As Mayor during the first part of the current Council’s term, Wingrove councillor Peter Clarke was the principal architect of a range of damaging strategies. Clarke is not standing for re-election, having decided to throw his hat into the bigger ring of the Melbourne City Council, but we need to ensure that his style of politics does not continue. We recommend that you vote for..
Geoff Paine. A first time candidate but a long term resident of Eltham, says he is standing to contribute to the restoration of transparency and good governance of Nillumbik. He is for improving the urban amenity of Eltham, not selling off community open spaces and not making wholesale changes to the zoning. He recognizes that the green wedge needs active protection in the face of the threat from the political and property interests which have held sway on Council for the past four years.
We recommend that you do not vote for David Mulholland.
He was a losing candidate for the Federal seat of Jaga Jaga in 2016 and has now shifted his focus to Nillumbik, having recently moved to Eltham, where he’s a close neighbour of the retiring Deputy Mayor Clarke. As yet he has no roots in Eltham and is possibly just using the council as a stepping stone in a political career. We believe he is the no change candidate.
