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Victorian Electoral Commission

FINAL REPORT Electoral Representation Review Alpine Shire Council

4 October 2004

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Table of Contents

1 Recommendation 2

2 Background 2

2.1 Legislative basis......................................................................................2 2.2 The VEC and electoral representation reviews...............................................2 2.3 Municipality profile..................................................................................3 2.4 Current electoral structure ........................................................................3

3 Electoral representation review process 3

4 Public involvement 4

4.1 Public information...................................................................................4 4.2 Advertising.............................................................................................5 4.3 Media releases ........................................................................................5 4.4 Information leaflet ..................................................................................5 4.5 VEC website ............................................................................................5 4.6 Helpline .................................................................................................6 4.7 Guide for Submissions ..............................................................................6

5 Preliminary Report 6

5.1 Preliminary submissions ...........................................................................6 5.2 VEC research ...........................................................................................6 5.3 Recommended options .............................................................................6

6 Response submissions 7

7 Public hearing 7

8 Findings and recommendations 7

8.1 Number of councillors ..............................................................................7 8.2 Electoral structure ...................................................................................9

9 Appendices 13

9.1 Public notices of the electoral representation review .................................. 13 9.2 Media releases ...................................................................................... 17 9.3 Information leaflet ................................................................................ 21 9.4 Guide for submissions ............................................................................ 22 9.5 List of persons and groups making submissions.......................................... 34


1 Recommendation The Victorian Electoral Commission (VEC) is required under the legislation for the electoral representation review to make a recommendation to the Minister for Local Government as to the number of councillors and the electoral structure that provides fair and equitable representation for the voters of Alpine Shire (s.219D Local Government Act 1989).

The VEC recommends that Alpine Shire consist of seven councillors to be elected from an unsubdivided municipality.

This recommended structure is indicated in the map on the back page of this Report.

2 Background 2.1 Legislative basis

The Local Government (Democratic Reform) Act 2003 which amended the Local Government Act 1989 (the Act), was passed by the Parliament in Spring 2003. The amendments included provisions for independent electoral representation reviews of all Victorian councils. In accordance with this new legislation, Alpine Shire Council received notice pursuant to s.219C of the Act from the Minister for Local Government that an electoral representation review was to be conducted for Alpine Shire. The notice appeared in the Victoria Government Gazette on 13 May 2004.

Under the legislation, a council is required to appoint an electoral commission to conduct an electoral representation review. On 9 June 2004 Alpine Shire Council appointed the VEC to conduct the review.

The purpose of an electoral representation review is to recommend an electoral structure that provides fair and equitable representation for the persons who are entitled to vote at a general election of the Council. Matters to be considered by the review are:

a) the number of councillors; b) the electoral structure of the Shire (whether the Shire should be unsubdivided

or divided into wards; and, if the Shire is to be subdivided, the number of wards and the number of councillors to be elected for each ward); and

c) if the recommendation is for the Shire to be divided into wards, boundaries for the wards that will:

i. provide for a fair and equitable division of the Shire; and ii. ensure equality of representation, through the number of voters

represented by each councillor being within 10% of the average number of voters represented by all councillors.

2.2 The VEC and electoral representation reviews

The VEC has ten years’ experience in working on municipal ward boundaries, being contracted by councils to prepare options for their consideration. VEC staff have also worked for the Electoral Boundaries Commission in State redivisions. In doing this work, the VEC has used sophisticated mapping software, has conducted field research and has developed expertise in preparing electoral boundaries that both comply with legislative approximate equality requirements and respect communities of interest.


The VEC has engaged Mr Terry Maher to provide expertise in the field of local government in undertaking this review.

Mr Maher commenced his career in local government in 1963. Mr Maher has extensive municipal experience, having been employed by the Melbourne City Council and the former Ringwood and Essendon Councils. He also held the position of Chief Executive at Knox City Council from 1995-2001 and Croydon City Council from 1986-1994. Mr Maher was also interim Chief Executive of the Monash City Council at the time of municipal restructure. More recently, Mr Maher was appointed by the Minister for Local Government to conduct a Commission of Inquiry into Surf Coast Shire Council which was completed in April 2003.

He now provides consulting services to the public sector.

2.3 Municipality profile

Alpine Shire was formed in 1994 by the amalgamation of the shires of Bright and Myrtleford and parts of the shires of Beechworth, Omeo, Oxley and Yackandandah. It includes the towns of Myrtleford, Bright and Mount Beauty, and also contains the alpine resort areas of Mount Hotham and Falls Creek. Almost 64% of the resident population lives in or near Myrtleford or Bright.

Due to the tourist trade, a higher proportion of people in the Alpine Shire are employed in accommodation, restaurants, recreation services etc. than in regional shires as a whole. A higher than average percentage of people are employed in property and business services. Unemployment levels are slightly below the average for regional Victoria, and there is a higher proportion of 18-34 year olds than in many regional shires.

Most residents come from an English-speaking background, although there is also a small Italian community. Between 2004 and 2012, population growth is expected to be above the levels of regional Victoria as a whole (excluding municipalities with cities), and the age structure of the population is expected to change, as in regional Victoria as a whole, with people over 50 years of age becoming a substantially higher proportion of the population.

(Sources: Buchan: Alpine Shire Information Paper: The Regional Economy; Department of Infrastructure: Victoria in Future; Department of Sustainability and Environment: Regional Victoria in Fact 2001; Department of Sustainability and Environment: Towns in Time).

2.4 Current electoral structure

Currently, Alpine Shire has five councillors elected from an unsubdivided municipality.

3 Electoral representation review process Section 219D of the Local Government Act 1989 specifies that the purpose of an electoral representation review is to achieve “fair and equitable representation for the persons who are entitled to vote at a general election of the Council.” To achieve this, the VEC proceeds on the basis of three main principles:

1: to ensure that the number of voters represented by each councillor is within 10% of the average number of voters per councillor for that municipality


Populations are continually changing – they grow in some areas and decline in others. Over time, these changes can lead to some wards having larger or smaller numbers of voters. As part of a representation review, the VEC needs to correct any imbalances that have come about. The VEC also tries to make sure that the boundaries it sets will continue to provide equitable representation until the next review is due in eight years, by taking account of likely future changes.

2: to take a consistent, State-wide approach to the total number of councillors

Regarding the number of councillors, the VEC has adopted as a guide the numbers of councillors in similar-sized municipalities of similar categories within Victoria. In addition, the VEC considers any special circumstances that warrant the municipality having more or fewer councillors than similar municipalities.

3: to ensure that communities of interest are as fairly represented as possible

Every municipality contains a number of communities of interest. The electoral structure should be designed to take these into account where practicable. This is important for assisting the elected councillors to be effective representatives of the people in their particular municipality.

The VEC bases its recommendations on a number of factors, including the following:

internal research specifically relating to the municipality under review;

the VEC’s experience from its work with other municipalities and in similar reviews for State elections;

the VEC’s expertise in mapping, demography and local government; and

careful consideration of all input from the public in both written and verbal submissions made during the course of the review.

Input from the public is an important part of the process, but it is not the only factor considered. The VEC seeks to ensure fair and equitable representation for all voters of the municipality. This means carefully considering all views expressed in submissions from the public, and also considering other factors, such as the best possible representation for the various communities of interest in the municipality under review.

In considering public submissions, the VEC values the local knowledge and local perspectives that are presented. The VEC believes it important to consider the issues and information presented in submissions, as well as the arguments for particular structural models. In reaching its recommendations, the VEC seeks to combine the information gathered through public submissions with its own research in order to achieve what it considers to be a fair and equitable result until the next review period. The VEC does not make its recommendations based on a “straw poll” of the number of submissions supporting a particular option.

Further details about issues considered by the VEC can be found in Sections 8.1 and 8.2 of this Report and in the Guide for Submissions (Appendix 9.3).

4 Public involvement 4.1 Public information

The VEC informed the community about the electoral representation review through:


advertising in newspapers; conducting three information sessions on 14 July 2004, to outline the review

process and to respond to questions from members of the community; distributing a Guide for Submissions. communicating with the Alpine Shire community through the use of media

releases and the VEC website; developing an information leaflet and posting it to all voters in Alpine Shire; publishing all preliminary submissions on the VEC website; releasing a Preliminary Report on 18 August 2004 and making the Report

available at the Council offices, at the VEC and on the VEC website; conducting a public hearing at the Bright Entertainment Centre on

15 September 2004; and establishing a help line for responding to community questions.

4.2 Advertising

In accordance with s.219F(4) of the Act, the VEC published the following advertisements for the electoral representation review:

• a public notice which detailed the process of the Alpine Shire review and called for public submissions appeared in the Bright Alpine Observer and the Myrtleford Alpine Times on 30 June 2004;

• general advertisements covering several electoral representation reviews, including the Alpine Shire review, appeared in the Albury Border Mail on 26 June 2004 and in the Melbourne Herald Sun on 30 June 2004; and

• a notice of the Preliminary Report appeared in the Bright Alpine Observer, the Myrtleford Alpine Times and the Albury Border Mail on 18 August 2004.

See Appendix 9.1.

4.3 Media releases

Media releases designed to supplement the paid advertising were distributed to the Albury Border Mail, the Bright Alpine Observer and the Myrtleford Alpine Times on 18 June 2004 and on 11 August 2004.

See Appendix 9.2.

4.4 Information leaflet

The VEC posted an information leaflet about the review to all Alpine Shire voters from 21 June 2004.

See Appendix 9.3.

4.5 VEC website

The VEC used its website to deliver information and to provide transparency in the review process. All preliminary submissions and submissions in response to the Preliminary Report were posted to the website to facilitate public access to this information. The VEC website can be viewed at www.vec.vic.gov.au


4.6 Helpline

The VEC established a help line to assist with public enquiries concerning the electoral representation review process.

4.7 Guide for Submissions

The VEC developed and distributed its Guide for Submissions to help those persons interested in making submissions. A copy of the Guide is attached. See Appendix 9.4.

5 Preliminary Report In accordance with s.219F(6) of the Act, the VEC produced a Preliminary Report containing its proposed option for Alpine Shire. In developing this proposed option, the VEC considered preliminary submissions made by various persons and groups, as well as various other relevant factors.

5.1 Preliminary submissions

By the closing time for submissions (26 July 2004 - 5.00 pm), the VEC had received 18 preliminary submissions.

Among the submissions, opinion regarding the number of councillors varied. Support ranged from a total of 5 to 9 councillors. Opinion regarding the electoral structure and voting system options also varied. Some submissions favoured the municipality being subdivided into wards, with either single or multiple councillor representation for each ward. Other submissions preferred the retention of an unsubdivided municipality and the introduction of a system of voting by proportional representation.

See Appendix 9.4 for details of those persons and groups making preliminary submissions. Copies of the submissions can be downloaded from the VEC website, www.vec.vic.gov.au

5.2 VEC research

In addition to information provided in submissions, the VEC conducted its own research. The VEC conducted research into the demographics of the municipality, using a number of data sources including the 2001 Census. The VEC also took into account changes predicted by the Department of Sustainability and Environment and by the Department of Infrastructure. Summaries of some of this research were published in the Guide for Submissions, the Preliminary Report and in Section 2.3 of this Report.

Development projections based on information presented by the Council were also taken into consideration. Extensive field work was conducted throughout the municipality by the VEC. The VEC also examined the considerations of Alpine Shire’s Commissioners in reviewing the municipality’s structure in 1996.

5.3 Recommended options

Having considered the preliminary submissions made by various persons and groups and all other relevant factors, the VEC proposed an option for public comment.

The VEC’s preferred option was:


That Alpine Shire consist of seven councillors to be elected from an unsubdivided council.

A detailed map representing this option was included in the Preliminary Report.

6 Response submissions In accordance with s.219F(7) of the Act, the VEC invited written submissions in response to its Preliminary Report.

