Dowling resigned from the council mid-term in 2008, ten months before the regular elections, because he had moved to Melbourne.
dˈaʊlɪŋ ɹɪzˈaɪnd fɹʌmðə kˈaʊnsəl mˈɪdtˈɜːm ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪt, tˈɛn mˈʌnθs bᵻfˌoːɹ ðə ɹˈɛɡjʊlɚɹ ᵻlˈɛkʃənz, bɪkˈʌz hiː hæd mˈuːvd tə mˈɛlbɚn.