General News
7 October, 2023
Shire’s ward boundary review start date set for early 2024
NEW ward boundaries for Loddon Shire Council may not be known until six months before next year’s local government elections. Victorian Electoral Commission on Monday told the Loddon Herald a boundary review would start in January. A spokesperson...
NEW ward boundaries for Loddon Shire Council may not be known until six months before next year’s local government elections.
Victorian Electoral Commission on Monday told the Loddon Herald a boundary review would start in January.
A spokesperson said the process would be finished before next October’s elections and “it is expected that any adjustments to ward boundaries that result from the reviews will be in place for the October elections”.
“Details for these reviews have not yet been finalised. We will share details of the process when they are finalised, along with a review timeline, closer to the review start date,” the spokesperson said. An internal ward boundary review is triggered when the number of voters in any ward is 10 per cent greater or less than the ward average.
Loddon Shire has five wards - Boort, Inglewood, Tarnagulla, Terrick and Wedderburn - and latest Census data indicates growth in the Boort and Inglewood Wards that may exceed the threshold.
The 2020 election had an official voting date of October 24 with nominations closing mid-September.
All candidates for council elections must complete the local government candidate training before they are able to nominate, according to the VEC.