THE Local Government elections will be held on Saturday 14 September 2024.
If you live in Penrith and are on the electoral roll, you must vote in the Local Government elections on or before Saturday 14 September 2024. Voting is compulsory, and fines apply if you don’t cast your vote.
Local Government elections do not allow absentee voting, so if you are not going to be in Penrith on election day, you will need to request a postal vote or make a pre-poll vote. Applications for a postal vote are available from 6 August 2024 to 9 September 2024. Pre-polling will be available from 7 September 2024.
It is important to remember that Penrith is made up of three wards – North, South and East. If you are voting on the day, you must vote in your ward. Find your closest polling both on the NSW Electoral Commission’s website.
The polls will be open from 8am to 6pm on Saturday 14 September 2024 at various locations across the Penrith LGA.
The 2024 Local Government elections will be managed by the NSW Electoral Commission. Helpful information as well as questions from voters and candidates can be accessed via this: https://elections.nsw.gov.au/faqs
To find out more information, such as how to apply for a postal vote and where you can go to vote, visit the https://elections.nsw.gov.au/
If you are over 18 and haven’t yet registered to vote, now is your chance. You can enrol to vote by visiting https://aec.gov.au/enrol/
You can also check your enrolment and on the Australian Electoral Commission’s website.
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Information about the NSW Local Government elections is available in 24 different community languages.
At the time of going to press there appeared to some problems with the updating of the candidates list in each ward, so more on that next edition.
Wards
Under the Local Government Act 1993 (NSW), a local government area can be divided up into areas called wards. Each ward contains roughly equal numbers of voters and are represented by the same number of Councillors.
Penrith City is divided into 3 wards – North, South and East, each represented by 5 Councillors. Residents can check their ward and enrolment details at roll.elections.nsw.gov.au/NSWLookUp/
South Ward Suburbs
The South Ward includes the suburbs of Badgerys Creek, parts of Emu Plains, Glenmore Park, Jamisontown, parts of Kingswood, Leonay, Luddenham, Mulgoa, Orchard Hills, parts of Penrith, Regentville, South Penrith and Wallacia.
East Ward Suburbs
The East Ward includes the suburbs of Caddens, Claremont Meadows, Colyton, Erskine Park, Kemps Creek, parts of Kingswood, Mount Vernon, North St Marys, Orchard Hills, Oxley Park, St Clair and St Marys.
North Ward Suburbs
The North Ward includes the suburbs of Agnes Banks, Berkshire Park, Cambridge Gardens, Cambridge Park, Castlereagh, Cranebrook, Emu Heights, parts of Emu Plains, Jordan Springs, parts of Kingswood, Llandilo, Londonderry, parts of Penrith, Werrington, Werrington County and Werrington Downs.
