Council elections
Council elections are held every 4 years to elect councillors to represent the community: 1 councillor for each of our 7 wards.
2016 election
The Banyule City Council election was held on Saturday 22 October 2016.
The Victorian Electoral Commission (VEC) officially declared the election results on Wednesday 2 November.
The successful candidates were (by ward):
- Bakewell: Mark Di Pasquale
- Beale: Wayne Phillips
- Griffin: Peter Castaldo
- Grimshaw: Rick Garotti
- Hawdon: Alison Champion
- Ibbott: Tom Melican
- Olympia: Craig Langdon
Meet our councillors
All councillors were sworn in on Monday 7 November 2016.
Election report and policy
The VEC returning officer prepares a report on how the election was run and gives it to our CEO within 3 months of election day. Read the Local Government Election 2016: Banyule Election Report(PDF, 4MB).
Our election period policy ensures general elections for Banyule City Council are conducted in a responsible, fair, equitable and transparent manner, and in accordance with statutory requirements and established “caretaker”. Review the Election period policy(PDF, 816KB).
Campaign donation register
All candidates of a council election must declare their election campaign donations to the CEO within 40 days of election day.
That information is sent to the Minister for Local Government as a written report within 14 days of the deadline.
| Ward |
Candidate |
Gift ($) |
Donor |
|
Bakewell
|
Mr Di Pasquale, Mark
|
-
|
-
|
|
Beale
|
Mr Phillips, Wayne
|
-
|
-
|
|
Beale
|
Ms Henderson, Kim
|
1731.00
|
Australian Greens Victoria
|
|
Beale
|
Mr Brain, Nicholas
|
-
|
|
|
Griffin
|
Mr Castaldo, Peter
|
3070.01
|
Australian Greens Victoria
|
|
Griffin
|
Mr Castaldo, Peter
|
841.48
|
Australian Greens Victoria: Banyule Branch
|
|
Griffin
|
Mr Robinson, Edward
|
-
|
|
|
Griffin
|
Ms Lim Bradish, Carole
|
-
|
|
|
Griffin
|
Mrs Mulholland, Jenny
|
5000.00
|
Wastemin Pty Ltd
|
|
Griffin
|
Mr Hill, Marcus
|
-
|
|
|
Grimshaw
|
Mr Garotti, Rick
|
-
|
|
|
Hawdon
|
Ms Champion, Alison
|
-
|
|
|
Hawdon
|
Ms Terpstra, Sonja
|
-
|
|
|
Hawdon
|
Ms Connors, Terri-Anne
|
250.00
|
Mr Steven Briffa
|
|
Hawdon
|
Mr Goodman, Matthew
|
2039.99
|
Australian Greens Victoria
|
|
Hawdon
|
Mr Goodman, Matthew
|
645.36
|
Australian Greens Victoria: Banyule Branch
|
|
Ibbott
|
Mr Melican, Thomas
|
-
|
|
|
Ibbott
|
Mr Tran, Taylor
|
-
|
|
|
Olympia
|
Mr Langdon, Craig
|
-
|
|
|
Olympia
|
Mr Farah, Omar
|
-
|
|
|
Olympia
|
Mr Senese, Brad
|
-
|
|
This is a full listing of campaign donations. You can review all election campaign donation returns at Council's Greensborough office, Level 3, 1 Flintoff Street, Greensborough, during office hours until the entitlement date of the next election in 2020.
Contact us
To find out more about elections call 03 9490 4209.