Two long-serving Hume councillors will step down from council prior to the October poll.
Current mayor and Meadow Valley ward councillor Helen Patsikatheodorou and Jacksons Creek ward councillor Jack Ogilvie informed colleagues of their decision to depart at last week’s council meeting.
Cr Ogilvie is stepping down after 26 years as a councillor, having served on the Bulla council before the formation of Hume council.
Cr Patsikatheodorou has been on council for eight years.
Both have been mayor twice.
Cr Patsikatheodorou said recent health problems led to her decision not to contest the October 22 election.
She was first elected to council in 2008, serving as mayor in 2011.
She became mayor for the second time last October, two years after discovering she had breast cancer.
Over the past year, Cr Patsikatheodorou has worn something pink every day to remind men in the community to remind the women in their lives to have breast screens.
She said she hoped she had encouraged other women to become future leaders.
Cr Ogilvie thanked the Sunbury community for its ongoing support, adding that he has enjoyed his time as a councillor.
The local government veteran had a stroke last July, but returned to the council in October to continue representing the community he loves.
“Everything must come to an end, and this is my end,” Cr Ogilvie said.
