Moyne Shire's electoral structure will likely remain unchanged despite rural residents calling for a shakeup.
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The Victorian Electoral Commission presented options to reintroduce wards and increase the number of councillors in March as part of a review.
But the commission has recommended keeping the status quo, despite nine of the 12 submissions to the review calling for change, particularly to increase representation from smaller communities.
Gerrigerrup's Christine Jelbart said in a submission "vast" parts of the shire were under represented, while Darlington's Hamish Cumming claimed the council was "town-centric".
The commission said it recommended keeping the shire's unsubdivided seven-councillor structure because voters had a choice of all candidates.
Councillor Jim Doukas who lives in Mailors Flat and served on the subdivided council before 2008 said he did not support a ward system.
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"A good councillor can represent the whole community, whether it's town or country," Cr Doukas said.
"If you don't think a particular councillor is doing their job, then come election time get rid of them."
He said a councillor's voting habits gave insight into whether they represented rural areas and not their home addresses.
Cr Mick Wolfe said councillors were well spread throughout the shire in Pura Pura, Mortlake, Garvoc, Woolsthorpe and Port Fairy.
"Areas that may not have a councillor living geographically may be Yambuk down to Codrington, however that is only 15 minutes from where I am located in Port Fairy," Cr Wolfe said.
"Pound for pound, a lot of the smaller towns, such as Mortlake, they have had some great projects done.
"Nothing is neglected because we don't live there."
The council's 2017-18 annual report showed 48.2 per cent of residents lived in the Port Fairy and Koroit districts, closely followed by 20.5 per cent who lived in the Mortlake district.
Victoria's Local Government Minister Adem Somyurek will now decide whether to accept the recommendation.
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