Results of the 2024 Victorian local elections in Loddon Mallee

2024 Campaspe Shire Council election
All 9 seats on Campaspe Shire Council; 5 seats needed for a majority
Registered	29,734
Turnout	81.46% ( 0.44)
Largest party before election; Independents;	Subsequent largest party ; Independents;

2024 Buloke Shire Council election
All 6 seats on Buloke Shire Council; 4 seats needed for a majority
Largest party before election; Independents;	Subsequent largest party ; TBD;

This is a list of results for the 2024 Victorian local elections in the Loddon Mallee region.

Loddon Mallee has a population of around 350,000 and covers ten local government areas (LGAs), including the City of Greater Bendigo.^[1]

Buloke

Buloke Shire Council is composed of three multi-member wards with two members each. The council decreased from seven members to six prior to the 2024 election; councillors were previously elected across two two-member wards and one three-member ward.^[2]

Buloke results

2024 Victorian local elections: Buloke^[3]
Party			Votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Independent
Formal votes
Informal votes
Total
Registered voters / turnout

Lower Avoca

2024 Victorian local elections: Lower Avoca Ward
Party		Candidate
	Independent	Stephen Barratt
	Independent	Kevin Thomas O'Dea
	Independent	Bruce Stafford
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout

Mallee

2024 Victorian local elections: Mallee Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Bernadette Hogan (elected)	unopposed
	Independent	Alan Ronald Getley (elected)	unopposed
Registered electors			1,728

Mount Jeffcott

2024 Victorian local elections: Mount Jeffcott Ward
Party		Candidate
	Independent	Daryl Warren
	Independent	Graeme Leon Milne
	Independent	Charmaine Delaney
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout

Campaspe

Campaspe Shire Council is composed of one multi-member ward electing nine councillors. Prior to the 2024 election, it was composed of five wards (three single-member and two three-member), but the electoral structure has changed as a result of the Local Government Act 2020.^[4]

Campaspe results

2024 Victorian local elections: Campaspe^[5]^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent National	Rob Amos (elected 1)	3,194	13.93	−6.07^[a]
	Independent	Jessica Mitchell (elected 2)	3,160	13.78	+13.78
	Independent	Paul Jarman (elected 3)	2,484	10.83	−43.71^[b]
	Independent	John Zobec (elected 4)	2,265	9.88	−10.90^[c]
	Independent	Luke Sharrock (elected 5)	2,046	8.92	+8.92
	Independent	Adrian Weston (elected 7)	1,761	7.68	−92.32^[d]
	Independent	Tony Marwood (elected 6)	1,714	7.48	−14.51^[a]
	Independent	Daniel Mackrell (elected 8)	1,517	6.62	−23.61^[c]
	Greens	Zoe Cook (elected 9)	1,501	6.55	+6.55
	Independent National	Michael Farrant	1,467	6.40	+6.40
	Independent	Deb Chumbley	1,329	5.80	+5.80
	Independent	Brett Ould	490	2.14	+2.14
Total formal votes			22,928	94.66	−2.37
Informal votes			1,293	5.34	+2.37
Turnout			24,221	81.46	−0.44

Central Goldfields

2024 Central Goldfields Shire Council election

← 2020

October 2024

2028 →

All 7 seats on Central Goldfields Shire Council
4 seats needed for a majority

Largest party before election

Independents

Subsequent largest party

Independents

Central Goldfields Shire Council is composed of seven single-member wards. Prior to the 2024 election, it was composed of four wards (three single-member and one four-member), but the electoral structure has changed as a result of the Local Government Act 2020.^[8]

Central Goldfields results

2024 Victorian local elections: Central Goldfields^[9]
Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Independents	6,021	100.00	7
Formal votes		6,021	95.75
Informal votes		267	4.25
Total		6,288		7
Registered voters		10,886

Flynn

2024 Victorian local elections: Flynn Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Liesbeth Long	690	58.72	–9.84
	Independent	Raymond Sexton	485	41.28
Total formal votes			1,175	94.91
Informal votes			63	5.09
Turnout			1,238	82.64
	Independent hold		Swing	–9.84

