FIRST-time Gannawarra Council candidate Lisa Farrant has been swept into the chamber, securing the most votes in the council election.

The councillor-elect joins incumbents Garner Smith, Charlie Gillingham, Ross Stanton and Keith Link, alongside new councillors Daniel Bolitho and Pat Quinn for the 2024-2028 council term under a new unsubdivided structure.

Ms Farrant secured enough first-preferen...