Media releases
Read our latest media releases, including election updates and announcements.
- 24 September 2026 - Voting closes soon for Banyule City Council by-election
- 24 September 2026 - Voting closes soon for Greater Bendigo City Council by-election
- 24 September 2026 - Voting closes soon for Mornington Peninsula Shire by-election
- 17 September 2026 - Free TAFE Free Uni refused registration as a political party
- 15 September 2026 - Last chance to enrol for Murrindindi Shire Council by-election
- 14 September 2026 - Ballot packs mailed for Banyule City Council by-election
- 14 September 2026 - Ballot packs mailed for Greater Bendigo City Council by-election
- 14 September 2026 - Ballot packs mailed for Mornington Peninsula Shire by-election
- 9 September 2026 - VEC welcomes accessible voting focus
- 31 August 2026 - New authorisation requirements to strengthen transparency of electoral material
- 26 August 2026 - Candidates announced for Banyule City Council postal by-election
- 26 August 2026 - Candidates announced for Greater Bendigo City Council postal by-election
- 26 August 2026 - Candidates announced for Mornington Peninsula Shire postal by-election
- 21 August 2026 - Murrindindi Shire Council by-election set for December
- 20 August 2026 - 100 days until the 2026 Victorian state election: what you need to know
- 17 August 2026 - Call for candidates for Mornington Peninsula by-election
- 17 August 2026 - Call for candidates for Greater Bendigo by-election
- 17 August 2026 - Call for candidates for Banyule by-election
- 14 August 2026 - New councillor for Wyndham City Council
- 14 August 2026 - New councillor for Latrobe City Council
- 14 August 2026 - Suspected vote tampering in the Kingston City Council by-election
- 13 August 2026 - Applications now open to work at the 2026 state election
- 13 August 2026 - Application for registration by Unity Law Order, Jail NOT Bail
- 10 August 2026 - Change of registered political party name – End Mass Immigration – Reform AU
- 10 August 2026 - Change of registered political party name and logo – Freedom Party
- 7 August 2026 - The West Party registered as a political party
- 7 August 2026 - Application to register Free Palestine Party refused
- 5 August 2026 - Free Palestine registered as a political party
- 4 August 2026 - Change of registered political party name and logo - New Democrats
- 3 August 2026 - Change of registered political party name and logo - Pauline Hanson's One Nation
- 31 July 2026 - The Australian Citizens Party (Victorian Division) is now registered as a political party in Victoria.
- 24 July 2026 - Voting closes soon for Kingston by-election
- 24 July 2026 - Voting closes soon for Latrobe by-election
- 24 July 2026 - Voting closes soon for Wyndham by-election
- 14 July 2026 - Bendigo City Council by-election set for October
- 14 July 2026 - Last chance to enrol for Banyule by-election
- 14 July 2026 - Last chance to enrol for Mornington Peninsula by-election
- 13 July 2026 - Ballot packs mailed for Kingston by-election
- 13 July 2026 - Ballot packs mailed for Latrobe by-election
- 13 July 2026 - Ballot packs mailed for Wyndham by-election
- 10 July 2026 - Banyule City Council by-election set for October
- 02 July 2026 - Disclosure day
- 25 June 2026 - Candidates announced for Kingston City Council postal by-election
- 25 June 2026 - Application for registration by Free Public Transport
- 25 June 2026 - Application for registration by Reignite Democracy
- 25 June 2026 - Application for registration by Australian Democrats
- 25 June 2026 - Application for registration by I’m Voting to Avoid the Fine
- 24 June 2026 - Candidates announced for Wyndham City Council postal by-election
- 24 June 2026 - Candidates announced for Latrobe City Council by-election
- 18 June 2026 - Application for registration by Socialist Alliance
- 18 June 2026 - Application for registration by Climate Action Now
- 18 June 2026 - Application to change Pauline Hanson’s One Nation name and logo
- 18 June 2026 - Application for registration by The Republican Make Australia Great Again
- 18 June 2026 - Application for registration by The Riverina State
- 17 June 2026 - 30-day deadline for disclosure
- 15 June 2026 - Call for candidates for Kingston by-election
- 15 June 2026 - Call for candidates for Latrobe by-election
- 15 June 2026 - Call for candidates for Wyndham by-election
- 12 June 2026 - New councillor for Whittlesea City Council
- 11 June 2026 - Application to change End Mass Immigration – Reform AU’s name, abbreviation of name and initials
- 11 June 2026 - Application for registration by The West Party
- 11 June 2026 - Application to change Freedom Party's name and logo
- 2 June 2026 - Application to change the New Democrats’ name and logo
- 3 June 2026 - Application for registration by People First Party Victoria
- 2 June 2026 - Application for registration by Free Palestine
- 2 June 2026 - Application for registration by Free Palestine Party
- 2 June 2026 - New councillor for Glenelg Shire Council countback
- 22 April 2026 - Statement about High Court decision
- 1 June 2026 - Mornington Peninsula Shire Council by-election set for October
- 22 May 2026 - Voting closes soon for Whittlesea by-election
- 21 May 2026 - Whittlesea City Council voters urged to protect their vote
- 20 May 2026 - Registered political party deadline now 1 June
- 14 May 2026 - Writ returned for Nepean by-election
- 12 May 2026 - New councillor for Southern Grampians Shire Council
- 12 May 2026 - Vacancy on Glenelg Shire Council
- 12 May 2026 - Last chance to enrol for Kingston by-election
- 12 May 2026 - Last chance to enrol for Latrobe by-election
- 12 May 2026 - Last chance to enrol for Wyndham by-election
- 11 May 2026 - Ballot packs mailed for Whittlesea City Council by-election
- 08 May 2026 - Wyndham by-election set for August
- 22 April 2026 - Candidates announced for Whittlesea City Council, Thomastown Ward postal by-election
- 22 April 2026 - Vacancy on Southern Grampians Shire Council
- 15 April 2026 - Kingston City Council by-election set for August
- 13 April 2026 - Call for candidates for Whittlesea City Council by-election
- 2 April 2026 - Electoral Act amendments in time for 2026 state election
- 30 March 2026 - 50,000 to have their say at the Nepean District by-election
- 24 March 2026 - Get election ready with state election candidate information series
- 18 December 2025 - Application to change The Australian Greens - Victoria’s name and abbreviated name
- 4 December 2025 - Application to change Family First Victoria’s abbreviated name
- 4 December 2025 - Application to change Sustainable Australia Party’s name and logo
- 13 November 2025 - Application to change Companions and Pets Party name and logo
- 13 March 2025 - Application to change Companions and Pets Party name and logo
- 7 March 2025 - Non-voters asked to explain why they didn’t vote in the 2024 local council elections
- 17 February 2025 - Didn’t vote in the 2024 local council elections