Local council candidate resources

You can find out more about becoming a local council candidate and the nomination process by reading a Candidate handbook.

Current council elections

There are vacancies in:

  • Darebin City Council, North West Ward
  • Whittlesea City Council, Lalor Ward.

Nominations for both elections open at 9 am on Monday 16 June.

You can use Candidate Helper to complete your:

  • nomination form
  • candidate statement
  • candidate questionnaire.

Go to Candidate Helper

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Candidate handbook

Candidate information series

Candidate kit

Scrutineers

Candidates can appoint a scrutineer to observe election activities on their behalf. Find out more about appointing a scrutineer.

Learn more

To learn about the nominations process you can: