Councils must comply with special arrangements in the lead up to elections, during what is known as the election period.
The election period arrangements are intended to ensure that Council actions do not interfere with the probity of the election process and to safeguard the authority of the incoming Council.
The Victorian Local Government election day is 26 October 2024.
Election period commences at 12noon on Tuesday 17 September 2024 and ends on Saturday 26 October at 6pm. During this time, our communication channels will be minimal.
The Local Government Act 2020 provides direction about what kind of information can be published by Council and the use of Council resources during the Election Period. These resources include website and social media.
To avoid any potential breaches of the Act, all material published to the Council website and social media, including comments on posts, will be closely moderated during the Election Period.
In practice this means that all comments will be temporarily hidden and quarantined until they have been manually reviewed for adherence to the Act.
During this time, you will still be able to react to posts.
Our Customer Focus Team is available to help with your enquiries, phone 1300 367 700 or email latrobe@latrobe.vic.gov.au
In the days leading up to the Election Period, we may also remove any material currently on the website or our social media channels that could be considered electoral material.
Council’s communications will resume regular operation from Monday 28 October 2024.