FORMER Loddon Shire councillor Wendy Murphy’s official social media page has been pulled down.
Mrs Murphy confirmed last Wednesday night that the Facebook page was no longer live.
Victoria’s Local Government Inspectorate last week said pages of former councillors could not continue to be badged as a councillor profile. 
Mrs Murphy’s page still live last Tuesday was called Cr Wendy Murphy, Inglewood Ward, Loddon Shire Council.
Mrs Murphy told the Loddon Herald last Wednesday night: “I unpublished my councillor facebook page on November 7, 2024, when I made my last post saying it was closing. I have not used the page since then. I understood this action no longer made the page live or visible to the public including searches for the page. 
“I couldn’t change the name at the time due to the 60-day rule Facebook imposes between name changes. I had tried to change it during the election period, but something went wrong and it didn’t change at the time but still imposed the 60-day rule. Changes have now been made.”
Meanwhile, another former Loddon Shire councillor has defended her continued public figure Facebook page.
Linda Jungwirth, in a letter to the Loddon Herald said: “Facebook do not allow name changes within certain time frames. Therefore, my page is still Linda Jungwirth, Tarnagulla Ward. I am still Linda Jungwirth and I do advocate for Tarnagulla Ward.”
Mrs Murphy and Ms Jungwirth were defeated at October’s elections after each serving one term on council.
In her letter to the editor, Linda Jungwirth writes of pursuing more opportunities to continue to contribute to community - See Page 16.