ASPIRING councillors have ten days from Monday (9 September) in which to nominate as a candidate for Mornington Peninsula Shire Council.The elections for councillors in each of the peninsula’s 11 wards will be held on Saturday 26 October.Candidates must pay a $250 nomination fee, undergo training and submit paperwork in person when attending an appointment at the Victorian Electoral Commission’s (VEC) local election office.Under new boundaries announced by the VEC the single councillor wards replace the existing six wards, which have three councillors in Briars and Seawinds, two in Nepean and one each in Cerberus, Red Hill and Watson.The new…
Browsing: Council Elections 2024
VOTERS have until Wednesday next week (7 August) to make sure they are enrolled to vote in elections for Mornington Peninsula Shire Council in October. Eligible voters include those already enrolled with the state (Australian citizens aged over 18) and ratepayers who are property owners, occupiers or corporations.The Saturday 26 October council elections will be the first since the shire was split into 11 single-councillor wards: Beek Beek, Benbenjie, Briars, Brokil, Coolart, Kackeraboite, Moorooduc, Nepean, Tanti, Tootgarook and Warringine.The new wards replace Briars Ward, which now has three councillors, Cerberus (one councillors), Nepean (two councillors), Red Hill (one councillor), Seawinds…