{"id":34807,"date":"2020-09-24T00:40:21","date_gmt":"2020-09-23T14:40:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/geelongtimes\/?p=34807"},"modified":"2020-09-23T13:00:28","modified_gmt":"2020-09-23T03:00:28","slug":"nominations-close-council-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/geelongtimes\/news\/nominations-close-council-elections\/","title":{"rendered":"Nominations close for city and borough council elections"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NOMINATIONS have closed for the City of Greater Geelong and Borough of Queenscliffe council elections, and a large field of candidates have thrown their hat in the ring.<br \/>\nCandidates had until noon on Tuesday this week to formally declare their intentions to run with the Victorian Electoral Commission (VEC).<br \/>\nAccording to the VEC website as of Tuesday afternoon, there are 10 candidates for the three-seat Bellarine Ward covering the Bellarine Peninsula. Nominations close for city and borough council electionsIn ballot order, they are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tom O&#8217;Connor<\/li>\n<li>Elsie Wilkinson<\/li>\n<li>Stephanie Asher<\/li>\n<li>Trent Sullivan<\/li>\n<li>Naomi Adams<\/li>\n<li>Jim Mason<\/li>\n<li>Michael Fairweather<\/li>\n<li>Cory Wolverton<\/li>\n<li>Tom Harrison<\/li>\n<li>John Simmonds.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In Kardinia Ward, covering southern Geelong, the field is even larger, with 12 candidates competing for the three seats. In ballot order, they are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Jack Williams<\/li>\n<li>Ron Nelson<\/li>\n<li>Andy Richards<\/li>\n<li>Pat Murnane<\/li>\n<li>Atamjit Singh<\/li>\n<li>Belinda Moloney<\/li>\n<li>Anthony Hamilton-Smith<\/li>\n<li>Bruce Harwood<\/li>\n<li>Andrew Alexander<\/li>\n<li>Mark Brunge<\/li>\n<li>Jen Gamble<\/li>\n<li>Michael Stangel.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Borough of Queenscliffe, which has no wards, has produced a field of 11 candidates competing for five seats. 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