Maryborough Central

2024 Victorian local elections: Maryborough Central Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Gerard Michael Murphy	935	72.88
	Independent	Lowen Clarke	348	27.12
Total formal votes			1,283	96.10
Informal votes			52	3.90
Turnout			1,335	82.56
	Independent win		(new ward)

Maryborough East

2024 Victorian local elections: Maryborough East Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Jacob Meyer	581	52.25
	Independent	Trevor Stevens	531	47.75
Total formal votes			1,112	94.64
Informal votes			63	5.36
Turnout			1,175	76.40
	Independent win		(new ward)

Maryborough North

2024 Victorian local elections: Maryborough North Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Geoff Bartlett	778	61.26
	Independent	Wayne Sproull	492	38.74
Total formal votes			1,270	96.21
Informal votes			50	3.79
Turnout			1,320	84.40
	Independent win		(new ward)

Maryborough West

2024 Victorian local elections: Maryborough West Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Grace La Vella	unopposed
Registered electors			1,644
	Independent win		(new ward)

Paddys Ranges

2024 Victorian local elections: Paddys Ranges Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Chris Meddows-Taylor	485	41.07
	Independent	Ben Green	484	40.98
	Independent	Gregory Thomas Corcoran	212	17.95
Total formal votes			1,181	96.80
Informal votes			39	3.20
Turnout			1,220	83.22
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Independent	Ben Green	610	51.65
	Independent	Chris Meddows-Taylor	571	48.35
	Independent gain from Independent		Swing	N/A

Tullaroop

2024 Victorian local elections: Tullaroop Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Anna De Villiers	unopposed
Registered electors			1,559
	Independent win		Swing	N/A

Gannawarra

2024 Gannawarra Shire Council election

← 2020

October 2024

2028 →

All 7 seats on Gannawarra Shire Council
4 seats needed for a majority

Largest party before election

Independents

Subsequent largest party

TBD

Gannawarra Shire Council is composed of one multi-member ward electing seven councillors. Prior to the 2024 election, it was composed of four wards (two single-member, one two-member and one three-member), but the electoral structure has changed as a result of the Local Government Act 2020.^[10]

Gannawarra results

2024 Victorian local elections: Gannawarra^[11]
Party		Candidate
	Independent	Keith Harold Link
	Independent	Lisa Farrant
	Independent	Daniel Bolitho
	Independent	Ross Stanton
	Independent	Robert Jarman
	Independent	Anthony L. Troy
	Independent	Garner J. Smith
	Independent	Pat Quinn
	Independent	Noel Collins
	Independent	Charles Gillingham
	Independent	Travis Collier
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout

Greater Bendigo

2024 Greater Bendigo City Council election

← 2020

October 2024

2028 →

All 9 seats on Greater Bendigo City Council
5 seats needed for a majority

	First party	Second party
	IND	IND
Party	Independents	Ind. Labor
Seats before	7	0
Seats won	5	2
Seat change	2	2
First preference vote	45,859	7,350
Percentage	71.67%	11.49%

	Third party	Fourth party
	VS	IND
Party	Socialists	Ind. Liberal
Seats before	0	1
Seats won	1	1
Seat change	1
First preference vote	3,387	3,101
Percentage	5.29%	4.85%

Largest party before election

Independents

Subsequent largest party

Independents

Greater Bendigo City Council is composed of nine single-member wards. Prior to the 2024 election, it was composed of three multi-member wards with three members each, but the electoral structure has changed as a result of the Local Government Act 2020.^[12]

Epsom Ward was uncontested.

Greater Bendigo results

2024 Victorian local elections: Greater Bendigo^[13]^[14]^[15]
Party		Votes	%	Seats	Change
	Independents	45,859	71.67	5	2
	Independent Labor	7,350	11.49	2	2
	Victorian Socialists	3,387	5.29	1	1
	Independent Liberal	3,101	4.85	1
	Greens	3,294	5.15	0
	Ind. Legalise Cannabis	996	1.56	0
Formal votes		63,987	96.28
Informal votes		2,469	3.72
Total		66,456	100.00	9
Registered voters / turnout