By the close of submissions, 8 September 2004 – 5.00 pm, the VEC had received five response submissions.

Three of the response submissions supported the VEC’s preferred option of seven councillors elected from an unsubdivided structure. They did so on the grounds that the structure is currently working well and that subdivision would split communities of interest and would disregard the needs of certain communities. Two submissions suggested that a subdivided electoral structure was necessary to provide the voters of Alpine Shire with local representation.

See Appendix 9.4 for details of those persons and groups making response submissions. Copies of the submissions can be downloaded from the VEC website, www.vec.vic.gov.au

7 Public hearing A public hearing was held at the Bright Entertainment Centre on 15 September 2004 at 6.30 pm. All persons who had made submissions in response to the VEC’s Preliminary Report were invited to speak to their submissions and two individuals chose to do so. Members of the public were invited to attend and 13 people, including those speaking at the hearing, were present.

8 Findings and recommendations The Act states that the purpose of the review is to consider two matters. The first matter is the number of councillors for the municipality and the second matter is the electoral structure of the municipality.

8.1 Number of councillors

Issues considered by the VEC

The legislation provides that a council must consist of between 5 and 12 councillors (s.5B(1)). It does not, however, prescribe the matters to be considered by the reviewer in recommending the number of councillors for a municipality.

The VEC has therefore been required to identify the appropriate matters to take into account when considering the number of councillors.

In terms of voter numbers, Victorian municipalities vary from 4,077 to 160,368. The VEC applies the legislative provisions relating to numbers of councillors in a logical way: with those councils that have the largest number of voters having the most councillors, and those councils that have the least number of voters having fewer councillors.


In most cases, the electoral structure and the number of councillors were established during the period of the Commissioners when local government was restructured between 1993 and 1995. The Commissioners did not have the benefit of a State-wide reference when considering the appropriate number of councillors for their respective municipalities. The result was a degree of disparity in councillor numbers for similar types of municipalities. The VEC has produced a table that lists each municipality and the councillor to voter ratio. The table differentiates between rural, regional and metropolitan councils in recognition of the different circumstances and needs between these categories of councils. The table has been a valuable reference point in considering the appropriate number of councillors and was made available to the public in the Guide for Submissions. The information has enabled the VEC to compare a council being reviewed with councils with similar voter numbers and areas.

The VEC also considers whether the number of voters in the municipality is anticipated to increase or decline in the period between reviews (eight years). Population forecasts produced by the Australian Bureau of Statistics and the Victorian Department of Sustainability and Environment have been used to assist the VEC in making its assessment.

In addition, the VEC considers any special issues or circumstances that may require a council to have more or fewer councillors than would otherwise be the case. Public submissions provide valuable information regarding any such issues or circumstances.

The VEC’s findings

In its Preliminary Report, the VEC put forward its preferred option for Alpine Shire, of seven councillors to be elected from an unsubdivided municipality. None of the five submissions received in response to the Preliminary Report raised any concerns with increasing the number of councillors from five to seven. The VEC confirms that seven is the appropriate number of councillors for Alpine Shire.

The number of voters in Alpine Shire suggests that seven councillors would be adequate to provide voters with fair and equitable representation. Alpine Shire contains 11,074 voters. Each of Alpine Shire’s five councillors represent an average of 2,215. If the number of councillors in the Shire was increased to seven, the voter/councillor ratio would drop to one councillor for every 1,582 voters. Either way, the ratio would be within an acceptable range for similar-sized Victorian regional shires.

While either five or seven councillors could work in Alpine Shire, certain demographic and geographic factors suggest that the larger number would provide voters in the Shire with the fairest and most equitable representation.

The Shire’s population growth is one of a number of factors which indicate that seven councillors would be most appropriate for the municipality. Between 1991 and 2003, Alpine Shire’s population increased by 6.11% and it is projected that between 2004 and 2012 the area will grow by a further 6.77%. In a five-councillor electoral structure this rate of growth would result in the voter/councillor ratio rising well above the current average for municipalities in regional Victoria. In contrast, a seven-councillor electoral structure at the lower end of the voter/councillor ratio would be better able to absorb any potential growth.

Alpine Shire’s geographic makeup also suggests that the region might be suited to a larger rather than a smaller number of councillors. The Shire is a regional


municipality of above average size displaying mountainous terrain which imposes considerable access and travel burdens on councillors. The Shire contains several population centres, all of which demand attention and specialised knowledge. The nature of the Shire’s topography and its relatively broad population spread represent special circumstances which justify an increase in representation.

For the reasons detailed above, the VEC recommends that the number of councillors in Alpine Shire be increased to seven.

8.2 Electoral structure

Issues considered by the VEC

Provisions within the Act allow for a municipality to be unsubdivided, with all councillors elected “at large” by all voters, or for a municipality to be subdivided into a number of wards. If wards have only one councillor, preferential voting applies. Under an unsubdivided or a multi-councillor ward structure, councillors are elected through proportional representation. With each system, voters mark their ballot papers the same way.

If the municipality is subdivided into wards, there are three options available:

single-councillor wards; multi-councillor wards; and a combination of both single-councillor and multi-councillor wards.

Boundaries for wards must:

provide for a fair and equitable division of the municipality; and ensure equality of representation, through the number of voters represented by

each councillor being within 10% of the average number of voters per councillor for the municipality.

In addition to the legislative requirements, a number of other factors were considered when evaluating subdivided structures. These factors included:

communities of interest (Communities of interest are groups of people who share a range of common concerns. They may occur where people are linked with each other geographically, economically or through having particular needs.); spreading developing areas over a number of wards; using logical boundaries such as main roads, physical features and existing

boundaries for easy identification of wards; and taking account of likely population changes.

In developing ward boundaries, the VEC aims to achieve the best possible balance between these criteria.

The VEC’s findings

In its Preliminary Report, the VEC put forward its preferred option for Alpine Shire, of seven councillors elected from an unsubdivided municipality. The VEC did not offer an alternative option because the other configurations it considered, based on suggestions received in preliminary submissions, were not practicable.

As previously stated, the VEC received five submissions in response to its Preliminary Report, three of which favoured the VEC’s unsubdivided option. Two submissions preferred a subdivided structure on the basis that the introduction of wards would


provide voters with stronger local representation. This argument was strongly advocated in the first round of submissions.

In developing its final recommendation, the VEC considered suggestions for an electoral structure that were put forward in response submissions and at the public hearing. The VEC appreciates and values community input into the electoral representation review but notes that despite their various benefits, none of the suggested options are ultimately feasible. Further comment on these options follows. The VEC maintains that an unsubdivided structure remains the most appropriate electoral structure for Alpine Shire.

Unsubdivided Municipality

The VEC originally proposed the retention of an unsubdivided electoral structure as its preferred option for Alpine Shire. The VEC confirms that such a structure will benefit voters by addressing the issue of unfair councillor distribution and by avoiding future difficulties associated with keeping voter numbers in accordance with legislative requirements.

The VEC acknowledges voters’ concerns regarding what is perceived to be an uneven councillor distribution in the Shire. The VEC notes that the introduction of a system of voting by proportional representation could go some way towards addressing this perceived difficulty. Councillors in the Shire were previously elected from an unsubdivided municipality under a system of exhaustive preferential voting but recent legislative change has introduced voting by a system of proportional representation in unsubdivided councils. Under proportional representation, any candidate who obtains a ‘quota’, either through first-preference votes or through the flow of preference votes, is elected. This means candidates representing large minorities and candidates representing majorities will have a reasonable expectation of being elected. Such a system offers the possibility of a relatively even spread of representation in Alpine Shire.

An unsubdivided electoral structure will remove potential difficulties involving voter numbers. According to the legislation, the number of voters represented by each councillor must be within 10% of the average number of voters represented by all councillors. Under a subdivided structure, growth within a municipality can see voter numbers in various wards reach unacceptably high levels – requiring boundary alterations. With no ward divisions, the difficulties with deviations which can arise under a ward structure, are avoided.

Finally, the VEC acknowledges the desirability of preserving distinct communities of interest within municipalities. The proposed unsubdivided structure means that all communities in Alpine Shire will be kept intact.

Alternative options

In coming to its final recommendation, the VEC considered a range of options for the Shire’s electoral structure. Based on community information which highlighted three main communities of interest in Alpine Shire, the VEC originally modelled a three-ward configuration (see Diagram 1 below). This model involved a Kiewa Ward which followed the natural Kiewa Valley boundary, a Bright Ward incorporating Bright, Porepunkah and Dinner Plain and a Myrtleford Ward incorporating Myrtleford, Ovens, Gapsted and extending down through the Mount Buffalo National Park to include Dandongadale.


DIAGRAM 1

The VEC’s model was based on defined geographical divisions and on strong communities of interest. It was not, however, feasible in that voter numbers in each ward either did not comply with legislative requirements or did not reflect predicted growth patterns in the region. In the proposed Myrtleford Ward, the deviation from the average was +11.96% and in the proposed Kiewa Ward, where minimal population growth is forecast, it was –9.86%. The VEC could have made this structure work by adjusting ward boundaries to incorporate an appropriate number of voters in each ward but this would have split existing communities of interest.

The VEC also considered a two-ward option involving seven councillors which was proposed in one response submission and elaborated on at the public hearing. The structure followed the three-ward option detailed above but merged the Kiewa and Myrtleford Wards, leaving one amalgamated northern ward with four councillors and one southern ward, focused on Bright, with three councillors. Based on information received in other submissions regarding established communities of interest in Alpine Shire, the VEC acknowledges that in one respect, this two-ward option offered significant benefit. The configuration neatly captured the township of Bright – encapsulating the entire township and its surrounds within one ward.

At the public hearing, the person who suggested this model acknowledged the difficulties involved in merging the two communities of Myrtleford and the Kiewa Valley. He compared the model to an unsubdivided structure in which all communities of interest within a Shire are merged and suggested that the two-ward option is superior because it only merges two communities of interest rather than all of them. The VEC considers that where the introduction of wards will merge two distinct communities of interest into one ward, leaving a third community as the focus of a single ward, it is unlikely that such subdivision will maximise benefit to


voters and to the community as a whole. The suggested two-ward structure has the potential to encourage discord within the community by fostering an ‘us and them’ mentality.

The VEC is aware that Alpine Shire’s current unsubdivided structure has generated some concern among various constituents regarding a fair and equal spread of representation throughout the Shire. The VEC notes, however, that an increase in councillor numbers combined with the recent introduction of a system of proportional representation in unsubdivided councils should address these concerns. The VEC considers that the Shire will be best served by remaining as an unsubdivided municipality with seven councillors. The VEC is confident that such a structure will provide Alpine Shire voters with fair and equitable representation for at least the next eight years.

DOUG BEECROFT

Acting Electoral Commissioner


9 Appendices 9.1 Public notices of the electoral representation review

Electoral Representation ReviewAlpine Shire Council


The Minister for Local Government has given notice under section 219C of the Local Government Act 1989 thatthere is to be an electoral representation review of the Alpine Shire Council. The Council has appointed theVictorian Electoral Commission (VEC) to conduct the independent review.

What is the review about?The aim of the review is to ensure fair and equitable electoral representation for the voters of Alpine Shire.The VEC will recommend to the Minister for Local Government:

• the appropriate number of councillors;

• whether the Shire should be unsubdivided or divided into wards; and

• if the Shire is to be divided into wards, how many wards there should be, the number of councillors perward and the ward boundaries.

Information about the review is being posted to all Alpine Shire voters.

What will the VEC consider?The VEC will consider the numbers of councillors and the electoral structures of comparable municipalities,communities of interest, demographics and growth potential. Arguments and evidence in public submissionswill assist the review.

Any person or group may make a written submission to the VEC regarding electoral representation for Alpine Shire.The VEC recommends consulting the VEC’s Guide for Submissions first.

