'Mr Paparazzi' Darryn Lyons elected as Mayor of Geelong
Darryn Lyons, the infamous paparazzo and former principal of the collapsed Big Pictures agency has been voted in as the Mayor of Geelong.
Darryn Lyons at the count, photographed by @NickMcCallum7
He was confirmed as the Victorian city’s second mayor this afternoon.
“I'm told this is going to be a dramatic moment,” returning officer Eeon Macauley said.
Lyons was returned with 30 per cent of the 130,000 formal votes,twice as many as second placed candidate Stephanie Asher.
“This is a vote for the people in Geelong for change, youth and energy,” Lyons said.
“The harder the fight, the best I get,” he said.
Lyons’ London based Big Picture agency went into liquidation with debts of £82,000 in January this year.
He was also called to give evidence to the Leveson Inquiry during 2012.