{"id":44660,"date":"2020-11-05T09:23:48","date_gmt":"2020-11-04T23:23:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/?p=44660"},"modified":"2020-11-05T11:20:34","modified_gmt":"2020-11-05T01:20:34","slug":"new-faces-dominate-new-surf-coast-shire-council","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/news\/new-faces-dominate-new-surf-coast-shire-council\/","title":{"rendered":"New faces dominate new Surf Coast Shire council"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>THE winds of change have swept through the Surf Coast Shire council, with new faces winning seven of the nine seats in this year&#8217;s council election.<\/p>\n<p>The Victorian Electoral Commission (VEC) officially counted the vote for the Anglesea, Torquay and Winchelsea wards at the VEC electoral office in Torquay this morning.<\/p>\n<p>Rose Hodge and Heather Wellington are the only incumbent councillors to hold their seats.<\/p>\n<p>In election order, the new Surf Coast Shire council for the next four years is:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Anglesea Ward: Libby Stapleton, Mike Bodsworth<\/li>\n<li>Torquay Ward: Kate Gazzard, Liz Pattison, Rose Hodge, Paul Barker<\/li>\n<li>Winchelsea Ward: Heather Wellington, Adrian Schonfelder<\/li>\n<li>Lorne Ward: Gary Allen<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Full results including preference flows will be posted at <a href=\"http:\/\/vec.vic.gov.au\/results\/2020-council-election-results\/surf-coast-shire-council\">vec.vic.gov.au\/results\/2020-council-election-results\/surf-coast-shire-council<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE winds of change have swept through the Surf Coast Shire council, with new faces winning seven of the nine seats in this year&#8217;s council election. 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