Key Steps in the ReviewStep 1 – Information sessions, Wednesday, 14 July 2004

• Council Chamber, Council offices, O’Donnell Avenue, Myrtleford – 5.30pm • Council Chamber, Council offices, Great Alpine Road, Bright – 7.30 pm• Alpine Discovery Centre, Kiewa Valley Highway, Tawonga South – 7.30pm

Step 2 – Preliminary submissions. Deadline: 5.00 pm, Monday, 26 July 2004

Step 3 – Preliminary Report, released Wednesday, 18 August 2004

Step 4 – Response submissions. Deadline: 5.00 pm, Wednesday, 8 September 2004

Step 5 – Public hearing, 6.30 pm, Wednesday, 15 September 2004

• Bright Entertainment Centre, Railway Avenue, Bright (people can speak in support of their response submissions)

Step 6 – Final Report, released Monday, 4 October 2004

The VEC will lodge a Final Report, containing its recommendations, with the Minister for Local Government.

For a Guide for Submissions or further information, call 13 18 32 or visit www.vec.vic.gov.au



Electoral Representation Reviews


The Minister for Local Government has given notice under section 219C of the Local Government Act 1989 thatthere are to be electoral representation reviews of the following councils:

• Indigo Shire Council • Strathbogie Shire Council

• Towong Shire Council • Mitchell Shire Council

• City of Wodonga Council • Macedon Ranges Shire Council

• Alpine Shire Council • South Gippsland Shire Council

• Greater Shepparton City Council • Wellington Shire Council

• Rural City of Wangaratta Council • Frankston City Council

The councils have appointed the Victorian Electoral Commission (VEC) to conduct the reviews.

What are the reviews about?The aim of the reviews is to ensure fair and equitable electoral representation for the voters of thesemunicipalities. For each municipality, the VEC will recommend to the Minister for Local Government:


• whether the municipality should be unsubdivided or divided into wards; and

• if the municipality is to be divided into wards, how many wards there should be, the number of councillorsper ward and the ward boundaries.

Under an unsubdivided or a multi-councillor ward structure, councillors are elected through proportionalrepresentation. Under a single-councillor ward structure, councillors are elected using preferential voting.With each system, voters mark their ballot papers in the same way.

What will the VEC consider?The VEC will consider the numbers of councillors and the electoral structures of comparable municipalities,communities of interest, demographics and growth potential. Arguments and evidence in public submissionswill assist the review.

Any person or group may make a written submission to the VEC regarding electoral representation for thesemunicipalities. The VEC recommends consulting its Guide for Submissions first.

Making a submissionFurther information about making a submission can be found in the Guide for Submissions. Submissions canbe made by mail, fax or email. Submissions must reach the VEC by 5.00 pm on the following dates:

• Indigo Shire: 19 July 2004 • Strathbogie Shire: 2 August 2004

• Towong Shire: 19 July 2004 • Mitchell Shire: 2 August 2004

• City of Wodonga: 19 July 2004 • Macedon Ranges Shire: 2 August 2004

• Alpine Shire: 26 July 2004 • South Gippsland Shire: 9 August 2004

• Greater Shepparton City: 26 July 2004 • Wellington Shire: 9 August 2004

• Rural City of Wangaratta: 26 July 2004 • Frankston City: 9 August 2004

For a Guide for Submissions or further information, call 13 18 32 or visit www.vec.vic.gov.au


Preliminary Report

The Victorian Electoral Commission (VEC) is conducting an electoral representation review for the Alpine Shire Council. The review aims toachieve fair and equitable electoral representation for persons who are entitled to vote at the Council's general election. Having considered a range of information, including information contained in public submissions, the VEC has now released a Preliminary Report including itsrecommendations.

What are the recommendations in the Report?Alpine Shire currently has five councillors, elected from an unsubdivided council.

Preferred option The Report recommends that the Alpine Shire Council consist of seven councillors, to be elected from an unsubdivided council.

The map on the right shows the unsubdivided Shire.

Where is the Report available?Copies of the Preliminary Report are available from:• the Alpine Shire Council offices, Great Alpine Road, Bright;• the VEC website, www.vec.vic.gov.au; and• the VEC on 13 18 32.

Response submissions on the ReportAny person or group may make a response submission to the VEC about its Preliminary Report. A response submission should comment only onthe preferred option. Submissions can be:• posted to the VEC at Level 8, 505 Little Collins Street, Melbourne Vic. 3000;• emailed to [email protected]; or• faxed to (03) 9629 9330.

Submissions must include the following information about the person orgroup making the submission:• name; • address; • telephone contact number; and• whether the person or group making the submission wishes to speak at

a public hearing in support of their submission.

Submissions must reach the VEC by Wednesday, 8 September 2004 - 5.00 pm. Late submissions will not be accepted.Submissions will be available to the public at the VEC office and on the VEC website.

Public hearing, Wednesday, 15 September 2004-6.30pmThe hearing will be held at:

• Bright Entertainment Centre, Railway Avenue, Bright.

The hearing is open to the public, but only those people who have indicatedin their submission that they would like to speak in support of theirsubmission will be heard at the hearing.

Final Report, 4 October 2004After considering a variety of sources of information including informationcontained in submissions and provided at the public hearing, the VEC willprepare its Final Report making recommendations to the Minister for Local Government.

Further information 13 18 32 or visit www.vec.vic.gov.au

Electoral Representation ReviewAlpine Shire Council


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he p

ublic

info

rmat

ion

sess

ion

on 1

4 Ju

ly,”

sai

d th

e Ac

ting

Vic

tori

an E

lect

oral

Com

mis

sion

er,

Mr

Doug

Bee

crof

t.

The

deta

ils f

or t

he in

form

atio

n se

ssio

n ar

e:

Wed

nesd

ay,

14 J

uly

2004

•

Coun

cil C

ham

ber,

Cou

ncil

Offi

ces,

O’D

onne

ll Av

enue

, M

yrtl

efor

d -

5.30

pm

• Co

unci

l Cha

mbe

r, C

ounc

il Of

fice

s, G

reat

Alp

ine

Road

, Br

ight

- 7

.30p

m

• Al

pine

Dis

cove

ry C

entr

e, K

iew

a Va

lley

Hig

hway

, Ta

won

ga S

outh

- 7

.30p

m

In c

ondu

ctin

g it

s re

view

, th

e VE

C w

ill c

onsi

der

a ra

nge

of in

form

atio

n in

clud

ing

argu

men

ts a

nd

info

rmat

ion

in p

ublic

sub

mis

sion

s.

Any

pers

on o

r gr

oup

may

mak

e a

wri

tten

sub

mis

sion

to

the

VEC

abou

t th

e re

view

. S

ubm

issi

ons

do n

ot

have

to

be e

labo

rate

doc

umen

ts.

A le

tter

is p

erfe

ctly

acc

epta

ble,

as

long

as

it d

eals

wit

h th

e m

atte

rs

cove

red

by t

he r

evie

w.

The

VEC

rec

omm

ends

con

sult

ing

its

Guid

e fo

r Su

bmis

sion

s w

hich

out

lines

the

is

sues

invo

lved

. A

leaf

let

abou

t th

e re

view

is b

eing

pos

ted

to A

lpin

e Sh

ire

vote

rs.

Key

date

s fo

r th

e In

digo

rep

rese

ntat

ion

revi

ew a

re:

Mon

day,

26

July

200

4 –

5.00

pm

– D

eadl

ine

for

prel

imin

ary

subm

issi

ons.

Su

bmis

sion

s ca

n b e

mai

led,

fa

xed

or e

mai

led

to t

he V

EC.

Wed

nesd

ay,

18 A

ugus

t 20

04 –

The

VEC

’s Pr

elim

inar

y Re

port

will

be

rele

ased

con

tain

ing

its

pref

erre

d op

tion

s.

Wed

nesd

ay,

8 Se

ptem

ber

2004

– 5

.00

pm –

Dea

dlin

e fo

r re

spon

se s

ubm

issi

ons

abou

t th

e Pr

elim

inar

y Re

port

. W

edne

sday

, 15

Sep

tem

ber

2004

– P

ublic

hea

ring

. P

eopl

e w

ill b

e ab

le t

o sp

eak

in s

uppo

rt o

f th

eir

resp

onse

sub

mis

sion

s.

Mon

day,

4 O

ctob

er 2

004

– Th

e VE

C w

ill lo

dge

its

Fina

l Rep

ort

wit

h th

e M

inis

ter

for

Loca

l Gov

ernm

ent.

An

y ne

w e

lect

oral

arr

ange

men

ts,

if a

ppro

ved

by t

he M

inis

ter

for

Loca

l Gov

ernm

ent,

wou

ld a

pply

at

the

next

Shi

re C

ounc

il el

ecti

ons.

Fo

r m

ore

info

rmat

ion,

tel

epho

ne t

he V

EC o

n 13

18

32 o

r vi

sit

the

VEC

web

site

ww

w.v

ec.v

ic.g

ov.a

u –

ENDS

–

Med

ia F

act

Shee

t

P

age

2 of

2

Al

pine

Shi

re

The

map

bel

ow s

how

s th

e cu

rren

t ri

ding

bou

ndar

ies

and

vote

r nu

mbe

rs f

or A

lpin

e Sh

ire.


Med

ia R

elea

se

P

age

1 of

4

For

rele

ase

Satu

rday

26

June

RE

PRES

ENTA

TION

REV

IEW

S GE

T U

NDE

RWAY

Elec

tora

l rep

rese

ntat

ion

revi

ews

for

Alpi

ne S

hire

and

the

Rur

al C

ity

of W

anga

ratt

a ha

ve b

egun

. T

he

revi

ews,

con

duct

ed in

depe

nden

tly

by t

he V

icto

rian

Ele

ctor

al C

omm

issi

on (

VEC)

, w

ill c

onsi

der

the

num

ber

of c

ounc

illor

s an

d th

e Co

unci

ls’ e

lect

oral

str

uctu

res.

“A

nyon

e in

tere

sted

in t

he r

evie

ws

shou

ld a

tten

d on

e of

the

pub

lic in

form

atio

n se

ssio

ns b

eing

hel

d fo

r ea

ch c

ounc

il,”

said

the

Act

ing

Vict

oria

n El

ecto

ral C

omm

issi

oner

, M

r Do

ug B

eecr

oft.

Th

e de

tails

for

the

info

rmat

ion

sess

ions

are

: W

anga

ratt

a M

onda

y, 1

2 Ju

ly 2

004

• Co

unci

l Cha

mbe

rs, 1st

Flo

or, Co

unci

l Off

ices

, 64

Ove

ns S

tree

t, W

anga

ratt

a –

7.30

pm

Al

pine

W

edne

sday

, 14

Jul

y 20

04

• Co

unci

l Cha

mbe

r, C

ounc

il Of

fice

s, O

’Don

nell

Aven

ue, M

yrtl

efor

d -

5.30

pm

•

Coun

cil C

ham

ber,

Cou

ncil

Offi

ces,

Gre

at A

lpin

e Ro

ad, Br

ight

- 7

.30

pm

• Al

pine

Dis

cove

ry C

entr

e, K

iew

a Va

lley

Hig

hway

, Ta

won

ga S

outh

- 7

.30

pm

In c

ondu

ctin

g it

s re

view

s, t

he V

EC w

ill c

onsi

der

a ra

nge

of in

form

atio

n in

clud

ing

argu

men

ts a

nd

info

rmat

ion

in p

ublic

sub

mis

sion

s.

Any

pers

on o

r gr

oup

may

mak

e a

wri

tten

sub

mis

sion

to

the

VEC

abou

t th

e re

view

. S

ubm

issi

ons

do n

ot

have

to

be e

labo

rate

doc

umen

ts. A

lett

er is

per

fect

ly a

ccep

tabl

e, a

s lo

ng a

s it

dea

ls w

ith

mat

ters

co

vere

d by

the

rev

iew

. T

he V

EC r

ecom

men

ds c

onsu

ltin

g it

s Gu

ide

for

Subm

issi

ons

whi

ch o

utlin

es t

he

issu

es in

volv

ed.

