Results of the 2024 Victorian local elections in Gippsland
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This is a list of results for the 2024 Victorian local elections in the Gippsland region.
Gippsland has a population of around 310,000 and covers six local government areas (LGAs), including the City of Latrobe.[1]
Bass Coast
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Bass Coast Shire Council is composed of three multi-member wards with three members each.[2]
Although the party did not explicitly endorse candidates in Bass Coast, the local Labor Party branch published a letter encouraging people to support Labor member Leticia Laing in Bunurong Ward.[3][4] Labor branch secretary Tully Fletcher also encouraged support for "Labor-aligned" independent candidate Caitlyn Robertson and Greens candidate Mat Morgan in Bunurong, as well as independent John Temby in Westernport Ward.[5][6]
Bass Coast results
[edit]| Party | Votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change | ||
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| Independent | 21,070 | 74.92 | +27.24 | 6 | 
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| Independent National | 2,428 | 8.63 | −10.23 | 1 |
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| Greens | 1,784 | 6.34 | +1.48 | 1 |  1
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| Independent Labor | 1,532 | 5.45 | −7.25 | 0 |  1
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| Independent Liberal | 1,310 | 4.66 | −9.11 | 1 |
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| Formal votes | 28,124 | 96.02 | −0.89 | ||||
| Informal votes | 1,165 | 3.98 | +0.89 | ||||
| Total | 29,289 | 100.00 | 9 |
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| Registered voters / turnout | 35,398 | 82.74 | +1.09 | ||||
Bunurong
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent National | Brett Tessari (elected 1) | 2,428 | 25.45 | −24.46 | |
| Greens | Mat Morgan (elected 3) | 1,784 | 18.70 | +5.86 | |
| Independent Labor | Leticia Laing | 1,532 | 16.06 | −1.27 | |
| Independent | Meg Edwards (elected 2) | 1,216 | 12.75 | ||
| Independent | Brian Robinson | 726 | 7.61 | ||
| Independent | Caitlyn Robertson | 614 | 6.44 | ||
| Independent | Les Larke | 512 | 5.37 | −5.02 | |
| Independent | Prudence Scholtes | 422 | 4.42 | ||
| Independent | Eddie Halaijian | 306 | 3.21 | ||
| Total formal votes | 9,540 | 95.72 | −1.63 | ||
| Informal votes | 427 | 4.28 | +1.63 | ||
| Turnout | 9,967 | 84.26 | +0.78 | ||
Island
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent | Ron Bauer (elected 1) | 3,220 | 33.78 | +11.62 | |
| Independent | Tim O'Brien (elected 3) | 1,290 | 13.53 | ||
| Independent | Marnie Chadwick | 1,193 | 12.52 | ||
| Independent | Tracey Bell (elected 2) | 1,129 | 11.85 | ||
| Independent | David Rooks | 1,096 | 11.50 | −9.63 | |
| Independent | John Trigt[a] | 915 | 9.60 | ||
| Independent | Darrell Silva | 688 | 7.22 | +4.08 | |
| Total formal votes | 9,531 | 96.49 | +0.59 | ||
| Informal votes | 347 | 3.51 | −0.59 | ||
| Turnout | 9,878 | 81.72 | +1.07 | ||
Western Port
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| Independent | Rochelle Halstead (elected 1) | 2,877 | 31.78 | +5.33 | |
| Independent | Jon Temby (elected 2) | 1,560 | 17.23 | ||
| Independent Liberal | Jan Thompson (elected 3) | 1,310 | 14.47 | ||
| Independent | Nikole Schellekens | 1,176 | 12.90 | ||
| Independent | Brian O'Farrell | 1,094 | 12.08 | ||
| Independent | Glenda Minty | 1,036 | 11.44 | ||
| Total formal votes | 9,053 | 95.86 | −1.48 | ||
| Informal votes | 391 | 4.14 | +1.48 | ||
| Turnout | 9,444 | 82.25 | +1.72 | ||
