Your council, your vote.

Council elections are managed by the Victorian Electoral Commission (VEC) and are conducted entirely by post – a safe and completely secret method of voting.

Local council general elections are held every four years and councillors make decisions on a range of important local issues and services, including:

• maternal health and childcare
• sporting and recreation facilities
• libraries and community centres
• animal registrations
• rubbish and recycling
• planning and building regulations
• local roads and footpaths

We strongly encourage all eligible voters to vote this October. Voting is compulsory for State-enrolled Australian citizens aged 18 years or older, and you may be fined if you don’t vote.

Whitehorse City Council Elections were last held in October 2020 and election results can be found on the VEC website.

Who must vote

Voting is compulsory for Whitehorse residents who are:

• aged 18 years or older,
• an Australian citizen,
• have lived in Victoria for at least one month, and
• are enrolled on the State roll for an address in the Whitehorse municipality

You may be fined if you do not vote. Find out more about voting eligibility and enrolment.

Receive reminders

Voters are encouraged to sign up for free election reminders via the VEC VoterAlert service.