Next

ste

ps in

the

rev

iew

s:

Step

1 –

Pre

limin

ary

subm

issi

ons

Any

pers

on o

r gr

oup

may

mak

e a

prel

imin

ary

subm

issi

on t

o th

e VE

C.

Dead

line

for

both

cou

ncils

: M

onda

y, 2

6 Ju

ly 2

004

– 5.

00 p

m

Step

2 –

Pre

lim

inar

y Re

port

s Th

e VE

C w

ill r

elea

se a

Pre

limin

ary

Repo

rt f

or e

ach

coun

cil,

cont

aini

ng it

s pr

efer

red

opti

ons.

Re

leas

e da

tes:

W

anga

ratt

a: F

rida

y, 1

3 Au

gust

200

4 Al

pine

: W

edne

sday

, 18

Aug

ust

2004

Med

ia R

elea

se

P

age

2 of

4

Step

3 –

Res

pons

e su

bmis

sion

s An

y pe

rson

or

grou

p m

ay m

ake

a re

spon

se s

ubm

issi

on t

o th

e VE

C ab

out

its

Prel

imin

ary

Repo

rts.

Dead

lines

:

Wan

gara

tta:

Mon

day,

6 S

epte

mbe

r 20

04 –

5.0

0 pm

Al

pine

: W

edne

sday

, 8

Sept

embe

r 20

04 –

5.0

0 pm

St

ep 4

– P

ubli

c he

arin

gs

Any

pers

on o

r gr

oup

may

spe

ak in

sup

port

of

thei

r re

spon

se s

ubm

issi

on.

Hea

ring

dat

es:

Wan

gara

tta:

Thu

rsda

y, 1

6 Se

ptem

ber

2004

Re

cept

ion

Room

, 1st

Flo

or,

Coun

cil O

ffic

es, 64

Ove

ns S

tree

t, W

anga

ratt

a –

6.30

pm

Alpi

ne:

Wed

nesd

ay,

15 S

epte

mbe

r 20

04

Brig

ht E

nter

tain

men

t Ce

ntre

, Ra

ilway

Ave

nue,

Bri

ght

– 6.

30 p

m

St

ep 5

– F

inal

Rep

orts

A

Fina

l Rep

ort

for

each

cou

ncil

will

be

rele

ased

on

Mon

day,

4 O

ctob

er 2

004.

Th

e VE

C w

ill lo

dge

the

Repo

rts

wit

h th

e M

inis

ter

for

Loca

l Gov

ernm

ent.

An

y ne

w e

lect

oral

arr

ange

men

ts,

if a

ppro

ved

by t

he M

inis

ter

for

Loca

l Gov

ernm

ent,

wou

ld a

pply

at

the

next

Cou

ncil

elec

tion

s.

For

mor

e in

form

atio

n, t

elep

hone

the

VEC

on

13 1

8 32

or

visi

t th

e VE

C w

ebsi

te w

ww

.vec

.vic

.gov

.au

–

ENDS

–

For

furt

her

med

ia i

nfor

mat

ion:

Paul

Tho

rnto

n-Sm

ith

Vict

oria

n El

ecto

ral C

omm

issi

on

Tel:

(03)

929

9 07

32


Med

ia R

elea

se

P

age

3 of

4

Alpi

ne S

hire

Th

e m

ap b

elow

sho

ws

the

curr

ent

Shir

e bo

unda

ries

and

est

imat

ed v

oter

num

bers

for

Alp

ine

Shir

e as

at

31

May

200

4.

Med

ia R

elea

se

P

age

4 of

4

Ru

ral C

ity

of W

anga

ratt

a Th

e m

ap b

elow

sho

ws

the

City

’s cu

rren

t w

ard

boun

dari

es, th

e es

tim

ated

num

ber

of v

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r ea

ch

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d ea

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ard’

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viat

ion

from

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at 3

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9.3 Information leaflet

Current structure of Alpine Shire

Alpine Shire currently has five councillors, elected from an unsubdivided council. Below is a map showing the Shire boundaries and the estimated number of voters as at 10 May 2004.

How to make a submission Get the Guide for Submissions by telephoning the VEC on 13 18 32 or by checking our website at www.vec.vic.gov.au

Send your submissions to the VEC in one of the following ways:

• post to Level 8, 505 Little Collins Street, Melbourne, Vic. 3000; or

• email to [email protected]; or

• fax to 9629 9330.

Electoral Representation Review of the

Alpine Shire Council

Conducted by the

Victorian Electoral Commission q

Why is this review being undertaken? The Minister for Local Government has given notice that there is to be an electoral representation review of Alpine Shire. The Council has appointed the Victorian Electoral Commission (VEC) to conduct the independent review. The VEC aims to ensure fair and equitable representation for Alpine Shire voters.

What will the review recommend? The VEC will make a recommendation to the Minister for Local Government as to:


• the electoral structure of the Shire (whether it should be unsubdivided or divided into wards, how many wards there should be, and the number of councillors per ward); and

• the boundaries of the wards (if the Shire is to be divided into wards).

Under an unsubdivided or a multi-councillor ward structure, councillors are elected through proportional representation. Under a single-councillor ward structure, councillors are elected using preferential voting. With each system, voters mark their ballot papers the same way.

What will the VEC consider? In conducting its review, the VEC will consider such factors as the number of councillors and the electoral structure of comparable municipalities, communities of interest, demographics and growth potential. The VEC will consider a range of information including arguments and evidence in public submissions.

Key steps in the review

Step 1 Information SessionsWednesday, 14 July 2004

Council Chamber, O’Donnell Avenue, Myrtleford 5.30pm

Council Chamber, Great Alpine Road, Bright 7.30pm

Alpine Discovery Centre, Kiewa Valley Highway, Tawonga South 7.30pm

Step 2

Preliminary Submissions Deadline: Monday, 26 July 2004

Any person or organisation may make a submission to the VEC. The VEC recommends consulting the Guide for Submissions.

Step 3

Preliminary Report Wednesday, 18 August 2004

The VEC will release a preliminary report containing its preferred option(s).

Step 4

Response Submissions Deadline: Wednesday, 8 September 2004

Any person or group may make a submission to the VEC about the Preliminary Report.

Step 5

Public Hearing Wednesday, 15 September 2004

Bright Entertainment Centre, Railway Avenue, Bright 6.30pm

People will be able to speak in support of their response submissions.

Step 6

Final Report Monday, 4 October 2004

The VEC will lodge a final report, containing its recommendations, with the Minister for Local Government. The Report will be publicly available.


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330

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o yo

u ha

ve s

ugge

sted

var

ies

subs

tant

ially

fro

m t

he S

tate

-wid

e av

erag

e fo

r th

at t

ype

of m

unic

i pal

ity,

hav

e yo

u ex

plai

ned

why

?

The

elec

tora

l str

uctu

res

(see

pag

es 1

1-15

):

❑ H

ave

you

indi

cate

d w

heth

er y

ou w

ant

the

mun

i cip

alit

y to

be

subd

ivid

ed o

r un

subd

ivid

ed?

❑ H

ave

you

expl

aine

d w

hy y

our

pref

erre

d st

ruct

ure

wou

ld b

est

suit

you

r m

unic

ipal

ity?

If y

ou t

hink

tha

t th

e m

unic

ipal

ity

shou

ld b

e su

bdiv

ided

into

war

ds (

see

page

s 11

-15)

:

❑ H

ave

you

indi

cate

d w

heth

er y

ou w

ant

sing

le-m

embe

r w

ards

, m

ulti

-mem

ber

war

ds o

r a

com

bina

tion

of

both

?

❑ H

ave

you

sugg

este

d w

ard

nam

es a

nd g

iven

rea

sons

for

tho

se n

ames

(se

e pa

ge 1

6)?


1

Con

ten

ts

Back

grou

nd

2

The

revi

ew p

roce

ss

4

Mak

ing

a su

bmis

sion

5

Get

ting

copi

es o

f th

e Pr

elim

inar

y an

d Fi

nal R

epor

ts

6

Curr

ent

stru

ctur

e of

Alp

ine

Shire

7

Alpi

ne a

t a

glan

ce

7

Mat

ters

to

cons

ider

whe

n pr

epar

ing

subm

issi

ons

9

H

ow m

any

coun

cillo

rs s

houl

d th

ere

be?

9

Co

mm

uniti

es o

f in

tere

st

10

Sh

ould

the

mun

icip

ality

be

unsu

bdiv

ided

or

divi

ded

into

war

ds?

11

Vo

ting

Syst

ems

14

H

ow s

houl

d w

ard

boun

darie

s be

dra

wn?

15

W

hat

shou

ld w

ards

be

calle

d?

16

Tabl

e: P

rofil

es o

f m

unic

ipal

ities

17

Abou

t th

e VE

C ba

ck

cove

r

2

Bac

kgro

un

d

Wha

t is

an

elec

tora

l rep

rese

ntat

ion

revi

ew?

An e

lect

oral

rep

rese

ntat

ion

revi

ew e

xam

ines

the

ele

ctor

al s

truc

ture

of

a lo

cal c

ounc

il. It

co

nsid

ers:

• th

e nu

mbe

r of

cou

ncill

ors

in a

mun

icip

alit

y;

• w

heth

er a

mun

icip

alit

y sh

ould

be

unsu

bdiv

ided

or

subd

ivid

ed; an

d

• if

it s

houl

d be

sub

divi

ded,

wha

t th

e w

ard

boun

dari

es s

houl

d be

.

In a

ddit

ion,

the

rev

iew

mus

t m

ake

sure

tha

t, w

ithi

n ea

ch m

unic

ipal

ity,

the

num

ber

of v

oter

s re

pres

ente

d by

eac

h co

unci

llor

in e

ach

war

d is

wit

hin

10%

of

the

aver

age

num

ber

of v

oter

s pe

r co

unci

llor.

Th

at w

ay,

each

per

son’

s vo

te h

as t

he s

ame

valu

e.

Anot

her

impo

rtan

t el

emen

t to

the

se c

onsi

dera

tion

s is

tha

t, a

ccor

ding

to

the

Loca

l Go

vern

men

t Ac

t 19

89 (

the

Act)

, w

ards

wit

h on

ly o

ne c

ounc

illor

mus

t el

ect

that

cou

ncill

or

usin

g pr

efer

enti

al v

otin

g, a

nd w

ards

wit

h tw

o or

mor

e co

unci

llors

mus

t el

ect

them

via

pr

opor

tion

al r

epre

sent

atio

n. If

a m

unic

ipal

ity

is u

nsub

divi

ded,

the

n al

l of

its

coun

cillo

rs

mus

t be

ele

cted

usi

ng p

ropo

rtio

nal r

epre

sent

atio

n.

Whe

n do

rep

rese

ntat

ion

revi

ews

take

pla

ce, a

nd w

ho c

ondu

cts

them

? Th

e Lo

cal G

over

nmen

t Ac

t sp

ecif

ies

that

:

• el

ecto

ral r

epre

sent

atio

n re

view

s m

ust

be c

ondu

cted

bef

ore

ever

y se

cond

cou

ncil

elec

tion

; an

d

• a

coun

cil m

ust

appo

int

an E

lect

oral

Com

mis

sion

to

unde

rtak

e th

e re

view

.

On c

ompl

etio

n of

the

rev

iew

, th

e El

ecto

ral C

omm

issi

on m

akes

a r

ecom

men

dati

on t

o th

e M

inis

ter

for

Loca

l Gov

ernm

ent,

who

the

n ha

s th

e po

wer

to

act

on it

.

