The next Local Government elections will be held on 14 September 2024.

Potential Candidates

Eligible adults who seek to serve the community in the capacity of a Councillor have a systematic and methodical program of support available to them.

Nominations open on 5 August and close on 14 August.

Information sessions are being held locally for potential candidates to understand the requirements and responsibilities of a Councillor. 

Three sessions will be offered:

• Tuesday, 23 July 2024, at Gulargambone Hall, 10am to midday.
• Wednesday, 24 July 2024, at Coonamble Shire Council Administration Office, 6pm to 8pm.
• Thursday, 25 July 2024, at Quambone Hall, 10am to midday.

The same content will be repeated at each session. Registration is appreciated by phoning Council on 6827 1900.

Click here to access the Office of Local Government's website containing guidance for candidates.

Download the Candidate Information Pack below:

Candidate Information Pack

Non-Residential Roll

If you live outside the Coonamble Shire Local Government Area (LGA) but own ratable property in the LGA, you are entitled to vote in local government election in relation to Coonamble Shire, however, it is not compulsory to do so.

Similarly, eligible occupiers and ratepaying lessees are also entitled to vote in council elections. Check the document below to find out who is eligible to be on a non-residential roll.

Unlike the residential electoral roll, the non-residential roll is not maintained by the NSW Electoral Commission but by each council for its Local Government Area. A non-residential roll is only valid for the election for which it is prepared, so you must re-enrol for every election.

Those interested in registering on the non-residential electoral roll must ensure a properly completed claim form is received by the General Manager by 5pm, Monday, 5 August, 2024. After this time, Council will pass the details to the NSW Electoral Commission for verification, and verified claimants will then be added to the authorised electoral roll for the 2024 election.

To make a claim for inclusion on the non-residential roll, you will need to complete a claim form:

For individual owners, occupiers and ratepaying lessees – you must be:

• the sole owner of the ratable land, or
• nominated as the elector by the joint or several owners of the ratable land, or
• nominated as the elector by the corporation or trustees who own the ratable land, or
• the lessee of the land from the Crown and the land is ratable Crown Land.

Download the form for individual owners here:

For nomination of an elector by joint/several, corporate or trustee owners, occupiers or ratepaying lessees – you must be:

• the sole occupier or ratepaying lessee of rateable land, or
• nominated as the elector by the joint or several occupiers or ratepaying lessees of the rateable land, or
• nominated as the elector by the corporation or trustees who occupy or are the ratepaying lessee of the rateable land, 

and have the legal right to occupy the land or be responsible for paying all or part of the rates on the land for three years following the date you apply to be on the roll.

Download the form for nomination of an elector here:

A claim form must be signed by the person who lodges it and must contain a statement, signed by a witness, to the effect that the witness saw the person sign the claim form and believes, to the best of their knowledge, that the statements in the claim form are true.