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- ↑ "2016 council election results". Victorian Electoral Commission . Archived from the original on 9 October 2024. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
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- ↑ "Local Government Mayoral Advisory Panel". Local Government Victoria. Archived from the original on 7 October 2024. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
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