For all of those residents who are seeking change in Glen Eira we are delighted to announce that only 4 incumbents have decided to stand again. They are:

Margaret Esakoff

Tony Athanasopolous

Ann Marie Cade, and

Jim Magee

This means that with the potential for at least 5 new councillors, things can change. Camden ward is now entirely open given the resignation of Delahunty and the fact that Silver and Sztrajt have decided not to run again.

Rosstown is still being fought for with two incumbents standing again, (Athanasopolous & Esakoff) whilst Tucker also has two councillors seeking re-election (Magee & Cade)

Please note the following:

Margaret Esakoff was first elected in 2003. That makes it 17 years straight on council. Residents should ask themselves: ‘what has she achieved’ throughout this mammoth time? If change is what people want, then in our view, 21 years should not be endorsed again.

The same could be said for Magee. First elected in 2008. What has he achieved in 12 years?

Ann Marie Cade is a third time council candidate having exchanged preferences over the past few elections with Hyams. Once more, what can she offer and what has she achieved?

Athansopolous is the most recent addition to council chambers. In his 4 years on council his voting patterns have been clearly aligned with those seeking more and more development and bike paths where they simply cause much angst and division.

Finally, we are truly delighted that Hyams has decided to call it quits. His run stretches over 14 years as a councillor and Mayor. His legacy will forever be the secret introduction of the residential zones, his support for the Caulfield Village, demolition of Frogmore, and in recent times his support for the 9 storey application for 7 Selwyn Street. All of these accomplished in the face of strong community opposition.

Unfortunately, we also find that the current crop of candidates feature more ‘faceless’ stooges standing NOT because they know a damn thing about council, and probably their community, but they are there simply to support one or other of the major political parties, or see being a councillor as the first step to a parliamentary career. We will comment on these individuals in the days to come.

What is absolutely clear however, is that the October elections are the first real opportunity for residents to voice their disapproval of what has been happening in Glen Eira for well over the past decade. So if you care about open space, overdevelopment, real community consultation, and actions that are in accord with the majority of resident wishes, then now is the time to vote out all incumbents and elect councillors who will truly represent us as ratepayers.

Below is the complete list of candidates in their ballot paper positions –

CAMDEN

ZYNGIER, David

GROSSBARD, Alan

GRAEVE, Harry

IAMPOLSKI, Rachel

KARSLAKE, Jane

MILEIKOWSKI, Ethan

ZMOOD, Simone

MANSFIELD, Jesse Dean

STECKOLL, Ricci

TEROLLI, Jon

SIMPKINS, Cameron

KHOROSHINA, Nellie

PARASOL, Sam

 

ROSSTOWN

OSWALD, Markus

PTOK, Gregor

ATHANASOPOULOS, Tony

HO, Kelvin

DARIOL, Jack

PILLING, Neil

ZOIS, Con

PENNICUIK, Sue

ESAKOFF, Margaret

OZA, Dev

SPAULDING, Robert

BALZER, Simon

VAN NOORDEN, John

 

TUCKER

BEILBY, Joanne

ZHANG, Li

BREWSTER, Neil

MAGEE, Jim

BACH, Joshua

DZIALOSHINSKY, Jacob

CADE, Anne-Marie

DE’ATH, Philip

MARTIN, Declan

SANTOS, Cristina

 

Source: https://www.vec.vic.gov.au/voting/2020-local-council-election/elections/glen-eira-city-council/nominations