There will be 2,187 candidates vying for 622 seats in Victoria’s state elections to be held in October. Among them are at least 53 Greek Australians, some novices and others known to us.

Voters in each council will receive a ballot pack in early October.

All councils will have elections except Casey City Council, South Gippsland Shire Council and Whittlesea City Council.

Neos Kosmos, located 53 Greek Australians on the list of candidates. They are as follows:

BOROONDARA

PATTAS Chris
TSOOUTSOUVAS Helen Grace
STAVROU Nick

BRIMBANK

DAVID Sam
TACHOS Virginia
ANDRIANOPOULOS Hannah Robertson
LAPPOS Andrew
HAVELAS Despina
PAPAFOTIOU Georgina

BANYULE

MITSINIKOS Fiona
DIMARELOS Peter
GIOVAS Michele

BAYSIDE

VARSAMIS Peter
KALIMNAKIS Paul
KIOUSIS Thalia
PSONIS Stavroula
TACHOS Helen
BATZIALAS Nicholas

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DAREBIN

GONIS Peter
TRIANTAFILIDIS Melanie
KOTANIDIS Sofia
ZISIADIS Kathy
PASHOS Agapi
DIMITRIADIS Emily
TSALKOS Vasilios

GLEN EIRA

ATHANASOPOULOS Tony
ZOIS Con

HUME CITY

KARAGIANNIDIS John
HAWEIL Josephl

KINGSTON CITY

STAIKOS Steve
PROFYRIS Michael

MANNINGHAM

CHARITAKIS Christina
GRIVOKOSTOPOULOS Jim
ZAFIROPOULOS Mike

MELBOURNE CITY COUNCIL

POULAKIS Mary

MILDURA RURAL COUNCIL

FIKARIS Angy

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MONASH

DAYANDAS Bill
ZOGRAPHOS Theo                                                                                                                                                          KLISARIS Paul
PAPORAKIS Alexander

MORELAND

PAVLIDIS-MIHALAKOS Helen
THIVEOS Ismene
KARANTZALIS Georgios
PANOPOULOS Angelica
TAPINOS Labros
GEORGIOU George

PORT PHILIP

PAPAGEORGIOU Cleo

STONNINGTON

KLISARIS James
VELOS John
TSAMIS Martha
ATHANASOPOULOS Lucas
STEFANOPOULOS Steve

YARRA CITY

GLYNATSIS Michael
TSIPOURAS Dora