at midday yesterday and the new council will be sworn in on Monday. “The investigation is ongoing and is being undertaken by the Victorian Local Government Inspectorate,” she said. The VEC released preliminary results for Bunurong and Island Ward on Friday and for Western Port Ward on Monday. Elected candidates. In the lead up to council elections in Bass Coast, former Liberal MP Alan Brown led a 'reform team' of nine candidates campaigning on council spending and bureaucracy. Elected: TESSARI, Brett (1st elected) Elected: LAING, Leticia (2nd elected) Elected: LARKE, Les (3rd elected) The Bass Coast News has contacted Cr Les Larke for comment. Cr Brett Tessari, Mayor Bass Coast Shire Council The Shire of Cardinia is a local government area in Victoria, Australia, in the south-east of Melbourne between Western Port and the Yarra Ranges on the outskirts of Melbourne. Leave a reply. If you have not yet voted make sure you examine all candidates, not easy to do, but those who are dedicated to servin ... g all levels of our community like Mikhaela, David and Michael shine out in their candidate statements. Neighbourhood Watch Bass Coast are hosting a virtual q&a this Saturday night (7-8.30pm), inviting all … Only two of that group were elected and in Hovell Ward Alan Brown was defeated by Neil Rankine who had 2, 281 votes after the distribution of preferences. Surf Coast Shire Council election results, 2016: Torquay Ward Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labor: Rose Hodge: 2,866: 27.2: Independent: David Bell: 1,962: 18.6: Liberal: Brian McKiterick: 1,683: 16.0: Greens: Marian Smedley: 1,529 14.5 Independent: Martin Paul Duke: 1,522: 14.2: Independent: Joe Remenyi 993 9.4 Turnout: 10,555 70.9 Registered electors: 15,308 Labor hold: Swing We’re currently recruiting for an Aboriginal Development Officer. Council Elections took place in October 2020, with the VEC sending out postal ballot packs from early October. next to the tennis courts).We will hold the Annual General Meeting at 2PM on the 23rd January. Cardinia Shire Council Offices are located in Officer. They will both be held at the Community Hall (at the East end of town- just south of the Inverloch Road. Once nominations close and the ballot order has been declared, you can check out your local candidates and make an informed choice on election day. How does Bass Coast Shire Council feel about the future of the Shire? The Chief Executive Officer must ensure a summary of each Election Campaign Donation Return is made available on Council's website. An information session for prospective candidates for Bass Coast Shire Council elections will be held at 7:30pm on Monday 3 February at the Bass Coast Shire Council Chambers, Civic Centre, 76 McBride Avenue, (entry off Baillieu Street), Wonthaggi. It covers an area of 1,560 square kilometres (600 sq mi) and at the 2016 Census had a population of over 29,000. I was born in Geelong but moved back to Bass Coast, to Cape Paterson, over 3 years ago. The reason I am running for Island Ward in the 2020 Bass Coast Shire Election is because I firmly believe that it's high time we tried something new, and I believe that I am the right person to help lead Council in a different, better direction. Bass Coast is one of Victoria's fastest growing rural municipalities. This provides information on local services and supports available during this difficult time, and how best to contact them. The VEC released preliminary results for Bunurong and Island Ward on Friday and for Western Port Ward on Monday. Elections for the 2021 FinPro Executive will be held on Friday 26 February 2021 (postponed from December 2020 due to COVID). My father grew up here. She noted: “It has been a little more than 12 months since BC CAN (Bass Coast Climate Action Network) submitted a petition to the Shire Council demanding action on the global climate crisis. The Surf Coast Shire is a local government area in the Barwon South West region of Victoria, Australia, located in the south-western part of the state. The election count 30/10/2020 Eight of Bass Coast Shire’s new councillors have been decided but one position hangs in the balance. The VEC released preliminary results for Bunurong and Island Ward on Friday and for Western Port Ward on Monday. In my professional life I have volunteered as member or chair of many committees, mostly for Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand and CPA Australia, but also Standards Australia, the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants and the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants. Bass Coast Shire Council has worked with South Gippsland Shire Council, the Latrobe Health Assembly, the South Coast Primary & Community Partnership and local service providers to develop a resource booklet for the community. The election count 30/10/2020 Eight of Bass Coast Shire’s new councillors have been decided but one position hangs in the balance. Image via vec.vic.gov.au. ‘Excited’, ‘confident’ and ‘proud’ are all words used by Bass Coast Mayor, Cr Brett Tessari. More information can be found on the VEC website here Who were the Candidates? I’ve never actually lived off Phillip Island. I am your local self funded independent candidate for Island Ward in the Bass Coast local council election - Oct 2020. These were to be returned by 6 pm on Friday 23 October. I grew up in Cowes, but after a housefire and eviction, moved to Cape Woolamai. Questions with Answers to Bass Coast Shire Council Candidates. Early in our term, we drew up a list of what we wanted for Bass Coast: a hospital upgrade, a new campus for Wonthaggi Secondary College, a 24-health facility on Phillip Island, a university centre for Wonthaggi.