Council Moving Into Caretaker Mode For Council Election

Yarra City Council

In the lead up to the Council election, Council will move into caretaker mode during the period from midday on Tuesday, 17 September to 6pm on Saturday 26 October. During this period all of Council’s facilities and services will operate as normal, but there will be some changes to the way the administration operates. The main changes are:

  • Council will not publish or distribute any electoral material
  • Information about Councillors on our website will be limited
  • Council will only conduct routine community consultation
  • Public Question Time at Council meetings will be suspended
  • Council will not make any significant decisions.

In addition Councillors will not be permitted to use Council resources in a way that supports an election campaign. Further information can be found in the Election Period Policy.

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