:Draft:Mitch Mazzarella
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{{Short description|Australian Politician}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Mitch Mazzarella
| predecessor = Sophie Todorov
| successor = Incumbent
| term_start = 9 November 2024
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|2005|7|24}}
| honorific_prefix = Councillor
| legislature = Yarra Ranges Council
| office = Councillor of the Shire of Yarra Ranges for Melba Ward
| party = Independent Liberal
| otherparty = Liberal Party
| image = 240px
| website = https://www.mitch4melba.com/
}}
Mitchell Mazzarella (born July 24th 2005) is an Australian politician. He is a Liberal Party member and is a sitting Councillor on the Shire of Yarra Ranges for Melba Ward as an Independent Liberal since 2024.{{Cite web |title=New Councillors Welcomed |url=https://www.yarraranges.vic.gov.au/Council/Latest-news/New-Councillors-Welcomed |access-date=2024-11-13 |website=www.yarraranges.vic.gov.au |language=en-AU}}.
Career
Prior to running for Council, Mazzarella worked as a teachers aide at a local school whilst studying teaching at Australian Catholic University.{{Cite web |last=Van Loon |first=Mikayla |date=2024-09-15 |title=Mitch’s Melba election moment |url=https://lilydale.mailcommunity.com.au/2024/09/15/mitchs-melba-election-moment/ |access-date=2024-11-13 |website=Lilydale Star Mail |language=en-US}}
Mazzarella was elected as a Councillor at the 2024 Victorian Local Government Elections to represent Melba Ward on the Yarra Ranges Shire Council, defeating incumbent mayor Sophie Todorov by 104 votes, the closest of any ward in the Yarra Ranges{{Cite web |last=VEC |title=Results |url=https://www.vec.vic.gov.au/voting/2024-local-council-elections/yarra-ranges-shire-council/results#Melba%20Ward |access-date=2024-11-13 |website=www.vec.vic.gov.au |language=en}}. Mazzarella is the youngest Councillor elected to the Yarra Ranges Shire Council at 19 years of age and one of the youngest Councillors elected in Victoria{{Cite web |last=Steele |first=Tanya |date=2024-11-11 |title=Old meets young as new council set to serve in the Yarra Ranges |url=https://lilydale.mailcommunity.com.au/2024/11/11/old-meets-young-as-new-council-set-to-serve-in-the-yarra-ranges/ |access-date=2024-11-13 |website=Lilydale Star Mail |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Waters |first=Rachael Dexter, Tom Cowie, Adam Carey, Sophie Aubrey, Benjamin Preiss, Patrick Hatch, Cara |date=2024-11-13 |title=Victorian council election results 2024 LIVE updates: Suspected postal vote tampering in council elections |url=https://www.theage.com.au/politics/victoria/victorian-council-election-results-2024-live-updates-city-of-melbourne-lord-mayor-declared-sacked-casey-councillor-re-elected-20241029-p5km8t.html?post=p57tn9#p57tn9 |access-date=2024-11-13 |website=The Age |language=en}}
Personal Life
Mazzarella grew up in Mooroolbark and was educated at local schools. Mazzarella plays Ice Hockey and Squash and is a member of the Lilydale Squash Club.
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