Thomas O’Reilly is Brimbank council’s newest councillor after being elected last week.
The Victorian Electoral Commission last week conducted a countback to fill a vacancy after former councillor Trung Luu was successful in being elected to the state parliament upper house at last November’s election.
“Thomas O’Reilly has been elected as a councillor for Harvester Ward within Brimbank City Council, after the Victorian Electoral Commission conducted a countback of votes at 10 am on Monday 23 January,” the VEC said in a statement.
“Only those candidates who were unsuccessful at the general election and who were still eligible to be elected were included in the countback process.”
O’Reilly, a life long Brimbank resident, stood on a platform of people, places and communities, environment and sustainability, and infrastructure and services for the last council election in 2020.
“I’m a passionate volunteer, educator and have served as a Brimbank youth councillor, where I have collaborated with like minded people to promote initiatives around mental health and sustainability,” he said leading up to the last council election.
“I’m standing for council because I want to play a part in creating a future that people are going to enjoy living in.
“I want to see an inclusive and transparent council that is community first; valuing amenities, services, sustainable developments and more open green spaces.”
“I will advocate to upgrade our parks and trails with new equipment; and promote safety through extra CCTV and lighting.”
O’Reilly said he wanted to increase the amount of green spaces in the community and push for sustainable developments.
O’Reilly will serve on council until late 2024 when the next council elections are held.
