The 2025 Local Government Election will be held on Saturday 18 October. There will be five (5) vacant positions for election. 4x Four-Year Positions and 1x Two-Year Position.
Nominations open Thursday 28 August.
2025 Candidate Profiles
FIELD, Michelle
SCOTT, Larry
SMITH, Kirsten
ROWLES, Julie
CARULLI, Carl
MCNAMARA, Jenny
WALMSLEY, Mike
SINCLAIR, Mike
VITALE, Brad
BARTLE, Karlie
2025 Election Timeline
Friday 22 August - Electoral Rolls close
Thursday 28 August - Nominations Open
Thursday 4 September - Nominations close (4pm)
22 September - Early Voting Opens
Friday 17 October - Early Voting Closes
Saturday 18 October - Election Day
Information for Electors
Local government elections in Western Australia will take place on Saturday 18 October 2025.
The Shire of Waroona will be holding an in-person election.
Key dates
Enrolment – Check, update or enrol to vote by 5pm 22 August
Nominations Open – 28 August 2025
Close of nominations - 4pm 4 September 2025
In person elections
- Vote in person on election day Saturday 18 October 8am - 6pm
- Vote early - if you cannot make 18 October, you can come into the Shire Office and vote early between Monday 22 September and Friday 17 October during office hours (Monday - Friday 9am - 4pm)
Enrol to vote
All eligible electors must enrol to vote. When you enrol to vote, you are enrolled for Commonwealth, State and local government elections. You can check your enrolment online.
You can –
This is important if you have:
- moved house
- changed your name
- turned 18 recently
- become an Australian citizen
- not yet joined the electoral roll or
- want to check or update your enrolment details
How to vote
Optional preferential voting is the voting system used in Local government elections. This means you have the choice to number the candidates in the order of your preference. You do not have to number all the boxes if you don’t want to.
You have the choice to:
- vote for one candidate - by putting a 1 next to their name
- vote for some candidates - by numbering several candidates in the order of your preference
- vote for all candidates - in the order of your preference
Who can vote
• Residents
All residents in a local government district who are enrolled on the State electoral roll are automatically enrolled on the corresponding local government roll. You must make sure you are correctly enrolled, and your details are up to date by 5pm 22 August to vote in the Local government elections.
• Owners and Occupiers
People who own or occupy rateable property within a local government district, can apply to their local government to be included on the roll as an owner/occupier, as long as they are eligible electors.
In person election timeline
Information for Candidates
Information about becoming a candidate in a local government election.
Who can be a candidate?
Under the Local Government Act 1995, to be eligible to nominate as a candidate for a local government election, the candidate must be:
- an elector of the district (residential or owner/occupier) and
- over 18 years of age.
- Not disqualified by anything below.
A person cannot nominate to be a candidate nor remain a councillor if they:
- are a member of State or Federal Parliament
- are a member of the council of another local government
- are an insolvent under administration
- are in prison serving a sentence for a crime
- have been convicted of a serious local government offence within the last five years (unless the court waived the disqualification)
- have been convicted on indictment of an offence for which the indictable penalty was, or included:
- imprisonment for life, or
- imprisonment for more than five years
- are subject to a court order disqualifying them from being a member of a council because they have misapplied local government funds or property
- are a nominee of a body corporate
- propose standing for two positions on council (unless standing for mayor or president as well as councillor)
- are currently disqualified by the State Administrative Tribunal from holding office as a member of a council.
Before nominating, all candidates must complete an online induction via the Department of Local Government, Sport & Cultural Industries.
How to nominate:
To nominate as a candidate for a local government election, the candidate must submit an application consisting of:
- a completed nomination form. For elections being run by the WAEC, it is recommended that candidates use Nomination Builder to complete their nomination form and construct their candidate profile.
- a candidate profile which must:
- be in English
- be no more than 1000 characters (including spaces)
- not contain false, defamatory or misleading information
- fit on an A4 page
- include the candidate’s full name and contact information
- a photograph, no larger than passport-sized and taken in the last six months (optional).
- a deposit of $100
Candidates may also provide a written statement in English, of up to 2,000 characters (including spaces) with their nomination paper (optional).
All nomination applications must be signed by the candidate in front of a witness.
The nomination application must be submitted to the Returning Officer during the nomination period.
As the Returning Officer may ask candidates to amend their nomination, it is recommended that candidates ensure they have allowed sufficient time to finalise any required changes before the close of nominations.
More information:
Additional information for candidates can be found on the Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries website.
Returning Officers
Returning Officers are responsible for the conduct of an election, including the nominations process. They are usually the first point of contact for any enquires relating to the election.
Authorisation of election campaign material
Information about authorisation of electoral material and other matters.
Disclosures:
Candidates have a duty of disclosure of electoral donations. Candidates and donors are required to disclose any electoral related gifts promised or received within the six months prior to polling day.
All queries should be directed to the local government’s Chief Executive Officer.
The State Government is running a free forum for people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CaLD) backgrounds who want to nominate for council. For more details, follow: Becoming an Elected Council Member Forum
Candidate nomination information
2023 Election Results
2023 Election Results