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Creative youth Quarters Primary School’s second annual Art Show showcased creative work from Foundation to Year 6 on Wednesday 30 October. Highlights included Prep’s weather-themed art, Years 1 and 2’s warm and cool contrast pieces, Years 3 and 4’s perspective and dioramas, and senior students’ advanced techniques, featuring insect paintings, textured weavings, and clay self-portraits. Story page 8
Year 5 student Rehmet next to the art. (Gary Sissons: 440109)
Councillors’ time The years-long wait for an elected council will soon be over in Casey with official results expected this Friday 8 November. It comes as the State Government this week revealed who the two municipal monitors would be to “guide newly elected councillors in their first year of elected representation”. They are Peter Stephenson and Cameron Boardman. Mr Stephenson has served as an administrator at Strathbogie Shire Council, and has previously been appointed as a municipal monitor for the
Rural City of Wangaratta and South Gippsland Shire Council. Cameron Boardman will be transitioning from his role on the panel of administrators for the City of Casey, and is a director of the Oceania Cyber Security Centre. The Group A provisional results have appeared to be highly contested races for six wards across Casey South. Group A votes, the majority, being those which arrived before 6pm on 25 October were counted on Thursday 31 October, with Group B
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votes, received after, and preference distributions to be tallied today (Thursday 7 November). In Correa Ward, former councillor from 2016 to 2020 Gary Rowe led with 29.9 per cent of votes. In Quarters Ward, independent and accountant Carolyn Eaves led with 20.6 per cent of votes, outpacing Cranbourne Chamber of Commerce president Ian Wood who secured 18 per cent of votes. In River Gum Ward, Lynette Pereira, who was a former councillor from 2008 to 2012, led with 24.4 per cent of votes.
Kowan Ward’s race has been close, with Labor member Kasuni Mendis narrowly ahead at 21.2 per cent of votes over independent Bernard Brian Carr, who had 20.2 per cent of votes. Tooradin Ward has seen independent and pharmacist Anthony Tassone (27.2 per cent) slightly ahead of independent Jennifer Dizon (26.3 per cent). In Cranbourne Gardens Ward, Michelle Crowther held a lead at 33 per cent of votes, with Anthony Lake following at 23.9 per cent of votes. Story page 3
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