Axedale

2024 Victorian local elections: Axedale Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent Liberal	Shivali Chatley	3,101	36.90
	Independent	Rob Stephenson	2,027	24.12
	Independent	Colin Carrington^[e]	1,979	23.55
	Independent	Alida Robinson	1,296	15.42
Total formal votes			8,403
Informal votes			197	2.29
Turnout			8,600	86.98
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Independent Liberal	Shivali Chatley	4,839	57.59
	Independent	Rob Stephenson	3,564	42.41
	Independent Liberal win		(new ward)

Eppalock

2024 Victorian local elections: Eppalock Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Aaron Spong	5,727	69.87
	Independent	Dean Farrell	2,470	30.13
Total formal votes			8,197
Informal votes			383	4.46
Turnout			8,580	80.49
	Independent win		(new ward)

Epsom

2024 Victorian local elections: Epsom Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Andrea Metcalf	unopposed
Registered electors			9,631
	Independent win		(new ward)

Golden Square

2024 Victorian local elections: Golden Square Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Karen Corr	3,085	39.46
	Independent	Matthew Dwyer	1,778	22.74
	Independent	Vaughan Williams	1,650	21.11
	Independent	Maryann Martinek	1,305	21.11
Total formal votes			7,818
Informal votes			243	3.01
Turnout			8,061	79.73
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Independent	Karen Corr	4,771	61.03
	Independent	Vaughan Williams	3,047	38.97
	Independent win		(new ward)

Kennington

2024 Victorian local elections: Kennington Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent Labor	Abhishek Awasthi	4,713	58.86	+58.86
	Greens	Gavin Hicks	3,294	41.14	+41.14
Total formal votes			8,007	95.70
Informal votes			360	4.30
Turnout			8,367	81.25
	Independent Labor win		(new ward)

Lake Weeroona

2024 Victorian local elections: Lake Weeroona Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Luke Martin
	Independent	Thomas Prince
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout
	TBC win		(new ward)

Lockwood

2024 Victorian local elections: Lockwood Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	John McIlrath
	Independent	Jay Brady
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout
	TBC win		(new ward)

Ravenswood

2024 Victorian local elections: Ravenswood Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Donna Nicholas
	Independent	Emma Berglund
	Ind. Legalise Cannabis	John Cooper
	Independent Labor	Damien Hurrell
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout
Two-candidate-preferred result
	TBC win		(new ward)

Whipstick

2024 Victorian local elections: Whipstick Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Victorian Socialists	Owen Cosgriff	3,387	40.67	+40.67
	Independent	Bevan Madden	2,737	32.87	+32.87
	Independent	Jan Pagliaro	2,203	26.46	+26.46
Total formal votes			8,327	96.86
Informal votes			270	3.14
Turnout			8,597	80.29
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Victorian Socialists	Owen Cosgriff	4,387	52.68	+52.68
	Independent	Bevan Madden	3,940	47.32	+47.32
	Victorian Socialists win		(new ward)

Loddon

2024 Loddon Shire Council election

← 2020

October 2024

2028 →

All 5 seats on Loddon Shire Council
3 seats needed for a majority

Largest party before election

Independents

Subsequent largest party

Independents

Loddon Shire Council is composed of five single-member wards.^[16]

Loddon results

2024 Victorian local elections: Loddon^[17]^[18]
Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Independents	2,000	100.00	5
Formal votes		2,000	97.23
Informal votes		57	2.77
Total		2,057	100.00	5
Registered voters		5,958

Boort

2024 Victorian local elections: Boort Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	David Weaver	unopposed
Registered electors			1,201
	Independent gain from Independent

Inglewood

2024 Victorian local elections: Inglewood Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Wendy Murphy	372	35.94	–2.88
	Independent	Miki Wilson	369	35.65	+35.65
	Independent	Colleen Condliffe	294	28.41	–6.18
Total formal votes			1,035	97.64	–1.20
Informal votes			25	2.36	+1.20
Turnout			1,060	83.79	+0.03
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Independent	Miki Wilson	571	55.17	+55.17
	Independent	Wendy Murphy	464	44.83	–6.86
	Independent gain from Independent

