Council elections
Nillumbik Shire Council 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.
Councillors vote on who will be Mayor and Deputy Mayor each year.
To find out which ward you live in and who your Councillor is, visit Nillumbik wards.
Voting
The Victorian Electoral Commission will soon send out failure-to-vote notices to Nillumbik residents where it appears they have not voted in the 2024 Council election.
The notice is not a fine.
If you receive a notice, you have until Tuesday 8 April 2025 to respond to the notice. You will need to provide a reason why you didn't vote.
If you don't respond to the notice or your explanation is not accepted by the VEC, you may be issued with an infringement notice. The infringement notice carries a penalty of $99.00.
Instructions on how to respond are on the notice and a reply-paid envelope will be provided.
Council can not accept responses.
If you have a question about the notice, you will need to contact the VEC's compulsory voting centre on 1300 551 575.
For more information about what to do if you receive a notice, visit the VEC website.
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)