Angelica Panopoulos
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Angelica Panopoulos is an Australian politician, and served as the Mayor of the City of Merri-bek council from November 2022 – November 2023. She is the youngest elected member of that council, having been elected as a Councillor at the age of 21, and Mayor at 23.[1][2][3]
Panopoulos was the Victorian Greens candidate for Pascoe Vale at the 2022 Victorian state election, narrowly losing to Anthony Cianflone.[4]
Angelica is a member of the Greek-Australian community.[5][6]
Mayoralty
As mayor, Panopoulos is known for her involvement in having discontinued citizenship ceremonies on Australia Day.[7] Following this decision, the council was targeted by protesters, who Panopoulos described as "racist extremists".[8] She was also involved in renaming the Merri-Bek council from its previous name, the city of Moreland.[9]
In May 2023, her council's resolutions were overruled by Victoria's planning minister in order to green-light apartment development.[10]
References
- ↑ Herald, The Greek (2022-11-30). "Angelica Panopoulos elected youngest Mayor of Merri-bek City Council". The Greek Herald. Retrieved 2023-07-13.
- ↑ "Panopoulos: new 23 year old Mayor of Merri-bek (Moreland)". Neos Kosmos. 2022-12-02. Retrieved 2023-07-13.
- ↑ Phillips, Mark (2022-11-29). "Panopoulos elected youngest Mayor in city's history". Brunswick Voice. Retrieved 2023-07-13.
- ↑ Sciberras, Allanah (2022-11-27). "'Greens-slide': Greens Leader takes victory of key inner-Melbourne seats". Nine.com.au. Retrieved 2023-07-13.
There was also major movement in the seat of Pascoe Vale, while the seat was retained by Labor MP Anthony Cianflone, it was nearly taken by Greens candidate Angelica Panopoulos.
- ↑ Kastelloriou, Stergos (2020-10-14). "Angelica Panopoulos: Our community must be rebuilt after COVID". SBS Greek (Podcast). Retrieved 2023-07-31.
- ↑ "Victorian Greens support recognition of genocide of Armenians, Greeks, Assyrians". Neos Kosmos. 2022-11-13. Retrieved 2023-07-13.
There are at least two Greek Australians candidates representing Victorian Greens in the upcoming election: Angelica Panopoulos running for the seat of Pascoe Vale and Kim Samiotis for Albert Park.
- ↑ "'January 26 not the right date to celebrate': Angelica Panopoulos". Neos Kosmos. 2022-12-16. Retrieved 2023-07-13.
- ↑ Timms, Hugo (2023-01-26). "Extremists storm Merri-bek First Nations mourning ceremony". News.com.au. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
Merri-bek City Council, formerly Moreland, was targeted by protesters on Thursday morning who have been described by the city’s mayor as “racist extremists”.
- ↑ Voutos, John (2021-12-14). "Greek Australian councillors vote in move to change 'racist' Moreland council name". The Greek Herald. Retrieved 2023-07-13.
- ↑ Waters, Cara (2023-05-25). "Minister approves Brunswick development that will swallow heritage-listed substation". The Age. Retrieved 2023-07-13.
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