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Greeks did well in 2008 Victorian elections

By Mary Kouinoglou

Twenty Greek candidates were elected in the Victorian local elections of 2008. Α record number of 67 candidates of Greek descent had been nominated.
Arthur Athanasopoulos was elected Mayor of Kingston and he will be working closely with Steve Staikos, the other Greek in the Council.

In the Council of Mooney Valley Ange Kenos was elected Councillor for the first time. “I want to go out there and see what the Greek community needs”, he noted. Cr Ange Kenos pointed out that at least five Greek clubs are operating in Mooney Valley and promised to support those clubs as much as possible.

In the City of Hume Cr Helen Patsikatheodorou is determined to make sure that the local residents are heard. “Every second Saturday of the month I will make myself available in some accommodation provided by the city to hear resident’s problems”, she emphasised.

Cr Stephen Dimopoulos who was re-elected in the City of Monash stated that his first priority will be the implementation of a Multicultural Policy Initiative. Stephen Dimopoulos intends to extend the provision of city services such as the meals on wheels to more non-English speaking residents of Monash. Additionally, he expressed his commitment to the pursuit of environmental policies. In the Council of Monash, another Greek, Paul Klissaris was elected as Mayor.
Two former Mayors were also re-elected, John Koutras in the City of Whitehorse and Sam David in the City of Brimbank. Cr Sam David said that he would seek a capping of the rates for certain pensioners in Brimbank. Currently rates are evaluated every two years. The Mayor wants to propose a five year period for those pensioners in greatest economic need.

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