November 9th, 2020Hepburn Shire Council: The tribe has spoken

Successful candidates for the election, which took almost two weeks to be declared, are: Birch Ward – Jen Bray (CV) and Lesley Hewitt, Cameron Ward – Tessa Halliday (CV), Coliban Ward – Brian Hood (CV), Creswick Ward – Don Henderson and Tim Drylie (CV) and Holcombe Ward – Juliet Simpson.
In Birch Ward, under first preferences, Jen Bray received 823 votes (24.65 per cent) followed by Lesley Hewitt – 700 (20.96), Anne Stewart – 678 votes (20.31), former councillor Fiona Robson – 600 votes (19.97), Gary Carter – 499 (14.94) and Celia Waldron – 39 (1.17).

In Cameron Ward, Tessa Halliday received 788 votes (47.76 per cent) followed by Dorothy Russell – 498 (30.18) and Nicholas Ayres-Wearne – 364 (22.06).
In Coliban Ward, Brian Hood received 1002 votes (52.46 per cent) followed by former councillor and mayor Licia Kokocinski – 551 (28.85) and Ethan Brown – 357 (18.69).
In Creswick Ward, Don Henderson received 1709 votes (47.26 per cent) followed by Tim Drylie – 1203 (33.27) and Stuart Jonas – 704 (19.47).
In Holcombe Ward, Juliet Simpson received 557 votes (33.92 per cent) followed by Daniel McMillan – 414 (25.21), Bill McClenaghan – 383 (23.33) and former councillor John Cottrell – 288 (17.54).

Pictured, from left, Tim Drylie, Lesley Hewitt, Tessa Halliday, Don Henderson, Brian Hood, Jen Bray and Juliet Simpson