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You must be enrolled to vote

A by-election for North West Ward in Darebin City Council will be held in August 2025. To be able to vote in the by-election, you must be enrolled by the close of roll at 4 pm on Wednesday 21 May 2025. Two categories of voters can be enrolled to vote in the Darebin City Council by-election: state-enrolled voters and council-enrolled voters.

State-enrolled voters

Am I enrolled to vote?

You are automatically enrolled for this by-election if:

• you will be 18 years of age or over on Saturday 2 August 2025 and
• you live in North West Ward and
• you are on the state electoral roll for your current address.

You need to enrol if:

• you are an Australian citizen aged 18 or over on Saturday 2 August 2025 and
• you live in North West Ward and you are not on the state electoral roll or
• you have lived at your current residential address in North West Ward for at least a month and have not yet updated your enrolment details, including any changes to your postal address.

How do I enrol?

You can enrol online at vec.vic.gov.au. You can also download an enrolment form from the website.

All enrolment applications must be received by the Victorian Electoral Commission by the close of roll at 4 pm on Wednesday 21 May 2025.

How can I check my state enrolment?

You can check your enrolment details online at vec.vic.gov.au, or call 131 832.

Council-enrolled voters

Am I enrolled to vote?

To be a council-enrolled voter, you must be:

• 18 years of age or over on Saturday 2 August 2025 and
• not a state-enrolled voter in North West Ward.

You are automatically enrolled for this by-election if you were enrolled as an owner ratepayer at the most recent election for North West Ward.

If your circumstances have changed since the most recent election and you are no longer an owner ratepayer of that property, you will not be automatically enrolled for this by-election. Depending on your circumstances, you may still be eligible to apply to be enrolled as a council-enrolled voter.

Who else can enrol and vote?

You may also apply to enrol if:

• you have purchased a rateable property in North West Ward since the last election but you are not a resident of North West Ward or
• you are not an Australian citizen and you live in, and pay rates for, a property in North West Ward or
• you pay rates on a property you occupy in North West Ward and have no other voting entitlement within the City of Darebin, for example you are a shop tenant and pay rates to Darebin City Council for your tenancy, and you have no other voting entitlement within the City of Darebin or
• you are a director or company secretary of a corporation in North West Ward that pays rates to Darebin City Council and you have no other voting entitlement within the City of Darebin.

How do I apply to be a council-enrolled voter?

If you meet any of the above-mentioned criteria and want to enrol, contact Darebin City Council on 03 8470 8888 for a council enrolment form. The council must receive enrolment forms by the close of roll at 4 pm on Wednesday 21 May 2025.

How can I check if I am council-enrolled?

You can check your enrolment details by contacting the council on 03 8470 8888.

Thinking about standing for election?

To nominate as a candidate for Darebin City Council, you must:

• be an Australian citizen and enrolled on the voters roll for Darebin City Council and
• be eligible to become a councillor should you be elected and
• have completed the mandatory candidate training before lodging your nomination with the election manager.

For further information, visit vec.vic.gov.au

Enrolment closes 4 pm on Wednesday 21 May 2025

State-enrolled voters can register for free VoterAlert SMS and email reminders at vec.vic.gov.au

Vote by post by Friday 1 August

Voting

Ballot packs will be mailed to voters enrolled in the Darebin City Council, North West Ward by-election from Monday 14 July 2025.

Return your completed ballot material by mail ASAP or hand deliver it to the election manager by the close of voting at 6 pm on Friday 1 August 2025.

If you will be away

If you will be away during the voting period (Monday 14 July 2025 to Friday 1 August 2025), or your address has changed since Wednesday 21 May 2025, you can request your ballot pack to be redirected by completing an online redirection form at vec.vic.gov.au/redirections, or call 131 832.

Please include the address for redirection. Each voter requesting redirection must sign their request.

Requests for redirection must be received by Monday 16 June 2025. Alternatively, you can go to the election office to vote in person, from 10 am on Wednesday 25 June 2025. The Darebin City Council election office is at:

Preston City Hall
284 Gower Street
Preston

Large print and braille ballot papers

Large print or braille ballot papers are available for voters who are blind or have low vision – please register by 5 pm on Friday 20 June 2025.