Baw Baw
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Baw Baw Shire Council is composed of three multi-member wards with three members each.[17]
Baw Baw results
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| Independent | 36,299 | 100.00 | 9 |
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| Formal votes | 36,299 | 96.17 | |||||
| Informal votes | 1,445 | 3.83 | |||||
| Total | 37,744 | 100.00 | 9 |
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| Registered voters / turnout | 45,084 | 83.72 | |||||
Central
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent | Danny Goss (elected 1) | 4,696 | 38.04 | +8.41 | |
| Independent | Paul Pratt (elected 2) | 2,679 | 21.70 | ||
| Independent | Jackie Shearer | 1,216 | 9.85 | ||
| Independent | Suzanne Allen (elected 3) | 1,211 | 9.81 | ||
| Independent | Farhat Firdous | 779 | 6.31 | −7.39 | |
| Independent | Jules Cole | 767 | 6.21 | ||
| Independent | Denise Azar | 535 | 4.33 | ||
| Independent | Rochelle Hine | 463 | 3.75 | ||
| Total formal votes | 12,346 | 96.06 | −1.53 | ||
| Informal votes | 506 | 3.94 | +1.53 | ||
| Turnout | 12,852 | 83.37 | −1.22 | ||
East
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent | Adam Sheehan (elected 2) | 2,359 | 19.05 | ||
| Independent | Brendan Kingwill (elected 1) | 2,223 | 17.95 | ||
| Independent | Kate Wilson (elected 3) | 1,999 | 16.15 | ||
| Independent | Michael Leaney | 1,918 | 15.49 | −19.21 | |
| Independent | Darren Wallace | 1,728 | 13.96 | −1.41 | |
| Independent | Roy Lindsay | 884 | 7.14 | ||
| Independent | Leni Teng | 1,027 | 8.29 | ||
| Independent | Jannette Langley | 243 | 1.96 | ||
| Total formal votes | 12,381 | 96.08 | −0.15 | ||
| Informal votes | 505 | 3.92 | +0.15 | ||
| Turnout | 12,886 | 85.50 | +0.12 | ||
West
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent | Ben Lucas (elected 1) | 5,265 | 45.50 | −0.07 | |
| Independent | Jess Hamilton (elected 2) | 2,424 | 20.95 | ||
| Independent | Annemarie McCabe | 1,213 | 10.48 | −5.75 | |
| Independent | Tricia Jones (elected 3) | 946 | 8.17 | −11.66 | |
| Independent | Michael Fozard | 673 | 5.82 | ||
| Independent | Brenda McDermott | 539 | 4.66 | ||
| Independent | Maz Byrne | 512 | 4.42 | ||
| Total formal votes | 11,572 | 96.39 | −0.94 | ||
| Informal votes | 434 | 3.61 | +0.94 | ||
| Turnout | 12,006 | 82.25 | +0.40 | ||
East Gippsland
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East Gippsland Shire Council is composed of a single multi-member ward electing nine councillors.[19]
East Gippsland results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent | Sonia Buckley (elected 1) | 3,684 | 12.94 | +4.50 | |
| Independent | John White (elected 2) | 3,141 | 11.03 | +4.63 | |
| Independent | Bernie Farquhar (elected 3) | 2,506 | 8.80 | ||
| Independent | Arthur Allen (elected 4) | 2,220 | 7.80 | −0.50 | |
| Independent | Ian Trevaskis (elected 5) | 1,759 | 6.18 | ||
| Independent | Tom Crook (elected 6) | 1,599 | 5.62 | +0.99 | |
| Independent | Barry Davis (elected 8) | 1,447 | 5.08 | ||
| Independent Labor | Mark Reeves | 1,427 | 5.01 | +0.02 | |
| Independent | Joanne Eastman (elected 9) | 1,406 | 4.94 | ||
| Independent | James Nicholas | 1,289 | 4.53 | ||
| Independent | Jodie Ashworth (elected 7) | 1,255 | 4.41 | ||
| Independent | Valerie Curtis | 1,058 | 3.72 | ||
| Independent | Jes John | 827 | 2.91 | ||
| Independent | Judy Ireland | 782 | 2.75 | ||
| Independent | Clive Bury | 741 | 2.60 | ||
| Independent | Sasha Kruse | 689 | 2.42 | ||
| Independent | Susie Bady | 574 | 2.02 | ||
| Independent | Janice Coates | 506 | 1.78 | ||