Tarnagulla

2024 Victorian local elections: Tarnagulla Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Nick Angelo	370	38.34	–0.36
	Independent	Linda Jungwirth	366	37.93	–7.72
	Independent	Carly Noble	119	12.33	+12.33
	Independent	Charmain Sheppard	110	11.40	+11.40
Total formal votes			965	96.79	–1.25
Informal votes			32	3.21	+1.25
Turnout			997	85.87	+1.72
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Independent	Nick Angelo	490	50.78	+5.91
	Independent	Linda Jungwirth	475	49.22	–5.91
	Independent gain from Independent		Swing	+5.91

Terrick

2024 Victorian local elections: Terrick Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Dan Straub	unopposed
Registered electors			1,197
	Independent hold

Wedderburn

2024 Victorian local elections: Wedderburn Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Gavan Lindsay Holt	unopposed
Registered electors			1,134
	Independent hold

Macedon Ranges

2024 Macedon Ranges Shire Council election

← 2020

October 2024

2028 →

All 9 seats on Macedon Ranges Shire Council
5 seats needed for a majority

Largest party before election

Independents

Subsequent largest party

TBD

Macedon Ranges Shire Council is composed of three multi-member wards with three members each.^[19]

Macedon Ranges results

2024 Victorian local elections: Macedon Ranges^[20]
Party			Votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Independent
	Independent Liberal
Formal votes
Informal votes
Total
Registered voters / turnout

East

2024 Victorian local elections: East Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Henry Bleeck
	Independent	Geoffrey Allan Neil
	Independent	Andrew Scanlon
	Independent	Daniel Young
	Independent	Cassy Borthwick
	Independent	Dion Alderton
	Independent	Andy McKenzie
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout
	TBC win		Swing
	TBC win		Swing
	TBC win		Swing

South

2024 Victorian local elections: South Ward^[21]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Alison Joseph
	Independent	John Letchford
	Independent Liberal	Dom Bonanno
	Independent	Christine Walker
	Independent	Rob Guthrie
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout
	TBC win		Swing
	TBC win		Swing
	TBC win		Swing

West

2024 Victorian local elections: West Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Callum Keats
	Independent	Jennifer Anderson
	Independent	Andrea Haintz
	Independent	Kate Kendall
	Independent	Karan Hayman
	Independent	Janet Pearce
	Independent	Ryan Templeton
	Independent	Rob Bakes
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout
	TBC win		Swing
	TBC win		Swing
	TBC win		Swing

Mildura

2024 Mildura Rural City Council election

← 2020

October 2024

2028 →

All 9 seats on Mildura Rural City Council
5 seats needed for a majority

Largest party before election

Independents

Subsequent largest party

TBD

Mildura Rural City Council is composed of nine single-member wards. Prior to the 2024 election, it was composed of a single multi-member ward with nine members, but the electoral structure has changed as a result of the Local Government Act 2020.^[22]

Mildura results

2024 Victorian local elections: Mildura^[23]
Party			Votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Independents
Formal votes
Informal votes
Total
Registered voters / turnout

City Gate

2024 Victorian local elections: City Gate Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Eric Baumann
	Independent	Katie Clements
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout
	TBC win		(new ward)

Henderson Park

2024 Victorian local elections: Henderson Park Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Helen Healy
	Independent	Liam Andrew Wood
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout
	TBC win		(new ward)

Karadoc

2024 Victorian local elections: Karadoc Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Rebecca Louise Crossling	unopposed
Registered electors			4,509
	Independent win		(new ward)

Kings Billabong

2024 Victorian local elections: Kings Billabong Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Rohan Morris
	Independent	Glenn Milne
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout
	TBC win		(new ward)

Lake Ranfurly

2024 Victorian local elections: Lake Ranfurly Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Troy Bailey
	Independent	Paul O'Neill
	Independent	Stefano De Pieri
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout
Two-candidate-preferred result
	TBC win		(new ward)

Mildura Wetlands

2024 Victorian local elections: Mildura Wetlands Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Ali Cupper
	Independent	David Esposito
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout
	TBC win		(new ward)

Millewa

2024 Victorian local elections: Millewa Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Domenico Capogreco
	Independent	Ian Richard Arney
	Independent	Julie Waters
	Independent	Annette Lambert
	Independent	James O'Day
	Independent	Carli Leishman
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout
Two-candidate-preferred result
	TBC win		(new ward)

Nowingi Place

2024 Victorian local elections: Nowingi Place Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Mark Eckel
	Independent	Jodi Reynolds
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout
	TBC win		(new ward)

