A second Wyndham councillor has officially put his hand up to run in this November’s state election.
Deputy mayor Walter Villagonzalo has been selected to run as lead candidate for the Democratic Labour Party and will contest a Western Metropolitan Region upper house seat.
In a post on his Facebook page last week, Cr Villagonzalo said he would share both the official DLP policies and his personal ones in due course.
“[As] a local resident of Hoppers Crossing and the western suburbs for
30 years and a full-time volunteer for more than 20 years … I wish to continue to serve and represent you in the Legislative Council of the Victorian Parliament,” he wrote.
Cr Villagonzalo was elected to his first term on Wyndham council for Chaffey ward in 2016.
He has yet to apply for a leave of absence from the council between the date of nomination and close of voting in accordance with Municipal Association of Victoria guidelines.
His announcement comes a month after fellow councillor Tony Hooper announced he would run as an independent candidate for the state seat of Altona, which is held by Labor’s Jill Hennessy.
Charlene Macaulay
