AT A GLANCE
– ALP (8), Greens (2), Independent (1)
– Women (6), men (5)
– First-time councillors (3), 2nd-term (4), 3rd-term (1), 4-plus-terms (3)
– Real estate agents (2), businesspersons (2), university academic, brand manager, pharmaceutical quality-assurer, teacher, banker, software engineer, law student
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Rhonda Garad (Greens)
CLEELAND
(Cr from 2020- , works at Monash University)
Cost of living, street lighting/footpaths, rubbish dumping
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Bob Milkovic (Independent)
DANDENONG NORTH
(Cr from 2020- , real estate agent)
Low rate rises, roads/parks, businesses, volunteer groups
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Jim Memeti (ALP)
DANDENONG
(Cr from 2005- , 5-time mayor, businessperson)
Dandenong Community Hub, homelessness, cost of living
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Isabella Do (Greens)
KEYSBOROUGH SOUTH
(New Cr, DuluxGroup assistant brand manager)
Parking and traffic congestion, parks and open spaces, value for rates
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Melinda Yim (ALP membership pending)
KEYSBOROUGH
(New Cr, pharmaceutical quality-assurance)
Community safety, disability/elderly services, streets/footpaths/parks/reserves
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Lana Formoso (ALP)
NOBLE PARK NORTH
(Cr from 2020- , mayor 2023-‘24, high school teacher)
Sports facilities, road safety, parks/playgrounds, tree coverage
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Sophie Tan (ALP)
NOBLE PARK
(Cr from 2019- , deputy mayor 2020-’21, banker)
Community safety, Noble Park library, Heatherton Road roundabout, aged care services
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Alice Phuong Le (ALP)
SPRINGVALE CENTRAL
(New Cr, real estate agent)
Infrastructure, affordable housing, community safety
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Sean O’Reilly (ALP)
SPRINGVALE NORTH
(Cr from 2012- , mayor 2014-‘15, senior software engineer)
Cost of living, community safety, roads/footpaths/parks/libraries/rubbish dumping
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Loi Truong (ALP)
SPRINGVALE SOUTH
(Cr from 2008- , milk-bar owner)
Cost of living, roads/lighting/public spaces, environmental sustainability, cultural events
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Phillip Danh (ALP)
YARRAMAN
(Cr from 2024- , law student)
Aged care services, community safety, litter/roads/lighting/graffiti
