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COGG Cheetham Jon Metrikas

Cheetham Jon Metrikas Occupation: Business Owner Resides: East Geelong How long have you lived in your council or ward? 12 years (21 years in Geelong) What’s your involvement with...

COGG Kardinia Daniel Garcia

Kardinia Daniel Garcia Occupation: Doctor Resides: Geelong How long have you lived in your council or ward? I've lived in Geelong for almost 2 decades, initially moving here...

COGG Cheetham Jess Harper

Cheetham AFFILIATION: GREENS Jess Harper Occupation: CEO. Resides: Newcomb. How long have you lived in your ward? Two decades. Community involvement: I am raising my young family in Newcomb. I'm...

COGG Hamlyn Heights Eddy Kontelj

Hamlyn Heights Eddy Kontelj Occupation: Executive Director. Resides: Geelong. How long have you lived in your ward? Approximately 56 years. Community involvement: I am a current standing Councillor with the City...

COGG Corio Robert Blaszczyk

Corio Robert Blaszczyk Occupation: Teacher at Northern Bay College P-12 Resides: Norlane. How long have you lived in your ward? I have lived in Norlane most of my...

COGG Barrabool Hills Aleta Moriarty

Barrabool Hills Aleta Moriarty Occupation: Director at the Centre for Sustainability. Resides: Belmont. How long have you lived in your ward? I've proudly called this community home for...

COGG Hamlyn Heights Angela Carr

Hamlyn Heights AFFILIATION: Socialist Alliance Angela Carr Occupation: Social & Community Services Worker. Resides: Herne Hill. How long have you lived in your ward? I moved to Herne Hill...

COGG Cheetham Melissa Hutchinson

Cheetham Melissa Hutchinson Occupation: Home duties/community volunteer. Resides: Whittington. How long have you lived in your ward? Seven years. Community involvement: I'm a chairperson of the committee for the...

COGG You Yangs Lorraine Kulic

You Yangs Lorraine Kulic Occupation: Lead Office Administrator - RPC Technologies Corio. Resides: Lara. How long have you lived in your ward? I grew up in Lara and...

COGG Corio Danny Mahfoud

Corio Danny Mahfoud Occupation: Changed occupation, home duties stay at home dad lately - had a child that needed extra help - and also a dad...

COGG Barrabool Hills Ron Nelson

Barrabool Hills Ron Nelson Occupation: Recovery and Support Coordinator supporting people injured at work. Resides: Highton. How long have you lived in your ward? 46 years. Community involvement: A...

COGG You Yangs Chris Burson

You Yangs AFFILIATION: Angry Victorians Party and Australian Values Party Chris Burson Occupation: Invictus Australia Regional Manager - Victoria. Resides: Lara. How long have you lived in your ward?...

COGG Corio Sarah Hathway

Corio AFFILIATION: Socialist Alliance Sarah Hathway Occupation: Social Worker in Public Health. Resides: Corio. How long have you lived in your ward? In Corio Ward for more than 6.5 years,...

COGG Hamlyn Heights Joey Nicita

Hamlyn Heights AFFILIATION: GREENS Joey Nicita Occupation: Early Childhood Educator. Resides: I have resided in Manifold Heights, Corio and Geelong West during my time in Geelong. How long have...

COGG Hamlyn Heights Mathew Hood

Hamlyn Heights Mathew Hood Occupation: Marketing & Communications Manager. Resides: Within the Hamlyn Heights Ward. How long have you lived in your ward? In Geelong since 2016 and within...

COGG Cheetham Tom Gant

Cheetham Tom Gant Occupation: Company Director. Resides: East Geelong. How long have you lived in your ward? On and off for 20 years. Community involvement: Former Vice President Geelong Children's...

COGG Cheetham Melissa Cadwell

Cheetham Melissa Cadwell Occupation: I work in industrial relations, and Councillor since January 2023. Resides: St Albans Park. How long have you lived in your ward? Born here...

COGG Corio Anthony Aitken

Corio Anthony Aitken Occupation: Accountant/Finance Manager. Resides: North Geelong. How long have you lived in your ward? 54 years. Community involvement: Councillor since 2017 and Deputy Mayor for the...

COGG Kardinia Stretch Kontelj

Kardinia AFFILIATION: Liberal Party Stretch Kontelj Occupation: International lawyer. Resides: Newtown. How long have you lived in your ward? I am born and bred in Geelong. Community involvement: Honorary Consul...

Town snapshot – Curlewis

The size of Curlewis is approximately 20.3sqkm and has four parks covering nearly 0.2 per cent of total area. The population of Curlewis in 2016...