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Council elections are run by the Victorian Electoral Commission. You can check your enrolment status and learn more at the link above.
Election Campaign Donation Return Summary
The Local Government Act 2020, section 306 sets out the requirement that within 40 days after election day, a person who was a candidate in the election must give an election campaign donation return (the Return) to the Chief Executive Officer. The Return must be in the prescribed form and contain the prescribed details in respect of any gifts received during the donation period by or on behalf of the candidate, to be used for or in connection with the election campaign, the amount or value of which is equal to or exceeds the gift disclosure threshold.
Section 307(2) sets out one of the responsibilities of the Chief Executive Officer in that they must ensure that, within 14 days after the period specified in section 306(1), a summary of each election campaign donation return given to the Chief Executive Officer under section 306 is made available on the Council's Internet site.
Returns for the 2025 Council election are published below in accordance with Section of 307 of the Act.
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Correcting Inaccuracies
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Combating misinformation
Local elections are a opportunity for people to help shape the future direction of their own community, but they can also attract people who either unintentionally - or intentionally - spread false or inaccurate information. As such, it's important to think carefully about all electoral information you see this election and be on the look out for misinformation and disinformation:
Misinformation is when information is spread that is believed to be true by those who are sharing it, but which is actually incorrect.
Disinformation is when information is designed to deliberately mislead and influence public opinion or obscure the truth for malicious or deceptive purposes.For more information, please refer to the VEC's page on Sorting Fact from Fiction
Misinformation example
Fact: unlike a state election, a writ does not need to be issued for a local council election in Victoria. The process for holding local council elections is set out in the Local Government Act 2020 and Local Government (Electoral) Regulations 2020, which also fixes the dates for local council general elections. The tier of local government is recognised in Victoria’s Constitution Act 1975 in sections 74A and 74B.
Key Dates
| 9 September |
Election office opens to the public at Carinos, 6-12 Smith Street, Leongatha. Open Hours
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| 17 September | Nominations close at 12 noon |
| 17 September | Election Period commences |
| 25 October | Close of voting at 6.00pm |
| 26 October | Election Day |
| 15 November | All Elections to be declared by Friday 15 November |