Yarra Ranges Shire Council:What your candidates said
Victorian council elections

Yarra Ranges Shire Council:What your candidates said

Voters in the Yarra Ranges will choose nine people to represent them on council for the next four years. Here is what the candidates said about why they are running in the Victorian council elections and what they want to achieve.

  • byCara Waters andRachael Dexter

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