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Push for more female councillors

Gannawarra Shire Councillor Lisa Farrant urged more women to consider standing for council. Picture: Edmund Coleman
Edmund Coleman

THE Gannawarra Shire’s only female councillor has made a push for more women to seek election to local government. Speaking to a packed room at an International Women’s Day event last week, Cr Lisa Farrant said despite making up 50 per cent of the population women remained underrepresented in decision making roles. “I’m the only […]

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