The following public notice was originally published on the Victorian Electoral Commission website on 15 August 2025:
An extraordinary vacancy has occurred within Macedon Ranges Shire Council, South Ward, due to the passing of Councillor Christine Walker on Friday 1 August 2025.
The vacancy will be filled through a countback of the formal ballot papers cast at the last general election in October 2024. Votes will be redistributed to candidates who were unsuccessful at that general election, and who remain eligible to participate in the countback, to fill the extraordinary vacancy.
The countback will take place at 10am on Monday 1 September 2025.
The Victorian Electoral Commission will be hosting the countback online via webinar from 9:30am on 1 September 2025. Interested parties may observe the countback by visiting vec.vic.gov.au
The result will be published online at the Victorian Electoral Commission website following the countback.
Sally Leung
Election manager
Victorian Electoral Commission
