LOCAL GOVERNMENT ORDINARY ELECTION CALL FOR NOMINATIONS

Published on Tuesday, 19 August 2025 at 11:14:46 AM

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ORDINARY ELECTION

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS

Town of Victoria Park

An Ordinary Postal Election will be held on Saturday, 18 October 2025 in the Town of Victoria Park to fill the
following vacancies:

Banksia Ward                            2 Councillors                          4 year terms
Jarrah Ward                               2 Councillors                          4 year terms

Nominations Open on Thursday, 28 August 2025
Nominations Close at 4:00pm Thursday, 4 September 2025
Nominations must be lodged with the Returning Officer:
• at any time during the above period by arrangement; or
• between 2:00pm and 4:00pm Thursday, 4 September 2025 (close of nominations) at the Town of Victoria
   Park, 99 Shepperton Road, VICTORIA PARK.

Nomination Requirements
Candidates are required to lodge with the Returning Officer:

• The Commission's preferred method for candidates to nominate is through the Commissions Nomination
  Builder. This tool assists candidates in completing their nomination form, including their profile and additional
  information. The Nomination Builder can be accessed via https://lgportal.waec.wa.gov.au/noms.
• Candidates can complete their nomination details and profile, print the completed form with the allocated reference
  number, and lodge it with the Returning Officer. Alternatively, a copy of the prescribed nomination form is
  available from the Returning Officer or via www.elections.wa.gov.au/LGE25Candidate-Information.
• a single A4 page profile of not more than 1,000 characters (including spaces) containing information about
  the candidate.
• a nomination deposit of $100 (cash, EFT, bank cheque or postal order).
  a recent passport-sized photograph (optional).
• every candidate must complete the online course titled Local Government Candidate Induction, available at
  Induction for prospective candidates | LGIRS, prior to nominating and prove the course code on the
  nomination form; and
• in addition to your A4 profile, you may provide additional information that you consider to be relevant to your
  candidature. This written statement cannot be more than 2,000 characters (including spaces), must be in the
  English language and is for publication on the local government’s official website only. (optional)

Please Note:
Where an agent lodges a nomination on a candidate’s behalf, it must be in the prescribed form with a written
authorisation signed by the candidate. The documents may be hand delivered or posted to the Returning Officer
and must be received by the close of nominations.

Information
Full details about eligibility and nomination procedures for prospective candidates can be obtained by contacting
the Returning Officer, Katya PRICE on 0417 635 071 or the Western Australian Electoral Commission on
13 63 06.

DENNIS O’REILLY
ACTING ELECTORAL COMMISSIONER
13 63 06