Local government elections
Nathan LAMBERT (Preston) (13:42): On behalf of myself and the member for Northcote I would like to congratulate Darebin Labor on a fantastic result in the council elections. I have to admit some of us had become a little despondent about the working relationships on the council, but the Darebin Labor team took up the challenge of advocating for positive renewal. Well done to Geraldine Wood, Kate Polglaze, Liz Landray, Melentie Pandilovski, Connie Boglis, Emily Dimitriadis, Kristine Olaris, Matt Arturi and Vasilios Tsalkos, the latter five of whom were elected to council. Also, a big thanks to Jason Velios, Sammi Turner and Thomas Balakas and all of the volunteers – Dylan, Lucy, Riley and others – for giving up their weekends and evenings to support the team and create positive change for Darebin.