This

sys

tem

of

elec

tora

l rep

rese

ntat

ion

revi

ews

cam

e in

to e

ffec

t at

the

end

of

2003

as

a re

sult

of

amen

dmen

ts t

o th

e Ac

t.

The

firs

t re

pres

enta

tion

rev

iew

for

eac

h m

unic

ipal

ity

unde

r th

is s

yste

m t

akes

pla

ce a

t a

tim

e sp

ecif

ied

by t

he M

inis

ter

for

Loca

l Gov

ernm

ent

by a

no

tice

in t

he V

icto

ria G

over

nmen

t Ga

zett

e.

On 1

3 M

ay 2

004,

the

Min

iste

r fo

r Lo

cal G

over

nmen

t ga

ve n

otic

e un

der

sect

ion

219C

of

the

Loca

l Gov

ernm

ent

Act

that

an

elec

tora

l rep

rese

ntat

ion

revi

ew is

to

be c

ondu

cted

for

Alp

ine

Shir

e. Th

e Al

pine

Shi

re C

ounc

il ha

s ap

poin

ted

the

Vict

oria

n El

ecto

ral C

omm

issi

on (

VEC)

to

cond

uct

the

revi

ew.

The

VEC

is a

n in

depe

nden

t st

atut

ory

auth

orit

y an

d, in

acc

orda

nce

wit

h th

e Ac

t, c

ondu

cts

revi

ews

inde

pend

entl

y of

bot

h co

unci

ls a

nd t

he S

tate

gov

ernm

ent.

How

did

the

cur

rent

ele

ctor

al s

truc

ture

s co

me

abou

t, a

nd o

n w

hat

wer

e th

ey b

ased

? Th

e el

ecto

ral s

truc

ture

s cu

rren

tly

in p

lace

in m

unic

ipal

itie

s ac

ross

Vic

tori

a ar

e di

vers

e. Th

is

is b

ecau

se t

he p

rese

nt s

truc

ture

s w

ere

dete

rmin

ed in

divi

dual

ly f

or e

ach

mun

icip

alit

y by

the

co

mm

issi

oner

s ap

poin

ted

duri

ng t

he r

estr

uctu

res

of t

he 1

990s

. T

he c

omm

issi

oner

s di

d no

t ha

ve a

ny s

tate

-wid

e re

fere

nce

avai

labl

e to

the

m w

hen

cons

ider

ing

the

appr

opriat

e nu

mbe

r of

cou

ncill

ors

or t

he a

ppro

pria

te e

lect

oral

str

uctu

res

for

thei

r m

unic

ipal

itie

s. As

a

cons

eque

nce,

the

re a

re s

ubst

anti

al d

iffe

renc

es b

etw

een

sim

ilar

mun

icip

alit

ies

acro

ss

Vict

oria

. S

ubse

quen

t to

the

se r

efor

ms,

cou

ncils

hav

e co

nduc

ted

thei

r ow

n el

ecto

ral r

evie

ws.


3

Wha

t is

the

pur

pose

of

a re

pres

enta

tion

rev

iew

? Th

e Lo

cal G

over

nmen

t Ac

t 19

89 s

peci

fies

tha

t th

e pu

rpos

e of

a r

epre

sent

atio

n re

view

is t

o ac

hiev

e “f

air

and

equi

tabl

e re

pres

enta

tion

for

the

per

sons

who

are

ent

itle

d to

vot

e at

a

gene

ral e

lect

ion

of t

he C

ounc

il.”

To a

chie

ve t

his,

the

VEC

has

thr

ee m

ain

duti

es:

Duty

1: to

mak

e su

re t

he n

umbe

r of

vot

ers

repr

esen

ted

by e

ach

Coun

cillo

r is

withi

n 10

% o

f th

e av

erag

e nu

mbe

r of

vot

ers

per Co

unci

llor fo

r th

at m

unic

ipal

ity

Popu

lati

ons

are

cont

inua

lly c

hang

ing

– th

ey g

row

in s

ome

area

s an

d de

clin

e in

oth

ers.

Ov

er

tim

e, t

hat

can

lead

to

som

e w

ards

hav

ing

larg

er o

r sm

alle

r po

pula

tion

s. As

par

t of

a

repr

esen

tati

on r

evie

w,

the

VEC

need

s to

cor

rect

any

imba

lanc

es t

hat

have

com

e ab

out.

Th

e VE

C al

so t

ries

to

mak

e su

re t

hat

the

boun

dari

es it

set

s w

ill c

onti

nue

to p

rovi

de e

quit

able

re

pres

enta

tion

unt

il th

e ne

xt r

evie

w in

eig

ht y

ears

, by

tak

ing

acco

unt

of li

kely

fut

ure

chan

ges.

Duty

2: to

tak

e a

cons

iste

nt, St

ate-

wid

e ap

proa

ch t

o th

e to

tal n

umbe

r of

cou

ncill

ors

Rega

rdin

g th

e nu

mbe

r of

cou

ncill

ors,

the

VEC

tri

es t

o br

ing

the

rati

o of

vot

ers

to c

ounc

illor

s to

com

para

ble

leve

ls a

s fo

r ot

her

sim

ilar

mun

icip

alit

ies

acro

ss V

icto

ria.

At

the

sam

e ti

me,

th

e VE

C co

nsid

ers

it im

port

ant

to t

ake

acco

unt

of a

ny s

peci

al c

ircu

mst

ance

s th

at w

arra

nt

incr

easi

ng o

r re

duci

ng t

he n

umbe

r of

cou

ncill

ors

from

wha

t w

ould

oth

erw

ise

be t

he c

ase.

Duty

3: to

ens

ure

that

com

mun

itie

s of

inte

rest

are

as

fairl

y re

pres

ente

d as

pos

sibl

e

Ever

y m

unic

ipal

ity

cont

ains

a n

umbe

r of

com

mun

itie

s of

inte

rest

(se

e pa

ge 1

0). T

he

elec

tora

l str

uctu

re s

houl

d be

des

igne

d to

tak

e ac

coun

t of

the

mai

n co

mm

unit

ies

of in

tere

st.

Th

is is

impo

rtan

t fo

r as

sist

ing

coun

cils

to

be e

ffec

tive

rep

rese

ntat

ives

of

the

peop

le in

the

ir

mun

icip

alit

ies.

Wha

t ca

n’t

a re

pres

enta

tion

rev

iew

do?

Th

e re

view

can

not

deal

wit

h th

e ex

tern

al b

ound

arie

s of

the

mun

icip

alit

y, o

r su

ch m

atte

rs a

s w

heth

er t

he m

unic

ipal

ity

shou

ld b

e di

vide

d in

to t

wo

sepa

rate

mun

icip

alit

ies

or

amal

gam

ated

wit

h an

othe

r m

unic

ipal

ity.

On

wha

t do

es t

he V

EC b

ase

its

reco

mm

enda

tion

s?

The

VEC

base

s it

s re

com

men

dati

ons

on a

num

ber

of f

acto

rs.

The

VEC

:

• co

nduc

ts it

s ow

n re

sear

ch;

• dr

aws

on it

s ex

peri

ence

fro

m it

s w

ork

wit

h ot

her

mun

icip

alit

ies

and

in s

imila

r re

view

s fo

r St

ate

elec

tion

s;

• dr

aws

on it

s ex

pert

ise

at m

appi

ng, de

mog

raph

y an

d lo

cal g

over

nmen

t; a

nd

• ca

refu

lly c

onsi

ders

all

inpu

t fr

om t

he p

ublic

.

Inpu

t fr

om t

he p

ublic

is a

n im

port

ant

part

of

the

proc

ess,

but

it is

not

the

onl

y fa

ctor

co

nsid

ered

. T

he V

EC’s

reco

mm

enda

tion

s ar

e no

t m

ade

by a

“st

raw

pol

l” o

f th

e nu

mbe

r of

su

bmis

sion

s su

ppor

ting

par

ticu

lar

mod

els.

Th

e VE

C se

eks

to e

nsur

e fa

ir a

nd e

quit

able

re

pres

enta

tion

for

all

vote

rs o

f th

e m

unic

ipal

ity.

Th

is m

eans

car

eful

ly c

onsi

deri

ng a

ll vi

ews

expr

esse

d in

sub

mis

sion

s fr

om t

he p

ublic

, bu

t al

so c

onsi

deri

ng o

ther

fac

tors

, su

ch a

s gi

ving

re

pres

enta

tion

to

com

mun

itie

s of

inte

rest

(in

clud

ing

thos

e co

mm

unit

ies

of in

tere

st w

hich

m

ay n

ot b

e pa

rtic

ular

ly v

ocal

).

4

The

revi

ew p

roce

ss

1 Ju

ne 2

004

the

revi

ew b

egin

s Th

e VE

C be

gins

con

duct

ing

rese

arch

and

pre

pari

ng

mat

eria

l for

the

pub

lic.

A no

tice

det

ailin

g th

e pr

oces

s fo

r th

e re

view

and

cal

ling

for

subm

issi

ons

is p

lace

d in

The

Alb

ury

Bord

er M

ail,

the

Brig

ht A

lpin

e Ob

serv

er a

nd in

the

Myr

tlefo

rd A

lpin

e Ti

mes

.

26 a

nd 3

0 Ju

ne 2

004

noti

fica

tion

of

the

publ

ic

A le

afle

t ou

tlin

ing

the

purp

ose

and

proc

ess

of t

he r

evie

w

is p

oste

d to

all

Alpi

ne S

hire

vot

ers.

Wed

nesd

ay,

14 J

uly

2004

info

rmat

ion

sess

ions

In

form

atio

n se

ssio

ns o

n th

e re

view

pro

cess

are

hel

d at

:

• Co

unci

l Cha

mbe

r, C

ounc

il Of

fice

s, O

’Don

nell

Aven

ue,

Myr

tlef

ord

– 5.

30 p

m.

• Co

unci

l Cha

mbe

r, C

ounc

il Of

fice

s, G

reat

Alp

ine

Road

, Br

ight

– 7

.30

pm.

• Al

pine

Dis

cove

ry C

entr

e, K

iew

a Va

lley

Hig

hway

, Ta

won

ga S

outh

– 7

.30

pm.

Anyo

ne in

tere

sted

in m

akin

g a

subm

issi

on is

adv

ised

to

atte

nd.

5.00

pm

, M

onda

y, 2

6 Ju

ly 2

004

clos

ing

date

for

pr

elim

inar

y su

bmis

sion

s

Prel

imin

ary

subm

issi

ons

are

your

cha

nce

to c

ontr

ibut

e yo

ur v

iew

s an

d lo

cal k

now

ledg

e ab

out

any

issu

es

rele

vant

to

the

revi

ew. S

ee d

etai

ls in

the

nex

t se

ctio

n.

Wed

nesd

ay,

18 A

ugus

t 20

04

Prel

imin

ary

Repo

rt r

elea

sed

Base

d on

the

VEC

’s re

sear

ch,

incl

udin

g in

form

atio

n pr

esen

ted

by t

he p

ublic

, th

e VE

C fo

rmul

ates

a s

erie

s of

di

ffer

ent

mod

els

for

how

the

ele

ctor

al s

truc

ture

of

Alpi

ne

Shir

e co

uld

be a

rran

ged.

Th

e m

odel

s w

hich

bes

t fi

t th

e VE

C’s

aim

of

fair

ness

and

equ

ity

of r

epre

sent

atio

n ar

e pr

esen

ted

and

expl

aine

d in

the

Pre

limin

ary

Repo

rt.

For

de

tails

of

how

to

get

a co

py o

f th

e re

port

, se

e be

low

.

