By Vanessa Chircop
HobsonS Bay’s electoral review is now underway.
The Local Government Act 1989 requires the Victorian Electoral Commission to conduct an electoral representation review of each municipality in Victoria at least every 12 years.
An electoral representation review considers the appropriate number of councillors for the municipality, whether it should be divided into wards, the number of wards and councillors per ward, names of wards and positioning of ward boundaries.
At the end of the review, the VEC makes it’s a final recommendation to the Minister for Local Government.
Any changes to the electoral structure of the municipality apply at the next Council general elections, which are due to be held next year.
At present the city of Hobsons Bay is made up of seven wards, each with one ward councillor.
Victorian Electoral Commissioner, Mr Steve Tully, is inviting anyone interested in the review to attend the public information session.
The session will be held at 7pm in Meeting Room 3, Hobsons Bay Civic Centre, 115 Civic Parade, Altona on Thursday 1 December.
The VEC has prepared a Guide for Submissions to explain the review process.
“The review considers a range of information, including evidence put forward in public submissions,” said Mr Tully.
Any person or group can make a written submission to the VEC about the review.
For information about the review visit vec.vic.gov.au.
