Darebin City Council, North West Ward by-election

We are holding a by-election in North West Ward in Darebin City Council this August after the passing of Councillor Gaetano Greco.

Visit the Darebin City Council profile page.

Voting

Voting in this by-election is by post. We will mail ballot packs to all enrolled voters from Monday 14 July.

Your ballot pack will have:

  • a ballot paper
  • candidate statements
  • a ballot paper envelope (for your vote to go in)
  • a reply-paid envelope (for your ballot paper envelope to go in)
  • a multi-language leaflet.

I'm away or have changed address

You can apply to have your ballot pack redirected if:

  • you will be away when ballot packs are mailed (from Monday 14 July) or
  • your mailing address has changed since the close of roll (Wednesday 21 May).

If you moved within or out of North West Ward since the close of roll you must vote or risk a fine.

Use our online form to submit your redirection request: 

Redirect your ballot pack

You can also download a ballot pack redirection form.

To submit the redirection form, you can either:

  • scan or take a clear photo of it and email it to redirections@vec.vic.gov.au
  • post it to:
    Election manager 
    Darebin City Council, North West Ward by-election
    Victorian Electoral Commission
    Level 11, 530 Collins Street 
    Melbourne 3000 VIC

Applications close at 5 pm on Monday 16 June.

How to vote

Follow the instructions in your ballot pack to complete your vote.

Make sure you post it or drop it off at the election office before 6 pm on Friday 1 August.

If you don’t vote, you may get a fine.

To check if you're eligible to vote, read the 'enrolment' section of this page or call us on 131 832.

Check my enrolment

Who will vote?

You must vote if you are enrolled in Darebin City Council, North West Ward at 4 pm on Wednesday 21 May.

Large print or braille ballot packs

If you are blind or have low vision, you can register to get your ballot pack in large print or braille.

You only need to register once. If you've registered for past elections, you don't need to register again.

To register, you can:

Registrations close at 5 pm, Friday 20 June.

Enrolment

The roll for this by-election closed at 4 pm on Wednesday 21 May.

Am I enrolled?

If you are a state-enrolled voter in North West Ward, you must vote.

Check my enrolment

If you are a council-enrolled voter in North West Ward, you must vote.

Contact Darebin City Council on 03 8470 8888 to check if you are a council-enrolled voter.

I'm away or have changed address

This election is by post. We will mail your ballot pack to your enrolled address, or your postal address if you have one listed. 

We can redirect your ballot pack to a different address if:

  • you will be away when ballot packs are mailed (from Monday 14 July) or
  • your mailing address has changed since the close of roll (Wednesday 21 May).

If you moved within or out of North West Ward since the close of roll you must vote or risk a fine.

Use our online form to submit your redirection request: 

Redirect your ballot pack

You can also download a ballot pack redirection form.

To submit the redirection form, you can either:

  • scan or take a clear photo of it and email it to redirections@vec.vic.gov.au
  • post it to:
    Election manager 
    Darebin City Council, North West Ward by-election
    C/- Victorian Electoral Commission
    Level 11, 530 Collins Street 
    Melbourne 3000 VIC

Applications close at 5 pm on Monday 16 June.

Candidates

Nominations:

  • open on Monday 16 June
  • close at 12 noon on Tuesday 24 June. 

Information session

Join our online information session at 6 pm on Thursday 12 June to learn more about becoming a candidate in this election. We will hold this session using Microsoft Teams.

We will share the link to register for the information session on Friday 6 June.

What devices can you use to participate?

  • any PC or Mac computer
  • any smartphone
  • any tablet device

Joining the information session

You can join a Microsoft Teams meeting from any device, without a Microsoft account. For help, visit Microsoft support.

How to nominate

To nominate, you must:

  • complete the Victorian Government's free Local government candidate training. You'll need to show that you've completed it within 2 years of Saturday 2 August 2025 when you nominate
  • complete a nomination form
  • submit your completed nomination form in person at the election office. You can make an appointment from Monday 2 June

By law, candidates must disclose donations and gifts they receive in the lead up to a by-election. For more information, visit the Local Government Inspectorate.

Candidate Helper

Candidate Helper is our online tool to help you prepare your nomination forms, candidate statement and questionnaire.

Candidate Helper will be available online from Monday 2 June.

Candidate statement and questionnaire

To tell voters about your background, qualifications and what you stand for, you can submit:

  • a candidate statement of up to 200 words
  • answers to the candidate questionnaire
  • a photo of yourself.

This information will be publicly available on this website until the election result is declared.

You must submit your statement, photo and questionnaires before 12 noon on Tuesday 24 June.

Who can be a candidate?

Read our Becoming a local council candidate page for the rules on who can be a candidate.

Campaign donations

By law, candidates must disclose donations and gifts they receive in the lead up to a by-election. For more information, visit the Local Government Inspectorate.

More information

To learn about the nominations process you can: