November 6th, 2024Counting continues in Hepburn council election…
Counting continues in the Hepburn Shire local government election.
Twelve candidates put their hands up for seven vacancies. In the order they appeared on the ballot they are: Don Henderson, Tony Clark, Christian Porochowsky, Tim Drylie, Derek Sedgman, Benny Pettersson, Brian Hood, Cameron Stone, Pat Hockey, Lesley Hewitt, Shirley Cornish and Bernie Winfield-Gray.
Of the 12 candidates, four are former councillors.
Following a review in 2023, the Minister for Local Government announced a new electoral structure for Hepburn Shire.
The changes see the shire move from five wards with seven councillors, to no wards with seven councillors. Voters were able to vote for any candidate, regardless of where they or the candidate live in the municipality.
From the Victorian Electoral Commission website:
Voting in the Hepburn Shire Council election has now closed. We will publish results as they are finalised during the count period. All results will be declared by November 15.
In local council elections, we can’t guarantee exactly when results will be available. This is because each election is slightly different.
The things that can affect the counting timeline include: the number of vacancies; if it is counted by hand or by computer; how many people are enrolled in the council; and how many candidates there are in each ward.
Provisional results for all councils will be published on this website between November 6 and 12.
Didn’t vote? If you were enrolled in this election and it looks like you did not vote, we may send you an ‘Apparent failure to vote’ notice in the coming months. This is your chance to explain what happened if you did not vote. Please respond to this notice, otherwise you might receive a fine.
Ed’s note: In the October 7 edition I said I thought I knew how the election would play out. So, with voting over, here are my picks in no particular order and not necessarily my votes. I reckon those in will be former councillors Don Henderson, Tim Drylie, Brian Hood and Lesley Hewitt, and newcomers Bernie Winfield-Gray, Benny Pettersson and Cameron Stone. Hmmm.
