NSW Local Government Elections September 2024
Local Government Elections 2024
The upcoming Local government elections will be held on Saturday, 14 September 2024.
The 2024 Local Government election is administered by the NSW Electoral Commission.
More information about these elections can be found on the NSW Electoral Commission's website.
Are you interested in becoming a Councillor?
The NSW Office of Local Government has launched a dedicated webpage to provide information and resources for candidates in the lead up to the elections.
This can be accessed on their website by clicking the following link: Become a councillor.
Council recently held a live information session, the recording of this session can be viewed within the e-learning platform from the below link.
https://www.localelearning.com.au/course/nambucca-valley-council-candidate-course-2024
NSW Electoral Commission voting information for the 2024 NSW Local Government Elections
General awareness animations are now live on the NSW Electoral Commission YouTube channel. The topics include:
- enrolling to vote
- how to fill in ballot papers
- voting options
- how to vote by post
- how votes are counted.
These engaging, easy to understand videos will also be translated into Arabic, Cantonese, Mandarin, Greek, Italian and Korean.
The NSW Electoral Commission website's Information in your language page, links users to information in 26 languages about:
- how to vote
- where and when to vote
- assistance when voting.
Resources are translated into the following languages: Chinese (simplified), Chinese (traditional), Vietnamese, Arabic, Greek, Italian, Korean, Spanish, Macedonian, Serbian, Turkish, Khmer, Croatian, Assyrian, Russian, Portuguese, Thai, Persian, Lao, Maltese, Polish, Dari, Hindi, Filipino, Nepali and Kurdish.