5.00

pm

, W

edne

sday

, 8

Sept

embe

r 20

04

clos

ing

date

for

re

spon

se

subm

issi

ons

on

the

Prel

imin

ary

Repo

rt

Any

pers

on o

r gr

oup,

incl

udin

g th

e Co

unci

l, m

ay m

ake

a re

spon

se s

ubm

issi

on t

o th

e VE

C ab

out

the

Prel

imin

ary

Repo

rt. T

his

is y

our

chan

ce t

o pr

esen

t an

y ad

diti

onal

ar

gum

ents

reg

ardi

ng w

hich

of

the

VEC’

s m

odel

s yo

u be

lieve

bes

t re

pres

ents

the

peo

ple

of A

lpin

e Sh

ire.

6.30

pm

, W

edne

sday

, 15

Se

ptem

ber

2004

publ

ic h

eari

ng

A pu

blic

hea

ring

is h

eld.

Peo

ple

who

sta

te in

the

ir

resp

onse

sub

mis

sion

s to

the

Pre

limin

ary

Repo

rt t

hat

they

w

ant

to s

peak

in s

uppo

rt o

f th

eir

subm

issi

ons

may

do

so

at t

his

publ

ic h

eari

ng.

Mon

day,

4

Octo

ber

2004

Fina

l Rep

ort

Afte

r co

nsid

erin

g su

bmis

sion

s re

lati

ng t

o th

e Pr

elim

inar

y Re

port

, an

d in

form

atio

n pr

ovid

ed a

t th

e pu

blic

hea

ring

, th

e VE

C pr

epar

es a

Fin

al R

epor

t m

akin

g re

com

men

dati

ons

to t

he M

inis

ter

for

Loca

l Gov

ernm

ent.

Fo

r de

tails

of

how

to

get

a c

opy

of t

he R

epor

t, s

ee b

elow

.

The

Min

iste

r fo

r Lo

cal G

over

nmen

t co

nsid

ers

the

VEC’

s re

com

men

dati

ons

and

may

mak

e a

dete

rmin

atio

n. An

y de

term

inat

ion

will

tak

e ef

fect

at

the

next

Cou

ncil

elec

tion

.


5

Mak

ing

a su

bmis

sion

An

y pe

rson

or

grou

p, in

clud

ing

the

Coun

cil,

may

mak

e a

subm

issi

on t

o th

e VE

C.

Subm

issi

ons

do n

ot h

ave

to b

e el

abor

ate

docu

men

ts;

a sh

ort

lett

er is

per

fect

ly a

ccep

tabl

e,

as lo

ng a

s it

add

ress

es m

atte

rs w

ithi

n th

e sc

ope

of t

he r

evie

w (

see

the

chec

klis

t in

side

the

fr

ont

cove

r of

thi

s do

cum

ent)

.

Whe

n ca

n pe

ople

mak

e su

bmis

sion

s?

The

VEC

acce

pts

subm

issi

ons

at t

wo

stag

es o

f th

e re

view

pro

cess

:

Prel

imin

ary

subm

issi

ons

shou

ld a

ddre

ss m

atte

rs r

elat

ing

to t

he n

umbe

r of

cou

ncill

ors

and

the

elec

tora

l str

uctu

re o

f th

e m

unic

ipal

ity.

At

thi

s st

age,

peo

ple

can

sugg

est

any

poss

ible

m

odel

s w

ithi

n th

e co

nstr

aint

s as

exp

lain

ed in

the

“M

atte

rs t

o co

nsid

er”

sect

ion

of t

his

docu

men

t. Th

e m

ost

help

ful s

ubm

issi

ons

are

gene

rally

tho

se w

hich

pro

vide

cle

ar

expl

anat

ions

or

evid

ence

for

par

ticu

lar

view

poin

ts. P

relim

inar

y su

bmis

sion

s m

ust

be

rece

ived

at

the

VEC

by M

onda

y, 2

6 Ju

ly 2

004

– 5.

00 p

m.

Late

sub

mis

sion

s w

ill n

ot b

e ac

cept

ed.

Resp

onse

sub

mis

sion

s on

the

Pre

limin

ary

Repo

rt s

houl

d ad

dres

s m

atte

rs r

elat

ing

to t

he

mod

els

prop

osed

by

the

VEC

in t

he P

relim

inar

y Re

port

. A

lter

nati

ve m

odel

s w

ill n

ot

gene

rally

be

cons

ider

ed a

t th

is s

tage

. R

espo

nse

subm

issi

ons

shou

ld in

dica

te w

heth

er t

he

pers

on m

akin

g th

e su

bmis

sion

wis

hes

to s

peak

at

a pu

blic

hea

ring

in s

uppo

rt o

f hi

s or

her

su

bmis

sion

. R

espo

nse

subm

issi

ons

mus

t be

rec

eive

d at

the

VEC

by

Wed

nesd

ay,

8 Se

ptem

ber

2004

– 5

.00

pm.

Late

sub

mis

sion

s w

ill n

ot b

e ac

cept

ed.

Ther

e w

ill b

e a

publ

ic h

eari

ng f

or p

eopl

e w

ho w

ant

to s

peak

in s

uppo

rt o

f th

eir

resp

onse

su

bmis

sion

s on

Wed

nesd

ay, 1

5 Se

ptem

ber

2004

.

Whe

re s

houl

d su

bmis

sion

s be

sen

t?

Subm

issi

ons

can

be s

ent

to t

he V

EC in

the

fol

low

ing

way

s:

• po

sted

to

Leve

l 8, 50

5 Li

ttle

Col

lins

Stre

et,

Mel

bour

ne,

Vic.

30

00;

• em

aile

d to

alp

ine.

revi

ew@

vec.

vic.

gov.

au; or

• fa

xed

to 9

629

9330

.

Subm

issi

ons

mus

t in

clud

e th

e na

me,

add

ress

and

tel

epho

ne c

onta

ct n

umbe

r of

the

pe

rson

mak

ing

the

subm

issi

on.

Wit

hout

thi

s in

form

atio

n, t

he s

ubm

issi

on w

ill n

ot b

e ac

cept

ed.

Publ

ic a

cces

s to

sub

mis

sion

s On

ce lo

dged

, su

bmis

sion

s w

ill b

e av

aila

ble

to t

he p

ublic

at:

• th

e VE

C of

fice

at

Leve

l 8,

505

Litt

le C

ollin

s St

reet

, M

elbo

urne

; an

d

• th

e VE

C w

ebsi

te w

ww

.vec

.vic

.gov

.au

The

VEC

will

pub

lish

all s

ubm

issi

ons

rece

ived

by

the

due

date

on

its

web

site

. T

he n

ame

and

loca

lity

of t

he p

erso

n m

akin

g th

e su

bmis

sion

will

als

o be

pub

lishe

d. Th

e pe

rson

’s te

leph

one

num

ber,

str

eet

addr

ess

and

sign

atur

e w

ill n

ot b

e pu

blis

hed.

Th

e re

ason

for

mak

ing

subm

issi

ons

avai

labl

e to

the

pub

lic is

to

ensu

re t

rans

pare

ncy

in t

he e

lect

oral

rep

rese

ntat

ion

revi

ew p

roce

ss.

6

Get

tin

g co

pies

of

the

Pre

limin

ary

and

Fin

al R

epor

ts

Copi

es o

f th

e Pr

elim

inar

y an

d Fi

nal R

epor

ts w

ill b

e av

aila

ble

from

the

VEC

web

site

, w

ww

.vec

.vic

.gov

.au,

by

cont

acti

ng t

he V

EC o

n 13

18

32,

and

at t

he A

lpin

e Sh

ire

Coun

cil

offi

ces,

Gre

at A

lpin

e Ro

ad, Br

ight

.

Whe

n th

e Pr

elim

inar

y Re

port

is r

elea

sed,

a n

otic

e in

the

Alb

ury

Bord

er M

ail,

the

Brig

ht A

lpin

e Ob

serv

er a

nd in

the

Myr

tlefo

rd A

lpin

e Ti

mes

will

spe

cify

how

peo

ple

can

mak

e a

wri

tten

su

bmis

sion

in r

espo

nse

to t

he R

epor

t.

The

Prel

imin

ary

Repo

rt w

ill b

e av

aila

ble

from

Wed

nesd

ay,

18 A

ugus

t 20

04.

The

Fina

l Rep

ort

will

be

rele

ased

on

Mon

day,

4 O

ctob

er 2

004.


7

Cu

rren

t st

ruct

ure

of

Alp

ine

Shir

e Al

pine

Shi

re c

urre

ntly

has

fiv

e co

unci

llors

ele

cted

fro

m a

n un

subd

ivid

ed c

ounc

il. Th

e m

ap

show

s th

e Sh

ire

boun

dari

es a

nd t

he e

stim

ated

num

ber

of v

oter

s as

at

31 M

ay 2

004.

Upd

ated

vot

er n

umbe

rs w

ill s

hort

ly b

e av

aila

ble

from

the

VEC

’s w

ebsi

te, by

tel

epho

ning

the

VE

C or

at

the

Info

rmat

ion

Sess

ion.

Alp

ine

at a

gla

nce

Al

pine

Shi

re w

as f

orm

ed in

199

4 by

the

am

alga

mat

i on

of t

he s

hire

s of

Bri

ght

and

Myr

tlef

ord

and

part

s of

the

shi

res

of B

eech

wor

th,

Omeo

, Ox

ley

and

Yack

anda

ndah

. I

t in

clud

es t

he

tow

ns o

f M

yrtl

efor

d, B

righ

t an

d M

t Be

auty

, as

wel

l as

the

ski r

esor

ts o

f M

t H

otha

m a

nd F

alls

Cr

eek.

Al

mos

t 64

% o

f th

e re

side

nt p

opul

atio

n liv

es in

or

near

Myr

tlef

ord

or B

righ

t.

Due

to t

he t

ouri

st t

rade

, a

high

er p

ropo

rtio

n of

peo

ple

in t

he A

lpin

e Sh

ire

are

empl

oyed

in

acco

mm

odat

ion,

res

taur

ants

, re

crea

tion

ser

vice

s et

c. th

an in

reg

iona

l shi

res

as a

who

le. A

hi

gher

tha

n av

erag

e pe

rcen

tage

of

peop

le a

lso

wor

k in

pro

pert

y an

d bu

sine

ss s

ervi

ces.

U

nem

ploy

men

t le

vels

are

slig

htly

bel

ow t

he a

v era

ge f

or r

egio

nal V

icto

ria,

and

the

re is

a

high

er p

ropo

rtio

n of

18-

34 y

ear

olds

tha

n in

man

y re

gion

al s

hire

s.

Mos

t re

side

nts

com

e fr

om a

n En

glis

h-sp

eaki

ng b

ackg

roun

d, a

ltho

ugh

ther

e is

als

o a

smal

l It

alia

n co

mm

unit

y. Be

twee

n 20

04 a

nd 2

012,

pop

ulat

ion

grow

th is

exp

ecte

d to

be

abov

e th

e le

vels

of

regi

onal

Vic

tori

a as

a w

hole

(ex

clud

ing

mun

icip

alit

ies

wit

h ci

ties

), a

nd t

he a

ge

stru

ctur

e of

the

pop

ulat

ion

is e

xpe c

ted

to c

hang

e, a

s in

reg

iona

l Vic

tori

a as

a w

hole

, w

ith

peop

le o

ver

50 y

ears

of

age

beco

min

g a

subs

tant

ially

hig

her

prop

orti

on o

f th

e po

pula

tion

. (S

ourc

es:

Buch

an:

Alpi

ne S

hire

Inf

orm

atio

n Pa

per:

The

Reg

iona

l Eco

nom

y; D

epar

tmen

t of

In

fras

truc

ture

: Vi

ctor

ia in

Fut

ure;

Dep

artm

ent

of S

usta

inab

ility

and

Env

iron

men

t: R

egio

nal

Vict

oria

in F

act

2001

).

