Phoebe Crockett is the new Torquay ward councillor, following her formal acceptance of the role following a countback this week.
The Greens-aligned candidate was elected to Surf Coast Shire Council during a second countback on 5 November to fill a vacancy left by Rebecca Bourke following her resignation in September.
The Victorian Electoral Commission (VEC) declared Ms Crockett as the elected candidate for the position on 6 November, beating former Surf Coast Shire councillor Martin Duke.
Ms Crockett posted on her social media that she was looking forward to taking on the councillor role and that she was “ready to give back” to the Surf Coast.
“I feel deeply honoured and privileged to have been elected to the Surf Coast Shire council, and I’m thrilled to be able to represent the Surf Coast community,” she said.
“I adore our community spirit, creative energy, local businesses, wildlife, land and sea country, and I’m looking forward to contributing to making this wonderful place even better.
“I appreciate all of the work that the councillors have done in this term so far and am ready to join forces (to) work collaboratively with councillors, council staff and community members.”
Eric Menogue was originally elected for the position during the first countback on 28 October, but did not return a written declaration to the VEC within the allocated 48-hour timeframe.
