A countback has been conducted to fill an extraordinary vacancy at Southern Grampians Shire Council. The new councillor is Fran Malone.
The vacancy arose with the resignation due to ill health of Greg McAdam last month.
A first countback was conducted including seven unsuccessful candidates from the 2020 elections. One candidate excluded as they were no longer eligible.
The countback resulted in the election of Nick Brown, however he did not return a written declaration of qualification within the required 48 hour period.
A further countback was conducted resulting in the election of Fran Malone, and the result has now been declared.