John Dumaresq, the current Edendale councillor, is standing for re-election. He has consistently voted to support the protection of the green wedge in the face of the threat from the Council majority. Strongly community focussed, as a councillor he has helped to deliver many community projects, and he says he wants to see more to completion. WedgeTales recommends that you choose John, or
Natalie Duffy: Says she was motivated to run for council by the lack of transparency, poor decision making and wasteful spending of the current Council. A local since 2008, Natalie has been actively involved in fund raising for community projects and campaigns to keep community assets like Edendale Farm and the Eltham War Memorial Complex in community hands. She will prioritize green wedge protection.
We recommend that you do NOT vote for Colin Hall or Meralyn Klein. Hall is the PALS-supported candidate, and was one of the authors of the Community Panel’s ‘Minority Report’, which was essentially an anti-green wedge regulation manifesto. He is currently suggesting that the Nillumbik Shire should be ‘dismantled’, reminiscent of the failed Clarke proposal in 2019 to merge Nillumbik with Banyule.
We understand that previously Klein has pushed for eating into the green wedge near Yarramabat by rezoning from Rural Conservation Zone to residential.