Sunset Country

2024 Victorian local elections: Sunset Country Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Greg Brown	unopposed
Registered electors			4,374
	Independent win		(new ward)

Mount Alexander

2024 Mount Alexander Shire Council election

← 2020

October 2024

2028 →

All 8 seats on Mount Alexander Shire Council
5 seats needed for a majority

Largest party before election

Independents

Subsequent largest party

Independents

Mount Alexander Shire Council is composed of eight single-member wards. The council increased from seven members to eight prior to the 2024 election; members were previously elected across five wards (four single-member and one three-member).^[24]

Mount Alexander results

2024 Victorian local elections: Mount Alexander^[25]^[26]
Party		Votes	%	Seats	Change
	Independents	4,413	86.61	7	1
	Greens	682	13.39	1
Formal votes		5,095	96.90
Informal votes		163	3.10
Total		5,258	100.00	8	1
Registered voters		16,225

Barkers Creek

2024 Victorian local elections: Barkers Creek Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Rosie Annear	unopposed
Registered electors			1,864
	Independent win		(new ward)

Calder

2024 Victorian local elections: Calder Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Anthony Glenn Cordy	627	36.56
	Independent	Kerrie Allen	549	32.01
	Independent	Ken Price	539	31.43
Total formal votes			1,715	97.33
Informal votes			47	2.67
Turnout			1,762	83.07
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Independent	Anthony Glenn Cordy	988	57.61
	Independent	Kerrie Allen	727	42.39
	Independent hold		Swing	N/A

Campbells Creek

2024 Victorian local elections: Campbells Creek Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Bill Maltby	956	58.36
	Greens	Gavan Thomson	682	41.64
Total formal votes			1,638	96.52
Informal votes			59	3.48
Turnout			1,697	82.58
	Independent win		(new ward)

Coliban

2024 Victorian local elections: Coliban Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Kelly Ann Blake	689	39.55
	Independent	Phillip Walker	580	33.30
	Independent	Max Lesser	473	27.15
Total formal votes			1,742	96.83
Informal votes			57	3.17
Turnout			1,799	83.83
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Independent	Phillip Walker	909	52.18
	Independent	Kelly Ann Blake	833	47.82
	Independent gain from Independent		Swing

Forest Creek

2024 Victorian local elections: Forest Creek Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Toby Heydon	unopposed
Registered electors			1,932
	Independent win		(new ward)

Loddon River

2024 Victorian local elections: Loddon River Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Matt Driscoll	unopposed
Registered electors			2,161
	Independent hold		Swing	N/A

Moonlight Creek

2024 Victorian local elections: Moonlight Creek Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Greens	Lucas Maddock	unopposed
Registered electors			2,010
	Greens win		(new ward)

Tarrengower

2024 Victorian local elections: Tarrengower Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Rosalie Hastwell	unopposed
Registered electors			1,936
	Independent gain from Independent		Swing	N/A

Swan Hill

2024 Swan Hill Rural City Council election

← 2020

October 2024

2028 →

All 7 seats on Swan Hill Rural City Council
4 seats needed for a majority

Largest party before election

Independents

Subsequent largest party

TBD

Swan Hill Rural City Council is composed of a single multi-member ward electing seven councillors.^[27]

Swan Hill results

2024 Victorian local elections: Swan Hill^[28]
Party		Candidate
	Independent	Peta Thornton
	Independent	Les McPhee
	Ind. United Australia	Stuart King
	Independent	Chris Jeffery
	Independent	Christopher Pearce
	Independent	Jana Sarantis
	Independent	Allen Ridgeway
	Independent	Hugh Broad
	Independent	Jacquie Kelly
	Independent	Lindsay Rogers
	Independent	Phillip Englefield
	Independent	Nicole McKay
	Independent	Kelly Stevens
	Independent	Terry Jennings
	Independent	Deon Lever (ineligible)^[f]
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout

