Current electoral structure

Latrobe City Council has nine Wards with one Councillor in each Ward:

• Boola Boola Ward
• Budgeree Ward
• Jeeralang Ward
• Loy Yang Ward
• Moe Ward
• Morwell River Ward
• Newborough Ward
• Tyers Ward
• Yallourn Ward.

Latrobe City Council Councillors and Ward map

Visit the VEC website for more information about Latrobe City Council's electoral structure.

Enrolling for council elections means you get to have a say in who represents your community. It's your chance to vote for a candidate who understands and addresses your local needs, from planning and safety to libraries and environmental issues. By being on the voters roll and voting in an election, you ensure your voice matters in decisions that impact you and your property.  

State-enrolled voters

You must enrol and vote if you:

• are 18 years or older
• are an Australian citizen
• have lived at your address in Latrobe City Council for longer than one month. 

For more information visit the VEC website [www.vec.vic.gov.au/enrolment]

Some ratepayers can apply to become council-enrolled voters in Latrobe City Council if they are:

• a property owner, occupier or represent a corporation
• 18 or older
• not a state-enrolled voter within the Latrobe City Council area.

These are known as council-enrolled voters and they fall into 3 categories. 

You can apply to enrol in Latrobe City Council if you: 

• own property and pay rates in the council area
• are 18 or older
• are not a state-enrolled voter who lives in Latrobe City Council.

This includes:

• Australian citizens who own a property in Latrobe City Council but do not live in the area (for example an investment or a holiday home)
• non-citizens over 18 who own a property and live in Latrobe City Council.

Up to two ratepayers can apply to enrol per property.

Owner ratepayers’ enrolment does not expire, but they can apply to resign their enrolment.

You can apply to enrol in Latrobe City Council if you:

• pay rates for a property that you occupy but do not own
• are 18 or older
• are not a state-enrolled voter within the Latrobe City Council area.

Up to 2 people per property can apply to enrol.

Occupier ratepayers’ enrolment expires before the next local government general election. 

If you want to continue to vote, you must apply to enrol again before the next local council general election (2028). 

Latrobe City Council will send you an invitation when it is time to renew your enrolment. 

If you were enrolled for the local council general elections in 2024, you will remain enrolled for any council by-elections up until 2028. It will be compulsory for you to vote. 

You can apply to enrol to vote on behalf of a corporation if you:

• are a director or company secretary of a corporation that pays rates (either as an owner or an occupier) in the council area
• have consented to being appointed as the corporation’s representative
• are not already a state-enrolled voter or council-enrolled voter within the Latrobe City Council area.

Only one person can apply to enrol as the corporation’s representative. 

Corporation representatives’ enrolment expires before the next local government general election. 

If you want to continue to vote, you must apply to enrol again before the next local council general election (2028). 

Latrobe City Council will send you an invitation when it is time to renew your enrolment. 

If you were enrolled for the local council general elections in 2024, you will remain enrolled for any council by-elections up until 2028. It will be compulsory for you to vote. 

If you fall into any of these categories, you can apply to enrol by completing the relevant application form.

Once you are enrolled, you must vote in future elections. If you don’t vote, you may get a fine. 

If you don’t want to vote as a council-enrolled voter for that property anymore, you can apply to resign your enrolment.

To apply to become or check if you are a council-enrolled voter in Latrobe City Council, contact us on 1300 367 700

For information about Victorian elections, visit the VEC website.[www.vec.vic.gov.au]