Council elections

Nillumbik Shire is divided into seven wards with a Councillor elected to represent each ward. Elections are run by the Victorian Electoral Commission and are held every four years. The next general election for Nillumbik is scheduled for October 2028.

To find out which ward you live in and who your Councillor is, visit Nillumbik wards.

Enrolments

In a council election there are two types of enrolment.

State enrolment

You must enrol and vote if you are 18 years or older, are an Australian citizen, and have lived at your address for longer than one month. If your address on the state electoral roll is in Nillumbik Shire, you must vote in the Nillumbik council election. If you don’t vote, the VEC may issue you a fine. To check your enrolment, visit the VEC website.

Council enrolment

Council-enrolled voters include ratepayers who are property owners, occupiers or corporations. 

You can apply to become a council-enrolled voter if you:

• are 18 years or older
• a property owner, occupier or represent a corporation
• not a state-enrolled voter within Nillumbik Shire.

You have one vote per council. If you are a state-enrolled voter, that is the enrolment you use to vote.

To find out whether you’re eligible and to apply visit the council-enrolled voter page.

2024 Council election

The VEC has published the 2024 election report. This report covers general election information and service delivery of electoral activities conducted by the VEC.

2024 Nillumbik Shire Council Election Report(PDF, 4MB)

Fines for not voting

Non-Voter infringements and penalty reminder notices have been issued by the Victorian Electoral Commission. If you are unsure what to do, you should follow the instructions on your notice. If the matter has been referred to Fines Victoria for enforcement action, you will need to follow the instructions you have received.

Council cannot accept payments or deal with fines or infringements relating to the election.

Candidate information

Campaign donations

All local government election candidates are required to provide a record of whether they did or didn't receive any donations, gifts or in-kind support for their election campaigns. View the campaign donation register.

Information requests from candidates

Candidates have equal rights to information from Council that is relevant to their election campaign. To ensure Council doesn't unfairly provide an advantage or disadvantage to a candidate, Council maintained a register of information provided to candidates during the election period.

Election Period Policy

During the election period, the Election Period Policy ensures that the election is conducted fairly, equitably and ethically, and that Council business continues throughout the election period in a responsible and transparent manner.

Governance Rule - Election Period Policy(PDF, 677KB)