Notes

^ ^a ^b Compared to results in Echuca Ward at the 2020 election.^[7]
^ Compared to results in Rochester Ward at the 2020 election.^[7]
^ ^a ^b Compared to results in Kyabram–Deakin Ward at the 2020 election.^[7]
^ Compared to results in Waranga Ward at the 2020 election.^[7]
^ Colin Carrington is a member of a political party "that is not Labor, the Liberals or the Nationals" but he would not disclose the party name when asked by The Bendigo News.^[14]
^ Candidate is ineligible to contest the election after not completing mandatory candidate training.^[29] They will still appear on the ballot as they were only "retired" by the Victorian Electoral Commission after ballot papers had been printed, however they cannot serve as a councillor and their votes will be distributed to other candidates according to voters' preferences.^[30]^[31]

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^ VEC. "Results". www.vec.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 2024-11-07.
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^ "Macedon Ranges Shire Council". VEC. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
^ "Macedon Ranges Shire Council election candidates". VEC. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
^ "Candidates vie for election". Star Weekly. 30 September 2024. Archived from the original on 3 October 2024. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
^ "Mildura Rural City Council". VEC. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
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^ "Swan Hill Rural City Council". VEC. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
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[Echuca2020-8] Compared to results in Echuca Ward at the 2020 election.^[7]

[Rochester2020-9] Compared to results in Rochester Ward at the 2020 election.^[7]

[KyabramDeakin2020-10] Compared to results in Kyabram–Deakin Ward at the 2020 election.^[7]

[11] Compared to results in Waranga Ward at the 2020 election.^[7]

[20] Colin Carrington is a member of a political party "that is not Labor, the Liberals or the Nationals" but he would not disclose the party name when asked by The Bendigo News.^[14]

[retired-37] Candidate is ineligible to contest the election after not completing mandatory candidate training.^[29] They will still appear on the ballot as they were only "retired" by the Victorian Electoral Commission after ballot papers had been printed, however they cannot serve as a councillor and their votes will be distributed to other candidates according to voters' preferences.^[30]^[31]

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[2] "Buloke Shire Council electoral structure review". VEC. Retrieved 6 October 2024.

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[4] "Campaspe Shire Council electoral structure review". VEC. Retrieved 6 October 2024.

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[6] "Zoe Cook". Victorian Greens. Archived from the original on 3 November 2024. Retrieved 3 November 2024.

[Campaspe2020-7] "Campaspe Shire Council election results 2020". Victorian Electoral Commission. 5 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 October 2024. Retrieved 8 November 2024.

[12] "Central Goldfields Shire Council electoral structure review". VEC. Retrieved 6 October 2024.

[13] "Central Goldfields Shire Council election candidates". VEC. Retrieved 6 October 2024.

[14] "Gannawarra Shire Council electoral structure review". VEC. Retrieved 6 October 2024.

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[19] VEC. "Results". www.vec.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 2024-11-07.

[21] "Loddon Shire Council". VEC. Retrieved 6 October 2024.

[22] "Loddon Shire Council election candidates". VEC. Retrieved 6 October 2024.

[23] "Loddon Shire Council results". VEC. Retrieved 7 November 2024.

[24] "Macedon Ranges Shire Council". VEC. Retrieved 6 October 2024.

[25] "Macedon Ranges Shire Council election candidates". VEC. Retrieved 6 October 2024.

[26] "Candidates vie for election". Star Weekly. 30 September 2024. Archived from the original on 3 October 2024. Retrieved 7 October 2024.

[27] "Mildura Rural City Council". VEC. Retrieved 6 October 2024.

[28] "Mildura Rural City Council election candidates". VEC. Retrieved 6 October 2024.

[29] "Mount Alexander Shire Council electoral structure review". VEC. Retrieved 6 October 2024.

[30] "Mount Alexander Shire Council election candidates". VEC. Retrieved 6 October 2024.

[31] "Mount Alexander Shire Council election results". VEC. Retrieved 6 November 2024.

[32] "Swan Hill Rural City Council". VEC. Retrieved 6 October 2024.

[33] "Swan Hill Rural City Council election candidates". VEC. Retrieved 6 October 2024.

[retires16-34] "VEC retires 16 local council election candidates". Victorian Electoral Commission. 30 September 2024. Archived from the original on 1 October 2024. Retrieved 1 October 2024.

[35] "16 council candidates retired over training failure". Inside Local Government. 30 September 2024. Archived from the original on 1 October 2024. Retrieved 1 October 2024.

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