By Oliver Lees
The lower house seats of Sunbury and Macedon will remain largely unchanged under proposed revisions of the state’s electoral boundaries.
Gowanbrae will be transferred from Sunbury to Niddrie under the changes put forward by the Electoral Boundary Commission (EBC).
The commission noted that submissions to the revision process indicated the south-east of Gowanbrae had “little in common” with Sunbury.
Macedon was one of 11 districts that will remain unchanged, despite a Liberal Party submission that proposed abolishing the district and replacing it with a Midlands District.
The EBC said it does not propose to change Macedon as it has clearly defined boundaries to the north, west and east.
The redivision of electoral boundaries for both houses of state Parliament has been carried out to ensure each vote in state elections has equal value.
Electoral Commissioner Warwick Gately said he was pleased with the engagement from Victorians and encouraged more people to have their say.
“The EBC in December 2020 invited submissions from the public, and received 58 submissions – five from political parties, 15 from organisations and community groups and 38 from individuals,” Mr Gately said.
“Anyone interested in providing comment on the proposed boundaries should lodge a written submission before 5pm Friday, July 30.”
