Joe McCracken
Countback in January
Colac Otway Shire Council will wait another month to find out who will become its seventh councillor, after Joe McCracken’s election win in the upper house of State Parliament left a vacant seat.
Council election countback
A countback of votes from Colac Otway Shire Council’s 2020 election will determine a replacement for outgoing councillor Joe McCracken.
Colac councillor wins state seat
Colac’s Joe McCracken is one of three newly elected members for Western Victoria’s State upper house seat, leaving the Colac Otway Shire Council set for a countback to fill his councillor position.
Mayors won’t stand for top jobs at two councils
Colac Otway Shire will have a new mayor tonight, after Joe McCracken revealed he would not recontest the position at the council’s mayoral election.
New Colac Otway leaders in close vote
Colac Otway Shire’s new mayor says “a lot of people have underestimated me”, including when he decided to become a teacher and again when he was nominating for council.