2008 Council Elections
The 2008 Victorian Council elections, were for the first time in history held on the same day throughout Victoria for all councils; Saturday 29 November 2008. A postal ballot was held for the Queenscliffe Borough, conducted in the week prior to ballots closing at 6.00pm on Friday 28 November 2008.
Nine individuals stood for election to the five vacancies available on council. No sitting councillors were ousted at this election. Of the former seven councillors all but John Burgess retired.
Cr Burgess was re-elected. Joining him on the new (decreased) five seat council, are four fresh faces in Helene Butler, Lloyd Davies, former Cricket Australia chairman Bob Merriman and David Mitchell.
Currently only Cr Burgess has more than four years experience as a councillor at the Borough.
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