As previously advised, the next local government general elections will take place on 4 September 2021 for all Councils in New South Wales.
\nState Executive has resolved that the Party will contest the following additional local government areas (series 4):<\/p>\n
Please note that nominations are being re-opened in Port Stephens and Queanbeyan-Palerang, following unforeseen circumstances resulting in no valid nominations. Nomination forms are available by clicking the download button or\u00a0click here<\/strong>.<\/a> Members are reminded of the Division’s media regulations with regard to making public comments on nominations and pre-selections. As previously advised, the next local government general elections will take place on 4 September 2021 for all Councils in New South Wales. State Executive has resolved that the Party will contest the following additional local government areas (series 4): Canterbury-Bankstown; Hunters Hill; Liverpool City; Port Stephens; and Queanbeyan-Palerang. Please note that nominations are being … Continue reading “Local Government Elections”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10880","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nswnews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10880","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10880"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10880\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10880"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10880"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10880"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nNominations for selection to\u00a0winnable<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0positions in the above listed local government areas will\u00a0open at 9:00am on Wednesday, 31 March 2021 and close at 5:00pm sharp on Wednesday, 21 April 2021<\/strong>.
\nNominations for selection for\u00a0unwinnable<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0positions in the series 4 local government areas\u00a0will also open at 9:00am on Wednesday, 31 March 2021<\/strong>\u00a0and will\u00a0close upon the recommendation of the State Director following consultation with the Local Government Oversight Committee<\/strong>.
\nMembers are invited to nominate for all positions, including unwinnable positions\u00a0<\/strong>(please refer to the Members section of our website for a list of all winnable positions in these local government areas).<\/strong><\/p>\nNomination Forms<\/h3>\n
\nPlease ensure you nominate using the current nomination form available by clicking the link above or from the forms and downloads section of the Members Website. Please do not use nomination forms circulated with previous emails.
\nThe nomination form has been revised since nominations were opened for the 2020 local government elections and series 1 of the 2021 elections, and\u00a0nominations lodged on a previous version of the nomination form will not be accepted<\/strong>. It is your responsibility to ensure you are using the current version of the form.
\nPlease contact the Party Affairs Team if you have any questions regarding the nomination form or process.<\/p>\nMedia Regulations<\/h3>\n
\nNo public statements, either written or oral can be made by party members in relation to party matters including the selection or contesting of seats.
\nIf you have questions or are unsure whether a statement may breach the media policy please contact the Secretariat.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"