Council elections are happening in Victoria this October.
During the caretaker period, from 12pm 17 September until 6pm 26 October 2024, councils across Victoria must comply with the Local Government Act 2020. During this time, also known as election period, Monash Council's recently endorsed Election Period Policy is in-place to ensure:
- Strategic decisions are not made by an outgoing council in a way that would unfairly bind an incoming Council.
- Ensuring councillors who are candidates for election are not advantaged over people standing as a candidate who are not current councillors.
During the Election/Caretaker Period:
- councils are prohibited from making certain types of decisions
- material produced by councils must not contain matter that will affect voting at the election.
During this time, you will notice decreased activity across Council social media pages, websites and email newsletters.
Local government elections are coordinated by the Victorian Electoral Commission, visit their website
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