8

Size

1:

Al

pine

:

Regi

onal

shi

res

wit

hout

cit

ies

(m

edia

ns):

Re

gion

al c

itie

s (m

edia

ns):

Ar

ea (

squa

re k

ilom

etre

s):

4,83

2 3,

891

2,38

8

Popu

lati

on2 :

13,1

05

15,8

05

32,0

77

Popu

lati

on d

ensi

ty

(peo

ple/

squa

re k

m):

2.

71

3.75

27

.82

Vote

rs:

11,1

07

13,8

50

23,9

08

Aver

age

vote

rs p

er

coun

cillo

r:

2,22

1 2,

190

3,73

8

Econ

omic

pro

file

1:

Alpi

ne:

Re

gion

al V

icto

ria:

M

ajor

indu

stries

(p

erce

ntag

es o

f w

orkf

orce

):

Agric

ultu

re, fo

rest

ry a

nd f

ishi

ng

8.0

11.2

Man

ufac

turin

g 10

.4

13.4

Reta

il tr

ade

10.9

15

.3

Acco

mm

odat

ion,

caf

és, re

stau

rant

s,

cultu

ral a

nd rec

reat

ion

serv

ices

18

.2

6.9

Prop

erty

and

bus

ines

s se

rvic

es

9.5

6.6

Gove

rnm

ent

adm

inis

trat

ion

and

defe

nce

4.5

3.3

Heal

th a

nd c

omm

unity

serv

ices

10

.0

10.8

Une

mpl

oym

ent

rate

: 4.

5%

7.4%

Hou

seho

lds

earn

ing

unde

r $5

00/w

eek:

37

.5%

34

.6%

Popu

lati

on p

rofi

le 1:

Alpi

ne:

Regi

onal

shi

res

wit

hout

cit

ies:

Regi

onal

cit

ies:

Age

grou

ps

(per

cent

ages

of

the

popu

lati

on):

0-17

yea

rs o

ld

26.4

27

.27

26.6

4

18-3

4 ye

ars

old

22.9

17

.76

22.2

4

35-4

9 ye

ars

old

23.6

22

.53

21.7

4

50+

year

s ol

d 27

.2

32.4

4 29

.37

Expe

cted

pop

ulat

ion

grow

th (

2004

-201

2)3 :

6.77

%

4.79

%4

6.95

%

1 –

stat

isti

cs f

rom

200

1 Ce

nsus

2

– ba

sed

on A

BS e

stim

ates

as

at J

une

2003

3

– ba

sed

on 2

003

inte

rim

pro

ject

ions

fro

m t

he D

epar

tmen

t of

Sus

tain

abili

ty a

nd E

nviro

nmen

t 4

– ex

clud

ing

Card

inia


9

Mat

ters

to

con

side

r w

hen

pre

pari

ng

subm

issi

ons

Ther

e ar

e m

any

mat

ters

to

be c

onsi

dere

d w

hen

dete

rmin

ing

the

elec

tora

l str

uctu

re o

f a

mun

icip

alit

y. In

you

r su

bmis

sion

, yo

u m

ight

try

to

take

all

of t

he is

sues

into

acc

ount

, or

yo

u m

ight

just

con

cent

rate

on

one

issu

e th

at y

ou w

ish

to b

ring

to

the

VEC’

s at

tent

ion.

Th

e VE

C’s

job

is t

o lo

ok a

t al

l of

the

rele

vant

mat

ters

and

to

reac

h th

e be

st o

vera

ll so

luti

on,

base

d bo

th o

n it

s ow

n re

sear

ch a

nd s

ubm

issi

ons

rece

ived

fro

m t

he p

ublic

.

Belo

w a

re s

ome

of t

he m

ain

mat

ters

you

mig

ht li

ke t

o co

nsid

er.

How

man

y co

unci

llors

sho

uld

ther

e be

? U

nder

the

Loc

al G

over

nmen

t Ac

t 19

89, th

e nu

mbe

r of

cou

ncill

ors

in e

very

mun

icip

alit

y m

ust

be b

etw

een

five

and

tw

elve

incl

usiv

e (s

.5B(

1)).

Th

e Ac

t do

es n

ot s

peci

fy h

ow t

o de

cide

w

hat

is t

he a

ppro

pria

te n

umbe

r, b

ut t

he V

EC h

as id

enti

fied

the

fol

low

ing

mat

ters

to

cons

ider

.

Parli

amen

t ha

s pr

ovid

ed a

ran

ge f

or t

he n

umbe

r of

cou

ncill

ors

to a

llow

for

mun

icip

alit

ies

wit

h la

rge

num

bers

of

vote

rs a

nd m

unic

ipal

itie

s w

ith

smal

ler

num

bers

. T

he n

umbe

rs o

f vo

ters

in e

ach

mun

icip

alit

y va

ry a

cros

s Vi

ctor

ia f

rom

4,0

77 t

o 16

0,36

8. Th

e VE

C ap

plie

s th

ese

prov

isio

ns o

f th

e Ac

t in

a lo

gica

l way

, w

ith

thos

e m

unic

ipal

itie

s th

at h

ave

the

larg

est

num

bers

of

vote

rs h

avin

g th

e m

ost

coun

cillo

rs, an

d th

ose

mun

icip

alit

ies

that

hav

e th

e le

ast

num

bers

of

vote

rs h

avin

g fe

wer

cou

ncill

ors.

The

VEC

has

prod

uced

a t

able

tha

t lis

ts e

ach

mun

icip

alit

y an

d it

s vo

ter

to c

ounc

illor

rat

io

(see

the

end

of

this

doc

umen

t).

The

tab

le d

iffe

rent

iate

s be

twee

n ru

ral,

regi

onal

and

m

etro

polit

an m

unic

ipal

itie

s. Th

is t

able

is a

val

uabl

e re

fere

nce

poin

t in

con

side

ring

the

ap

prop

riat

e nu

mbe

r of

cou

ncill

ors

by r

ecog

nisi

ng t

he d

iffe

rent

cir

cum

stan

ces

and

need

s of

th

ese

cate

gori

es o

f m

unic

ipal

itie

s.

This

info

rmat

ion

enab

les

the

VEC

to c

ompa

re t

he

mun

icip

alit

y be

ing

revi

ewed

to

othe

r m

unic

ipal

itie

s w

ith

sim

ilar

vote

r nu

mbe

rs a

nd a

reas

.

The

VEC

also

con

side

rs w

heth

er t

he n

umbe

r of

vot

ers

in t

he m

unic

ipal

ity

is e

xpec

ted

to

incr

ease

or

decl

ine

in t

he p

erio

d be

twee

n re

view

s (e

ight

yea

rs).

Po

pula

tion

for

ecas

ts

prod

uced

by

the

Aust

ralia

n Bu

reau

of

Stat

isti

cs a

nd t

he V

icto

rian

Dep

artm

ent

of

Infr

astr

uctu

re a

re u

sed

to a

ssis

t th

e VE

C in

mak

ing

its

asse

ssm

ent.

In a

ddit

ion,

the

VEC

con

side

rs a

ny s

peci

al is

sues

or

circ

umst

ance

s th

at m

ay r

equi

re a

m

unic

ipal

ity

to h

ave

mor

e co

unci

llors

tha

n w

ould

oth

erw

ise

be t

he c

ase.

Th

ese

mig

ht

incl

ude

such

issu

es o

r ci

rcum

stan

ces

as:

• si

gnif

ican

t po

pula

tion

gro

wth

wit

hin

the

mun

icip

alit

y;

• an

esp

ecia

lly m

obile

or

tran

sien

t po

pula

tion

;

• cu

ltur

al a

nd li

ngui

stic

div

ersi

ty w

ithi

n th

e co

mm

unit

y;

• a

larg

e pr

opor

tion

of

olde

r re

side

nts

who

may

hav

e sp

ecia

l int

eres

ts a

nd n

eeds

;

• a

wid

e ge

ogra

phic

dis

trib

utio

n of

vot

ers

wit

hin

a la

rge

mun

icip

alit

y; o

r

• a

larg

e nu

mbe

r of

com

mun

itie

s of

inte

rest

(se

e be

low

).

The

tabl

e at

the

end

of

this

doc

umen

t sh

ows

the

num

bers

of

coun

cillo

rs a

nd t

he v

oter

to

coun

cillo

r ra

tios

for

the

var

ious

typ

es o

f m

unic

ipal

itie

s in

Vic

tori

a.

10

Com

mun

itie

s of

inte

rest

An

impo

rtan

t pa

rt o

f ac

hiev

ing

“fai

r an

d eq

uita

ble

repr

esen

tati

on”

is m

akin

g su

re t

hat

com

mun

itie

s of

inte

rest

are

app

ropr

iate

ly r

epre

sent

ed.

Com

mun

itie

s of

inte

rest

are

gro

ups

of p

eopl

e w

ho s

hare

a ran

ge o

f co

mm

on c

once

rns

or a

spir

atio

ns.

The

y ar

e di

ffer

ent

from

“i

nter

est

grou

ps”

or “

pres

sure

gro

ups”

whi

ch m

ay o

nly

have

one

issu

e in

com

mon

(or

a v

ery

limit

ed n

umbe

r of

issu

es).

Th

e co

mm

unit

ies

of in

tere

st t

o w

hich

peo

ple

belo

ng a

re o

ften

al

so a

n im

port

ant

part

of

thei

r se

lf-id

enti

ty.

Com

mun

itie

s of

inte

rest

may

occ

ur w

here

peo

ple

are

linke

d w

ith

each

oth

er g

eogr

aphi

cally

(e

.g. a

tow

n or

val

ley)

or

econ

omic

ally

, su

ch a

s w

here

peo

ple

wor

k in

sim

ilar

indu

stri

es (

e.g.

to

uris

m)

or w

here

peo

ple

wor

k in

mut

ually

-dep

enda

nt in

dust

ries

(e.

g. f

ruit

gro

wer

s,

tran

spor

ters

and

can

ners

). Co

mm

unit

ies

of in

tere

st m

ay a

lso

appe

ar w

here

peo

ple

shar

e a

num

ber

of s

peci

al n

eeds

bec

ause

of

sim

ilar

circ

umst

ance

s (s

uch

as n

ew im

mig

rant

s, w

ho

may

hav

e lit

tle

Engl

ish,

req

uire

ass

ista

nce

wit

h ho

usin

g an

d ne

ed h

elp

find

ing

empl

oym

ent)

. C

omm

unit

ies

of in

tere

st m

ay a

lso

incl

ude

ethn

ic g

roup

s, r

etir

ed p

eopl

e, t

he

unem

ploy

ed o

r m

any

othe

r gr

oupi

ngs

of p

eopl

e.

Com

mun

itie

s of

inte

rest

are

impo

rtan

t in

ele

ctor

al r

epre

sent

atio

n re

view

s w

hen

they

hav

e si

mila

r ne

eds

from

the

ir lo

cal g

over

nmen

t. In

suc

h ca

ses,

it is

impo

rtan

t to

end

eavo

ur t

o en

sure

tha

t co

mm

unit

ies

of in

tere

st h

ave

the

oppo

rtun

ity

to b

e fa

irly

rep

rese

nted

on

coun

cils

. T

here

are

a n

umbe

r of

way

s to

tak

e ac

coun

t of

com

mun

itie

s of

inte

rest

, de

pend

ing

on h

ow t

hey

are

dist

ribu

ted

geog

raph

ical

ly.

