New Briars Ward councillor sworn in

Key points

• Christine Leahy has been sworn in as the new councillor for Briars Ward on the Mornington Peninsula. The Victorian Electoral Commission declared her elected after she won 64.17 per cent of the vote against Sue Ellison-Whyte.
• The by-election followed the resignation of Anthony Marsh, who had won the Nepean state by-election. Leahy was sworn in before the shire's chief executive, Mark Stoermer, in the Rosebud Council Chamber.
• She will serve until October 2028. Mayor Stephen Batty welcomed her to the council.