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Your new Greater Dandenong councillors

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

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