Candidate information
Being a Councillor is a great opportunity to represent your community and take an active role in shaping the health, wellbeing, culture, environment, biodiversity and economic success of Nillumbik.
The Victorian Electoral Commission has declared the seven successful candidates for Nillumbik in the 2024 Council election.
- Blue Lake - Grant Brooker
- Bunjil - Naomi Joiner
- Edendale - Kelly Joy
- Ellis - Peter Perkins
- Sugarloaf - Kim Cope
- Swipers Gully - Kate McKay
- Wingrove - John Dumaresq
Check the full results on the VEC website.
The successful candidates were sworn in at a ceremony on Thursday 14 November. Watch the ceremony online.
A meeting to elect the Mayor and Deputy Mayor for the first year of the Council term was held on 25 November.
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.
Donation return forms are included in candidate information packs from the VEC and must be submitted to the Nillumbik Shire Council CEO by Thursday 5 December 2024, even if you don’t receive a donation or gift. Visit the Local Government Inspectorate website for information about the requirements for campaign donations.
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.