▁the ▁failure ▁of ▁inc umb ent ▁mayor ▁Ed ▁Co ppe ▁to ▁hold ▁his ▁seat ▁on ▁the ▁council . ▁He ▁served ▁a ▁one - year ▁term ▁before ▁rel in qu ishing ▁the ▁position ▁to ▁former ▁City ▁of ▁Melbourne ▁coun c ill or ▁Peter ▁Mc M ull in . ▁ ▁Dow ling ▁res igned ▁mid - term ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁ten ▁months ▁before ▁the ▁regular ▁elections , ▁as ▁he ▁had ▁moved ▁to ▁Melbourne . ▁He ▁cont ested ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁municipal ▁elections ▁for ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Port ▁Phill ip , ▁but ▁was ▁defeated ▁by ▁former ▁Port ▁Phill ip ▁mayor ▁Jan et ▁Bol ith o . ▁Local ▁business man ▁and ▁future ▁state ▁Liberal ▁MP ▁Andrew ▁K atos ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁ful fill ▁the ▁Ge el ong ▁w ard ▁vac ancy ▁caused ▁by ▁Dow ling ' s ▁res ignation . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Austral ian ▁police ▁officers ▁Category : Pol ice ▁officers ▁from ▁Melbourne ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : May ors ▁of ▁Ge el ong ▁Category : 1 9 5 4 ▁birth s ▁Category : Pe ople ▁educated ▁at ▁Ar ds co il ▁R ís , ▁L imer ick <0x0A> </s> ▁Werner ▁Ro lev in ck ▁( 1 4 2 5 – 1 5 0 2 ) ▁was ▁a ▁Car th us ian ▁mon k ▁and ▁historian ▁who ▁wrote ▁about ▁ 5 0 ▁titles . ▁He ▁was ▁born ▁near ▁La er , ▁West phal ia , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁a ▁wealth y ▁far mer . ▁In