To register, call 131 832 during business hours.

How to nominate as a candidate

To nominate as a candidate, you must:

• be an Australian citizen and enrolled on the voters roll for Darebin City Council and
• be eligible to become a councillor should you be elected and
• have completed the mandatory candidate training before lodging your nomination with the election manager.

To nominate, complete the nomination form and lodge it with the election manager together with the $250 nomination fee. Nomination forms can be lodged by appointment during business hours from Monday 16 June 2025 until 12 noon on Tuesday 24 June 2025 at the election office.

Visit vec.vic.gov.au for more information and to pre-complete your nomination form using the online Candidate Helper.

If you use the online Candidate Helper, print your pre-completed form and make an appointment to lodge it with the election manager along with the nomination fee.

To make a nomination appointment, call 8620 1316 from Monday 2 June 2025.

 

Candidate information session

A candidate information session will be hosted online using Microsoft Teams at 6 pm on Thursday 12 June 2025.

The VEC will publish the link to register for the live stream from Friday 6 June 2025 on vec.vic.gov.au

Candidate information kits containing nomination forms and other electoral information will be available online and from the election manager.

Nominations close 12 noon on Tuesday 24 June 2025.

State-enrolled voters can register for free VoterAlert SMS and email reminders at vec.vic.gov.au

You must be enrolled to vote

A by-election for Lalor Ward in Whittlesea City Council will be held in August 2025. To be able to vote in the by-election, you must be enrolled by the close of roll at 4 pm on Wednesday 21 May 2025. Two categories of voters can be enrolled to vote in the Whittlesea City Council by-election: state-enrolled voters and council-enrolled voters.

State-enrolled voters

Am I enrolled to vote?

You are automatically enrolled for this by-election if:

• you will be 18 years of age or over on Saturday 2 August 2025 and
• you live in Lalor Ward and
• you are on the state electoral roll for your current address.

You need to enrol if:

• you are an Australian citizen aged 18 or over on Saturday 2 August 2025 and
• you live in Lalor Ward and you are not on the state electoral roll or
• you have lived at your current residential address in Lalor Ward for at least a month and have not yet updated your enrolment details, including any changes to your postal address.

How do I enrol?

You can enrol online at vec.vic.gov.au. You can also download an enrolment form from the website.

All enrolment applications must be received by the Victorian Electoral Commission by the close of roll at 4 pm on Wednesday 21 May 2025.

How can I check my state enrolment?

You can check your enrolment details online at vec.vic.gov.au, or call 131 832.

Council-enrolled voters

Am I enrolled to vote?

To be a council-enrolled voter, you must be:

• 18 years of age or over on Saturday 2 August 2025 and
• not a state-enrolled voter in Lalor Ward.

You are automatically enrolled for this by-election if you were enrolled as an owner ratepayer at the most recent election for Lalor Ward.

If your circumstances have changed since the most recent election and you are no longer an owner ratepayer of that property, you will not be automatically enrolled for this by-election. Depending on your circumstances, you may still be eligible to apply to be enrolled as a council-enrolled voter.

Who else can enrol and vote?

You may also apply to enrol if:

• you have purchased a rateable property in Lalor Ward since the last election but you are not a resident of Lalor Ward or
• you are not an Australian citizen and you live in, and pay rates for, a property in Lalor Ward or
• you pay rates on a property you occupy in Lalor Ward and have no other voting entitlement within the City of Whittlesea, for example you are a shop tenant and pay rates to Whittlesea City Council for your tenancy, and you have no other voting entitlement within the City of Whittlesea or
• you are a director or company secretary of a corporation in Lalor Ward that pays rates to Whittlesea City Council and you have no other voting entitlement within the City of Whittlesea.

How do I apply to be a council-enrolled voter?

If you meet any of the above-mentioned criteria and want to enrol, contact Whittlesea City Council on 03 9217 2170 for a council enrolment form. The council must receive enrolment forms by the close of roll at 4 pm on Wednesday 21 May 2025.

