Published on Wednesday, 27 August 2025 at 10:00:38 AM
An Ordinary In Person Election will be held on Saturday, 18 October 2025 in the Shire of Wagin to fill the following vacancies:
District 4 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 at the offices of the Shire of Wagin, 2 Arthur Road, WAGIN.
Nominations Requirements
Candidates are required to lodge with the Returning Officer:
- a completed nomination in the prescribed form, signed and witnessed. This form is available from the Shire of Wagin.
- a single A4 page profile of not more than 1,000 characters (including spaces) containing information about the candidate and statements of the candidate’s policies or beliefs;
a nomination deposit of $100 (cash, EFT, bank cheque or postal order);
- a recent passport-sized photograph (optional); and
- (optional) in addition to your A4 profile, you may provide additional information that you consider to be relevant to your candidature. This written statement must be not more than 2,000 characters (including spaces), must be in the English language and is for publication on the local government’s official website.
To nominate, every individual must complete the mandatory induction for prospective candidates course, available from the Department of Local Government, Industry Regulation and Safety via the following website at www.dlgsc.wa.gov.au. Details of completion must be provided on the nomination form.
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, Kenneth PARKER on 0429 611 493.
KENNETH PARKER
RETURNING OFFICER
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