| Independent | Steven Columbus | 500 | 1.76 | ||
| Independent | Cheryl Jakobi | 474 | 1.67 | ||
| Independent | Suzanne Davies | 291 | 1.02 | ||
| Independent | Aly Nichol | 290 | 1.02 | ||
| Independent | Matt Stephenson (ineligible)[b] | N/A | N/A | ||
| Total formal votes | 28,465 | 87.72 | −2.32 | ||
| Informal votes | 3,984 | 12.28 | +2.32 | ||
| Turnout | 32,449 | 82.31 | −0.40 | ||
Latrobe
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Latrobe City Council is composed of nine single-member wards. Prior to the 2024 election, it was composed of four multi-member wards (one single-member, two two-member and one four-member), but the electoral structure has changed as a result of the Local Government Act 2020.[25]
Latrobe results
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| Independents | 31,397 | 81.28 | 7 | 1
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| Independent National | 2,747 | 7.11 | 1 |
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| Independent Liberal | 2,463 | 6.36 | 1 |
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| Independent Labor | 2,023 | 5.24 | 0 | 1
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| Formal votes | 38,630 | 95.43 | |||||
| Informal votes | 1,851 | 4.57 | |||||
| Total | 40,481 | 100.00 | 9 |
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| Registered voters / turnout | 58,168 | ||||||
Boola Boola
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent | David Barnes | 2,709 | 58.21 | ||
| Independent | Kellie O'Callaghan | 1,945 | 41.79 | ||
| Total formal votes | 4,654 | 96.42 | |||
| Informal votes | 173 | 3.58 | |||
| Turnout | 4,827 | 82.30 | |||
| Independent win | (new ward) | ||||
Budgeree
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent | Leanne Potter | 3,406 | 66.29 | ||
| Independent | Melissa Ferguson | 1,732 | 33.71 | ||
| Total formal votes | 5,138 | 95.24 | |||
| Informal votes | 257 | 4.76 | |||
| Turnout | 5,395 | 79.47 | |||
| Independent win | (new ward) | ||||
Jeeralang
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent | Joanne Mary Campbell | 2,459 | 44.69 | ||
| Independent | Peter Duncan | 2,246 | 40.82 | ||
| Independent | Alex Maidana | 797 | 14.49 | ||
| Total formal votes | 5,502 | 96.42 | |||
| Informal votes | 204 | 3.58 | |||
| Turnout | 5,706 | 81.85 | |||
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| Independent | Joanne Mary Campbell | 2,862 | 52.02 | ||
| Independent | Peter Duncan | 2,640 | 47.98 | ||
| Independent win | (new ward) | ||||
Loy Yang
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| Independent Liberal | Dale Harriman | 2,463 | 50.84 | ||
| Independent | Jimmy Ware | 1,463 | 30.20 | ||
| Independent | Paul Howden | 919 | 18.97 | ||
| Total formal votes | 4,845 | 96.26 | |||
| Informal votes | 188 | 3.74 | |||
| Turnout | 5,033 | 78.51 | |||
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| Independent Liberal win | (new ward) | ||||
Moe
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent | Adele Pugsley | 2,876 | 61.77 | ||
| Independent | Guss Lambden | 1,780 | 38.23 | ||
| Total formal votes | 4,656 | 93.51 | |||
| Informal votes | 323 | 6.49 | |||
| Turnout | 4,979 | 74.60 | |||
| Independent win | (new ward) | ||||
Morwell River
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| Independent | Tracie Lund | 2,352 | 50.99 | ||
| Independent | John Ellingham | 1,731 | 37.52 | ||
| Independent | Dorothy L. Long | 530 | 11.49 | ||
| Total formal votes | 4,613 | 96.43 | |||
| Informal votes | 171 | 3.57 | |||
| Turnout | 4,784 | 73.85 | |||
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Newborough
