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17 August 2022
Northern Grampians Shire councillors have elected a new mayor.
Councillor Murray Emerson will serve out the remainder of the 2021-22 mayoral term, until November.
His appointment comes after the death of Tony Driscoll late last month.
Councillors gathered in Stawell on Monday for the unscheduled statutory meeting to elect their new leader.
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Cr Emerson thanked his fellow councillors for their nomination and support.
“It is an important time for us as a council to be coming together and supporting each other during the remainder of Cr Driscoll’s term and to carry on the work that our late mayor has put in place leading up to his very courageous fight with cancer,” he said.
Cr Emerson, representing the Stawell ward, was first elected to the council in 2012 and has served four terms as mayor, including 2014-15, 2015-16, 2019-20 and 2020-21.
Cr Driscoll was serving his third term as mayor when he died. He was also elected to the council in 2012, representing the Kara Kara ward.
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