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| October 29, 2021

Mortlake to move into Lowan after boundary redistribution

Member for Lowan Emma Kealy has welcomed the announcement that Mortlake will enter the Lowan electorate at the end of next year.

The Electoral Boundaries Commission has finalised Victoria’s new electoral boundaries, which will see an extra 2676 square kilometres and about 9000 voters added to Lowan on November 1, 2022, ahead of next year’s State Election on November 26.

Ms Kealy said the decision to add Mortlake, along with Stawell and Great Western, was expected given the commission proposed the changes earlier this year.

“I extend a warm welcome to these communities, and can’t wait to spend more time in these towns and learn more about them,” she said.

“Lowan already includes part of Moyne Shire, and I look forward to getting to know more of the residents in this great part of the state.”

Ms Kealy will visit Mortlake on Wednesday, November 3 to give people an opportunity to meet her and share their ideas.

“I would love to speak with as many people as possible about what’s working, what’s not, and what they are proud of, and also hear residents’ thoughts on how we can make Mortlake an even better place to live, work, learn and do business,” she said.

“I’ll be visiting as many businesses and organisations as I can, and welcome anyone to come up and say hello and have a chat.”

The boundary changes mean Lowan will remain the largest electorate geographically in the state, covering almost 20 per cent of Victoria.

Ms Kealy said though the electorate’s population had not declined, other areas of the state were growing at a faster rate, and the redistribution was designed to keep each electorate’s population within 10 per cent of the average.