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| Independent | Sharon Gibson | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 6,541 | ||||
| Independent win | (new ward) | ||||
Tyers
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent National | Darren Howe | 2,747 | 53.11 | ||
| Independent | David Little | 2,425 | 46.89 | ||
| Total formal votes | 5,172 | 95.28 | |||
| Informal votes | 256 | 4.72 | |||
| Turnout | 5,428 | 82.47 | |||
| Independent National win | (new ward) | ||||
Yallourn
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent | Steph Morgan | 2,027 | 50.05 | ||
| Independent Labor | Graeme Laurence Middlemiss | 2,023 | 49.95 | ||
| Total formal votes | 4,050 | 93.56 | |||
| Informal votes | 279 | 6.44 | |||
| Turnout | 4,329 | 73.91 | |||
| Independent win | (new ward) | ||||
South Gippsland
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South Gippsland Shire Council is composed of three multi-member wards with three members each.[28]
South Gippsland results
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| Independent | 18,180 | 87.51 | +0.49 | 8 |
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| Independent Liberal | 1,978 | 9.52 | +3.59 | 1 |
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| Greens | 617 | 2.97 | −4.08 | 0 |
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| Formal votes | 20,775 | 97.37 | +0.90 | ||||
| Informal votes | 561 | 2.63 | −0.90 | ||||
| Total | 21,336 | 100.00 | 9 |
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| Registered voters / turnout | 24,875 | 85.77 | +4.26 | ||||
Coastal-Promontory
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent | Scott Rae (elected 1) | 1,928 | 28.22 | +8.51 | |
| Independent | Sarah Gilligan (elected 2) | 1,831 | 26.80 | ||
| Independent | Steve Finlay (elected 3) | 1,575 | 23.06 | ||
| Independent | Emma McKay | 1,084 | 15.87 | ||
| Independent | Michael R. Poore | 413 | 6.05 | ||
| Total formal votes | 6,831 | 97.57 | +0.17 | ||
| Informal votes | 170 | 2.43 | −0.17 | ||
| Turnout | 7,001 | 85.10 | +7.25 | ||
Strzelecki
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| Independent Liberal | Nathan Hersey (elected 1) | 1,978 | 27.34 | +11.00 | |
| Independent | John Kennedy (elected 3) | 1,747 | 24.14 | ||
| Independent | Bron Beach (elected 2) | 1,679 | 23.20 | ||
| Independent | Jim Forbes | 993 | 13.72 | −2.90 | |
| Independent | Jenni Keerie | 839 | 11.59 | −11.65 | |
| Total formal votes | 7,236 | 97.45 | +1.38 | ||
| Informal votes | 189 | 2.55 | −1.38 | ||
| Turnout | 7,425 | 86.71 | +4.20 | ||
Tarwin Valley
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| Independent | John Schelling (elected 1) | 2,405 | 35.85 | +5.44 | |
| Independent | Clare Williams (elected 2) | 1,805 | 26.91 | +5.15 | |
| Independent | Don Hill | 857 | 12.78 | +4.44 | |
| Greens | Rosemary Anne Cousin | 617 | 9.20 | −0.17 | |
| Independent | Brad Snell (elected 3) | 524 | 7.81 | ||
| Independent | Kathleen Murray | 263 | 3.92 | ||
| Independent | Aaron Taylor | 237 | 3.53 | ||
| Total formal votes | 6,708 | 97.08 | +0.92 | ||
| Informal votes | 202 | 2.92 | −0.92 | ||
| Turnout | 6,910 | 85.47 | +1.94 | ||
Wellington
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Wellington Shire Council is composed of three multi-member wards with three members each.[30]
Wellington results
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| Independent | 22,554 | 82.29 | 8 |
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| Independent Liberal | 3,789 | 13.82 | 1 |
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| Libertarian | 1,066 | 3.89 | 0 |