How can I check if I am council-enrolled?

You can check your enrolment details by contacting the council on 03 9217 2170.

Thinking about standing for election?

To nominate as a candidate for Whittlesea City Council, you must:

• be an Australian citizen and enrolled on the voters roll for Whittlesea City Council and
• be eligible to become a councillor should you be elected and
• have completed the mandatory candidate training before lodging your nomination with the election manager.

For further information, visit vec.vic.gov.au

Enrolment closes 4 pm on Wednesday 21 May 2025

State-enrolled voters can register for free VoterAlert SMS and email reminders at vec.vic.gov.au

Vote by post by Friday 1 August

Voting

Ballot packs will be mailed to voters enrolled in the Whittlesea City Council, Lalor Ward by-election from Monday 14 July 2025.

Return your completed ballot material by mail ASAP or hand deliver it to the election manager by the close of voting at 6 pm on Friday 1 August 2025.

If you will be away

If you will be away during the voting period (Monday 14 July 2025 to Friday 1 August 2025), or your address has changed since Wednesday 21 May 2025, you can request your ballot pack to be redirected by completing an online redirection form at vec.vic.gov.au/redirections, or call 131 832.

Please include the address for redirection. Each voter requesting redirection must sign their request.

Requests for redirection must be received by Monday 16 June 2025. Alternatively, you can go to the election office to vote in person, from 10 am on Wednesday 25 June 2025. The Whittlesea City Council election office is at:

Unit 12
63 Ricky Way
Epping

Large print and braille ballot papers

Large print or braille ballot papers are available for voters who are blind or have low vision – please register by 5 pm on Friday 20 June 2025.

To register, call 131 832 during business hours.

How to nominate as a candidate

To nominate as a candidate, you must:

• be an Australian citizen and enrolled on the voters roll for Whittlesea City Council and
• be eligible to become a councillor should you be elected and
• have completed the mandatory candidate training before lodging your nomination with the election manager.

To nominate, complete the nomination form and lodge it with the election manager together with the $250 nomination fee. Nomination forms can be lodged by appointment during business hours from Monday 16 June 2025 until 12 noon on Tuesday 24 June 2025 at the election office.

Visit vec.vic.gov.au for more information and to pre-complete your nomination form using the online Candidate Helper.

If you use the online Candidate Helper, print your pre-completed form and make an appointment to lodge it with the election manager along with the nomination fee.

To make a nomination appointment, call 8620 1316 from Monday 2 June 2025.

Candidate information session

A candidate information session will be hosted online using Microsoft Teams at 6 pm on Wednesday 11 June 2025.

The VEC will publish the link to register for the live stream from Friday 6 June 2025 on vec.vic.gov.au

Candidate information kits containing nomination forms and other electoral information will be available online and from the election manager.

Nominations close 12 noon on Tuesday 24 June 2025.

State-enrolled voters can register for free VoterAlert SMS and email reminders at vec.vic.gov.au

An extraordinary vacancy has occurred within Golden Plains Shire Council due to the resignation of Councillor Brett Brian Cunningham on Tuesday 6 May 2025.

The vacancy will be filled through a countback of the formal ballot papers cast at the last general election in October 2024. Votes will be redistributed to candidates who were unsuccessful at that general election, and who remain eligible to participate in the countback, to fill the extraordinary vacancy.

The countback will take place at 10 am on Wednesday 11 June 2025.

The Victorian Electoral Commission will be hosting the countback online via webinar from 9:30 am on Wednesday 11 June 2025. Interested parties may observe the countback by visiting vec.vic.gov.au

The result will be published online at vec.vic.gov.au following the countback.

Kym Ham
Election manager

Victorian Electoral Commission

Declaration of result

At the countback of votes on Wednesday 11 June 2025, the following candidate was elected to fill an extraordinary vacancy on Golden Plains Shire Council:

COOK, Dom

Kym Ham
Election manager

Victorian Electoral Commission

The Victorian Electoral Commission conducted this countback on behalf of Golden Plains Shire Council.