Local government elections are held every four years, and the next elections will be held in 2028.
The elections are managed by the Victorian Electoral Commission (VEC), with all voting done by post.
2024 Council election
The Mount Alexander Shire Council elections were held in October 2024.
The list of elected candidates are available on the VEC website or our Meet your Councillors page.
Voting is compulsory.
In Victoria, if you are enrolled to vote, you must vote in all Federal, State and council elections. If you do not vote, you may get a fine.
You must be enrolled to vote if:
- you are an Australian citizen, or eligible British subject
- aged 18 years and over
- have lived at your address for at least one month.
If you are 16 or 17 you can enrol now so when you turn 18 you'll be able to vote.
How to enrol
If you are an Australian citizen who lives in Victoria you can check your enrolment details online at Victorian Electoral Commission (VEC) website at any time.
You can enrol to vote online, by visiting a post office or by mail or email.
Online: visit the Australia Electoral Commission website.
Post office: forms are also available from your local post office.
By mail or email: An Occupier ratepayer application form can be filled out for those who wish to apply to be a council-enrolled voter. See mail and email details on the form.
How to vote
Mount Alexander Shire Council elections are conducted by postal voting by the VEC. All voting information can be found on the VEC website.
Mount Alexander Shire’s ward structure has been changed. Instead of there being five wards and seven Councillors, in the October 2024 election, Mount Alexander Shire was divided into eight wards and there will be one Councillor in each ward.
See the ward structure below:
- Barkers Creek Ward
- Calder Ward
- Campbells Creek Ward
- Coliban Ward
- Forest Creek Ward
- Loddon River Ward
- Moonlight Creek Ward
- Tarrengower Ward
View the new boundaries:
All candidates in local government elections are required to submit an election campaign donation return to Council’s Chief Executive Officer. Donation returns need to be submitted 40 days following a Council election (election day) and is a requirement of Section 306 of the Local Government Act 2020.
The election campaign donation return must contain details of any gifts received during the donation period by the candidate, or on behalf of the candidate to be used for, or in connection with the election campaign.
Download the Mount Alexander Shire Council election Campaign donation return summary for 2024(PDF, 19KB).