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| Formal votes | 27,409 | 96.90 | |||||
| Informal votes | 876 | 3.10 | |||||
| Total | 28,285 | 100.00 | 9 |
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| Registered voters / turnout | 34,651 | 81.63 | |||||
Central
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| Independent Liberal | Scott Rossetti (elected 1) | 3,789 | 39.11 | +18.79 | |
| Independent | Liz Foat (elected 2) | 3,173 | 32.76 | ||
| Independent | Geoff Wells (elected 3) | 1,659 | 17.13 | ||
| Libertarian | Jacob Veldhuizen | 1,066 | 11.00 | ||
| Total formal votes | 9,687 | 97.82 | +1.16 | ||
| Informal votes | 216 | 2.18 | −1.16 | ||
| Turnout | 9,903 | 79.86 | −0.60 | ||
Coastal
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| Independent | Garry Stephens (elected 1) | 2,341 | 27.07 | −14.97 | |
| Independent | Cindy Madeley (elected 2) | 1,928 | 22.30 | ||
| Independent | Catherine Bannerman (elected 3) | 1,370 | 15.84 | ||
| Independent | Paul Mayer | 1,203 | 13.91 | ||
| Independent | Marcus McKenzie | 1,174 | 13.58 | −8.64 | |
| Independent | Robin Albert Sidebotham | 631 | 7.30 | ||
| Total formal votes | 8,647 | 96.16 | −1.05 | ||
| Informal votes | 345 | 3.84 | +1.05 | ||
| Turnout | 8,992 | 83.29 | +12.52 | ||
Northern
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| Independent | Edward Lowe (elected 1) | 3,004 | 33.10 | ||
| Independent | Carmel Ripper (elected 2) | 1,574 | 17.34 | +4.77 | |
| Independent | John Tatterson (elected 3) | 1,424 | 15.69 | −12.62 | |
| Independent | Kevin Christensen | 1,363 | 15.02 | ||
| Independent | Cameron Jamie Hogan | 1,108 | 12.21 | ||
| Independent | Christos Iliopoulos | 602 | 6.63 | −4.12 | |
| Total formal votes | 9,075 | 96.65 | −0.83 | ||
| Informal votes | 315 | 3.35 | +0.83 | ||
| Turnout | 9,390 | 81.98 | −0.89 | ||
Notes
[edit]- ^ Also a member of an undisclosed political party, although it is not the Greens and it does not appear to be the Labor Party.[5][14]
- ^ Candidate was ineligible to contest the election after not completing mandatory candidate training.[22] They still appeared on the ballot as they were only "retired" by the Victorian Electoral Commission after ballot papers had been printed, however they could not serve as a councillor and their votes were distributed to other candidates according to voters' preferences.[23][24]
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- ^ "LAING, Leticia" (PDF). Victorian Electoral Commission. 16 September 2024. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ "Copy of Labor Party letter". South Gippsland Sentinel Times. 8 October 2024. Archived from the original on 20 November 2024. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- ^ a b "Don't vote for more of the same". South Gippsland Sentinel Times. 8 October 2024. Archived from the original on 20 November 2024. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
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- ^ "Brett Tessari Q&A". Bass Coast Post. 2 October 2024. Archived from the original on 20 November 2024. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- ^ "Leticia Laing Q&A". Bass Coast Post. 30 September 2024. Archived from the original on 20 November 2024. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- ^ "Meg Edwards Q&A". Bass Coast Post. 12 October 2024. Archived from the original on 20 November 2024. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- ^ "Caitlyn Robertson Q&A". Bass Coast Post. 19 September 2024. Archived from the original on 20 November 2024. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
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