More than 60 candidates of Greek heritage running for Victorian local council elections

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Voters gearing up to have their say at the 2024 local council elections in Victoria will have to navigate a raft of changes before any boxes are ticked.

More than half the state’s 79 councils have moved to single councillor wards – many of them with new names – and up to a million ratepayers who were previously given an automatic right to vote, now have to enrol.

Voters looking forward to a democracy sausage will also be disappointed, as the 2024 council elections will be conducted via postal vote rather than in person.

The official election day is October 26 but all votes must be posted by 6pm on October 25.

With this in mind, The Greek Herald has compiled a list of all the candidates of Greek heritage who will be in the running in your local council electorate.

Melbourne City Council

  • Mayor: KOUTOUFIDES, Anthony
  • Mayor: ANATOLITIS, Esther
  • Councillor: ZERVOS, Nicolas Paul
Carlton great Anthony Koutoufides to run for Melbourne lord mayor
Carlton FC legend Anthony Koutoufides to run for Melbourne Lord Mayor. Photo: Anthony Koutoufides / Facebook.

Banyule City Council

  • Bakewell Ward: ROUMELIOTIS, William
  • Sherbourne Ward: GIOVAS, Michelle

Bayside City Council

  • Ivison Ward: BATZIALAS, Nicholas
  • Bleazby Ward: SOLDATOS, Jerry
  • Dendy Ward: GEORGOULOS, Paras

Boroondara City Council

  • Maranoa Ward: PATTAS, Chris
  • Studley Ward: STAVROU, Nick

Brimbank City Council

  • Albanvale Ward: RASPA, Kristian
  • Copernicus Ward: PAPAFOTIOU, Georgina
  • Copernicus Ward: KORONEOS, Stefan Christopher
  • Copernicus Ward: HAVELAS, Aristea
  • Mount Derrimut Ward: VORGIATZIDIS, Tayla
  • Horseshoe Bend Ward: TACHOS, Virginia
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Georgina Papafotiou.

Casey City Council

  • Casuarina Ward: LAZAROS, Rex

Darebin City Council

  • North Central Ward: TSALKOS, Vasilios
  • South East Ward: DIMITRIADIS, Emily
  • South East Ward: TSIGARAS, Elias
  • West Ward: ZEMBEKIS, Leon
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Emily Dimitriades.

East Gippsland Shire Council

  • TREVASKIS, Ian
  • NICHOLAS, James

Frankston City Council

  • Ballam Ward: SOLIS, Cristy

Glen Eira City Council

  • Mallanbool Ward: PALAMARAS, Nick

Greater Geelong City Council

  • Cheetham Ward: METRIKAS, Jon
  • Deakin Ward: KATOS, Andrew

Hobsons Bay City Council

  • Altona North Ward: DAMASOLIOTIS, Alexandra

Hume City Council

  • Jacksons Hill Ward: KARAGIANNIDIS, John

Kingston City Council

  • Bunjil Ward: ATHANASOPOULOS, Tony
  • Wattle Ward: EREVNIDIS, Georgia

Manningham City Council

  • Bolin Ward: TAFIDIS, Dimitrios
  • Ruffey Ward: GRIVAS, Jim
  • Ruffey Ward: PALIOURAS, Amanda

Maribyrnong City Council

  • Saltwater Ward: SOUMILAS, Terri

Merri-bek City Council

  • Brunswick West Ward: TAPINOS, Lambros
  • Harmony Park Ward: PANOPOULOS, Angelica
  • Harmony Park Ward: POLITIS, Helen
  • Pentridge Ward: HELOU, Anthony
  • Randazzo Ward: ROLOGAS, Kosta
  • Randazzo Ward: ALLIMONOS, Voula Paraskevi
  • Westbreen Ward: THEODOSIS, Katerine
  • Westbreen Ward: PAVLIDIS-MIHALAKOS, Helen
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Lambros Tapinos.

Monash City Council

  • Banksia Ward: ATHANASOPOULOS, Arthur
  • Scotchmans Creek Ward: DAYANDAS, Bill
  • Wellington Ward: KLISARIS, Paul

Moonee Valley City Council

  • Queens Park Ward: VASILOGIANNACOPOULOS, Peter

Moyne Shire Council

  • DOUKAS, Jim

Nillumbik Shire Council

  • Swipers Gully Ward: MITROPOULOS, Terry
  • Edendale Ward: BAKOS, Andrew

Stonnington City Council

  • Malvern Valley Ward: KLISARIS, Jami
  • Wattletree Ward: STEFANOPOULOS, Steve

Swan Hill Rural City Council

  • SARANTIS, Jana

Warrnambool City Council

  • Central Ward: SYCOPOULIS, Peter

Wellington Shire Council

  • Northern Ward: ILIOPOULOS, Christos

Whitehorse City Council

  • Terrara Ward: MANOS, George
  • Lalor Ward: HAJICHRISTOU, Nicholas
  • South Morang Ward: FILIPPOPOULOS, Andrew
  • Thomastown Ward: STAVRAKIS, George
  • North Ward: KRASSOS, Mary

Yarra City Council

  • Hoddle Ward: GLYNATSIS, Michael
  • Lennox Ward: RAZOS, Peter

*NOTE: If you have Greek heritage and believe you should be on this list, please email us at editor@foreignlanguage.com.au.

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