On 29 November all 79 of Victoria's Local Governments went to the polls. The Victorian Greens ran a record 95 candidates across the state, and early results suggest there will be many more Greens Councillors for the 2008-2012 local government term, some in places where Greens have never been elected before, like Queenscliffe, Port Phillip, Surf Coast and Glen Eira. In Yarra Ranges, Greens Councillor Samantha Dunn has been re-elected with more than 50% of the vote, and Greens have been returned to Melbourne, Yarra and Moreland City Councils. The Greens vote has doubled in parts of Brimbank and Banyule.
In Melbourne, Greens Lord Mayor candidate Adam Bandt (pictured) ran an excellent campaign, coming second in the primary vote. It appears Labor preferences to the Liberal Party meant The Greens could not get over the line.
See more results at http://www.vic.greens.org.au/
Thanks also goes out to Australian Greens member Ben Raue who has been live-blogging results as they come in at http://tallyroom.wordpress.com