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■ Angela Villella has won the North-West Ward by-election in the City of Darebin. She had accummulated most first preference votes (2495, 27.43 per cent). Distribution of preferences then took place. Cr Villella then had 5240 votes (57.61 per cent), followed by Cat Rose (3855, 42.39 per cent). A Council statement said: “Councillor-elect Angela Villella brings with them a range of experiences. Their interests include a commitment to service delivery, environmental protection, and community safety – all of which strongly align with Council’s strategic objectives.” First preference votes in the by-election were: ■ ZEMBEKIS, Leon. 1137. 12.50% ■ ROSE, Cat. 1316. 14.47% ■ VILLELLA, Angela. 2495. 27.43% ■ KANJERE, George. 687. 7.55% ■ LAURENCE, Tim. 1126. 12.38% ■ THEWLIS, Melanie. 733. 8.06% ■ SCOULLAR, Daniel. 1601. 17.60%
● Shock result in Lalor Ward by-election. See Page 3.
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■ Contracts have been awarded for the final stages of the Eastern Freeway transformation. The Momentum consortium – comprising John Holland, Seymour Whyte, Jacobs and Mott Macdonald – has been awarded the contract to upgrade the freeway between Hoddle St and Burke Rd, including new lanes, new motorway technology, connections to the Eastern Busway, and walking and cycling paths. The Synergy consortium – comprising CPB Contractors, BMD Constructions and Arup – has been awarded the contract for the upgrades between Tram and Springvale Rds, including new lanes, new managed motorway technology and upgrades to the Koonung Creek Linear Park. Construction is well underway on the first section of Eastern Freeway between Burke and Tram Rds – with work to build the new interchange with North East Link, new busway and new lanes moving ahead. Once complete the works will add more than 45 kilometres of new lanes. It will also deliver new express lanes, modern traffic management technology and Melbourne’s first dedicated 11-kilometre busway from Doncaster toward the city – seamlessly connecting to the new North East Link tunnels from Watsonia to Bulleen. A huge amount of work is underway to build North East Link and upgrade the freeways – two tunnel boring machines are digging deep under Rosanna, interchanges are being built near Bulleen Rd and Greensborough Bypass, and work is underway along the M80 and the Eastern Freeway between Burke and Tram Rds. Premier Jacinta Allan said: “The North East Link Project and Eastern Freeway Upgrade – will slash travel times for busy families and get trucks off local roads.”
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