New councillor elected

ACCEPTING her new role this week as Southern Grampians Shire councillor is Fran Malone. Receiving congratulatory phone calls from mayor, David Robertson, and chief executive, Tony Doyle, she said she’s looking forward to the “learning curve” and “opportunity to thicken the skin”. Photo: GLENN GUY.

By Mark Rabich

May 19, 2023 | 4:00 PM

FOLLOWING a second countback of October 2020’s Southern Grampians Shire Council (SGSC) election to find a replacement for councillor Greg McAdam, Coleraine’s Fran Malone has accepted the offer from the Victorian Electoral Commission (VEC) to fill the vacancy for the remainder of the term.

Cr McAdam resigned last month due to poor health, then earlier this week, a countback was held by the VEC in which Nick Brown was elected, but declined due to living and working in Brisbane.