For

exa

mpl

e:

If:

then

fai

r re

pres

enta

tion

may

bes

t be

ac

hiev

ed b

y:

a co

mm

unit

y of

inte

rest

is c

ompa

ct

geog

raph

ical

ly,

crea

ting

a w

ard

wit

h bo

unda

ries

ref

lect

ing

that

com

mun

ity

of in

tere

st.

a co

mm

unit

y of

inte

rest

is a

wid

espr

ead

min

orit

y,

crea

ting

mul

ti-m

embe

r w

ards

wit

h pr

opor

tion

al r

epre

sent

atio

n.

ther

e ar

e nu

mer

ous

min

orit

y co

mm

unit

ies

of

inte

rest

wit

hin

a m

unic

ipal

ity,

co

mbi

ning

the

com

mun

itie

s of

inte

rest

, so

th

at a

ny e

lect

ed c

ounc

illor

wou

ld b

e re

spon

sibl

e to

all

of t

hese

gro

ups.

Ther

e ar

e al

so m

any

othe

r w

ays

to t

ake

com

mun

itie

s of

inte

rest

into

acc

ount

.


11

Shou

ld t

he m

unic

ipal

ity

be u

nsub

divi

ded

or d

ivid

ed in

to w

ards

? A

mun

icip

alit

y ca

n ei

ther

be

unsu

bdiv

ided

, w

ith

all c

ounc

illor

s el

ecte

d “a

t la

rge”

by

all o

f th

e vo

ters

, or

it c

an b

e su

bdiv

ided

into

a n

umbe

r of

war

ds. B

oth

elec

tora

l str

uctu

res

have

ad

vant

ages

and

dis

adva

ntag

es, an

d w

hich

str

uctu

re is

bes

t fo

r an

y in

divi

dual

mun

icip

alit

y w

ill d

epen

d on

the

mun

icip

alit

y’s

part

icul

ar c

ircu

mst

ance

s.

Alpi

ne S

hire

cur

rent

ly h

as f

ive

coun

cillo

rs e

lect

ed f

rom

an

unsu

bdiv

ided

cou

ncil.

The

follo

win

g ta

bles

list

cha

ract

eris

tics

tha

t ar

e co

mm

only

con

side

red

to b

e as

soci

ated

wit

h th

e di

ffer

ent

poss

ible

ele

ctor

al s

truc

ture

s an

d m

ay b

e of

use

in d

ecid

ing

whi

ch s

truc

ture

m

ost

suit

s yo

ur m

unic

ipal

ity.

The

tabl

e at

the

end

of

this

doc

umen

t lis

ts a

ll of

Vic

tori

a’s

mun

icip

alit

ies

and

thei

r el

ecto

ral

stru

ctur

es.

Un

sub

divi

ded

mu

nic

ipal

itie

s

Of V

icto

ria’

s 79

mun

icip

alit

ies,

14

are

unsu

bdiv

ided

. U

nsub

divi

ded

mun

icip

alit

ies

mus

t el

ect

thei

r co

unci

llors

by

prop

orti

onal

rep

rese

ntat

ion

(see

mor

e on

thi

s po

int

belo

w).

The

poss

ible

fea

ture

s of

an

unsu

bdiv

ided

mun

icip

alit

y ca

n be

por

tray

ed a

s fo

llow

s:

Po

siti

ve F

eatu

res

Less

Pos

itiv

e Fe

atur

es

Prom

otes

the

con

cept

of

a m

unic

ipal

ity-

wid

e fo

cus,

wit

h co

unci

llors

bei

ng e

lect

ed b

y an

d co

ncer

ned

for

the

mun

icip

alit

y as

a w

hole

, ra

ther

tha

n pa

roch

ial i

nter

ests

.

May

lead

to

sign

ific

ant

com

mun

itie

s of

in

tere

st a

nd p

oint

s of

vie

w b

eing

un

repr

esen

ted.

M

ay le

ad t

o co

unci

llors

bei

ng r

elat

ivel

y in

acce

ssib

le f

or r

esid

ents

of

part

s of

the

m

unic

ipal

ity.

Gi

ves

resi

dent

s an

d ra

tepa

yers

a c

hoic

e of

co

unci

llors

to

appr

oach

wit

h th

eir

conc

erns

. M

ay le

ad t

o co

nfus

ion

of r

espo

nsib

iliti

es a

nd

dupl

icat

ion

of e

ffor

t on

the

par

t of

co

unci

llors

. M

ay b

e di

ffic

ult

for

vote

rs t

o as

sess

the

pe

rfor

man

ces

of in

divi

dual

cou

ncill

ors.

Ea

ch v

oter

has

the

opp

ortu

nity

to

expr

ess

a pr

efer

ence

for

eve

ry c

andi

date

for

the

Co

unci

l ele

ctio

n.

Larg

e nu

mbe

rs o

f ca

ndid

ates

mig

ht b

e co

nfus

ing

for

vote

rs.

Rem

oves

the

nee

d to

def

ine

inte

rnal

war

d bo

unda

ries

.

Resu

lts

in a

sim

ple,

less

exp

ensi

ve v

oter

s’ ro

ll fo

r el

ecti

ons

as c

o mpa

red

wit

h se

para

te

vote

rs’ r

olls

for

indi

vidu

al w

ards

.

12

Opt

ion

s fo

r di

visi

on in

to w

ards

If t

he m

unic

ipal

ity

is t

o be

div

ided

into

war

ds, th

ere

are

thre

e op

tion

s:

• si

ngle

-mem

ber

war

ds;

• m

ulti

-mem

ber

war

ds; an

d

• co

mbi

nati

ons

of s

ingl

e an

d m

ulti

-mem

ber

war

ds.

The

Loca

l Gov

ernm

ent

Act

spec

ifie

s th

at w

ards

wit

h on

ly o

ne r

epre

sent

ativ

e m

ust

elec

t th

at

repr

esen

tati

ve v

ia p

refe

rent

ial v

otin

g, w

here

as m

ulti

-mem

ber

war

ds a

nd u

nsub

divi

ded

mun

icip

alit

ies

mus

t el

ect

thei

r re

pres

enta

tive

s vi

a pr

opor

tion

al r

epre

sent

atio

n. As

far

as

vote

rs a

re c

once

rned

on

the

day,

it m

akes

no

diff

eren

ce.

In

prac

tice

, ba

llot

pape

rs lo

ok t

he

sam

e an

d ar

e fi

lled

out

in t

he s

ame

way

, re

gard

less

of

whe

ther

the

can

dida

tes

are

bein

g el

ecte

d by

pro

port

iona

l rep

rese

ntat

ion

or b

y pr

efer

enti

al v

otin

g.

Whe

ther

a w

ard

elec

ts

coun

cillo

rs v

ia p

ropo

rtio

nal r

epre

sent

atio

n or

pre

fere

ntia

l vot

ing

can

som

etim

es m

ake

a di

ffer

ence

as

to w

heth

er o

r no

t co

mm

unit

ies

of in

tere

st a

re f

airly

rep

rese

nted

.

Sin

gle-

mem

ber

war

ds

Mor

e th

an h

alf

(43)

of

Vict

oria

’s m

unic

ipal

itie

s ar

e m

ade

up e

ntir

ely

of s

ingl

e-m

embe

r w

ards

.

The

poss

ible

fea

ture

s of

sin

gle-

mem

ber

war

ds c

an b

e po

rtra

yed

as f

ollo

ws:

Po

siti

ve F

eatu

res

Less

Pos

itiv

e Fe

atur

es

Coun

cillo

rs a

re m

ore

likel

y to

be

trul

y lo

cal

repr

esen

tati

ves,

eas

ily a

cces

sibl

e to

re

side

nts

and

awar

e of

loca

l iss

ues.

Coun

cillo

rs m

ay b

e el

ecte

d on

min

or o

r pa

roch

ial i

ssue

s an

d la

ck a

per

spec

tive

of

wha

t po

licie

s be

nefi

t th

e m

unic

ipal

ity

as a

w

hole

. M

ajor

geo

grap

hica

l com

mun

itie

s of

inte

rest

ar

e lik

ely

to b

e re

pres

ente

d.

War

d bo

unda

ries

may

div

ide

com

mun

itie

s of

in

tere

st, an

d m

ay b

e di

ffic

ult

to d

efin

e.

It is

less

like

ly t

hat

one

part

icul

ar p

oint

of

view

or

sect

iona

l int

eres

t w

ill d

omin

ate

the

Coun

cil.

Vo

ters

may

hav

e a

rest

rict

ed c

hoic

e of

ca

ndid

ates

in e

lect

ions

for

indi

vidu

al w

ards

.

Smal

l pop

ulat

ions

in e

ach

war

d m

ay m

ake

war

d bo

unda

ries

mor

e su

scep

tibl

e to

cha

nge

caus

ed b

y de

mog

raph

ic s

hift

s.


13

Mu

lti-

mem

ber

war

ds

Elev

en o

f Vi

ctor

ia’s

mun

icip

alit

ies

have

mul

ti-m

embe

r w

ards

. A

mul

ti-m

embe

r w

ard

stru

ctur

e re

sult

s in

few

er b

ut la

rger

war

ds t

han

a si

ngle

-mem

ber

war

d st

ruct

ure.

The

poss

ible

fea

ture

s of

mul

ti-m

embe

r w

ards

can

be

port

raye

d as

fol

low

s:

Po

siti

ve F

eatu

res

Less

Pos

itiv

e Fe

atur

es

This

str

uctu

re s

uppo

rts

the

acco

mm

odat

ion

of a

who

le c

omm

unit

y of

inte

rest

(su

ch a

s a

size

able

tow

n or

gro

up o

f su

burb

s) w

ithi

n a

war

d.

Focu

s on

issu

es m

ay b

e br

oade

r th

an f

or

sing

le-m

embe

r w

ards

(th

ough

cou

ncill

ors

may

be

mor

e lo

cally

foc

usse

d th

an in

an

unsu

bdiv

ided

mun

icip

alit

y).

Very

loca

l iss

ues

may

be

over

ridd

en.

Grou

ps m

ay f

orm

wit

hin

the

coun

cil b

ased

on

mul

ti-m

embe

r w

ards

, le

adin

g to

pos

sibl

e di

visi

on b

etw

een

coun

cillo

rs.

Coun

cillo

rs m

ay b

e m

ore

acce

ssib

le t

han

in

an u

nsub

divi

ded

mun

icip

alit

y.

In v

ery

larg

e w

ards

, co

unci

llors

may

not

be

acce

ssib

le f

or r

esid

ents

in p

arts

of

the

war

d.

Elec

tors

hav

e a

choi

ce o

f co

unci

llor

to

appr

oach

. Co

unci

llors

may

sha

re w

orkl

oads

mor

e ef

fect

ivel

y.

Dupl

icat

ion

or g

aps

may

occ

ur if

cou

ncill

ors

do n

ot c

omm

unic

ate

or s

hare

the

ir

wor

kloa

ds e

ffec

tive

ly.

War

d bo

unda

ries

are

like

ly t

o be

eas

y to

id

enti

fy a

nd le

ss s

usce

ptib

le t

o ch

ange

as

a re

sult

of

popu

lati

on g

row

th o

r de

clin

e th

an

for

sing

le-m

embe

r w

ards

.

It

is e

asie

r fo

r ca

ndid

ates

to

be e

lect

ed a

s pa

rt o

f a

voti

ng t

icke

t th

an a

s in

divi

dual

s.

Com

bin

atio

n o

f si

ngl

e-m

embe

r an

d m

ult

i-m

embe

r w

ards

Elev

en o

f Vi

ctor

ia’s

mun

icip

alit

ies

have

a m

ixtu

re o

f si

ngle

-mem

ber

and

mul

ti-m

embe

r w

ards

.

The

poss

ible

fea

ture

s of

a c

ombi

ned

syst

em c

an b

e po

rtra

yed

as f

ollo

ws:

Po

siti

ve F

eatu

res

Less

Pos

itiv

e Fe

atur

es

A la

rge

com

mun

ity

of in

tere

st c

an b

e in

clud

ed w

ithi

n a

mul

ti-m

embe

r w

ard,

and

a

smal

ler

com

mun

ity

of in

tere

st c

an b

e in

clud

ed w

ithi

n a

sing

le-m

embe

r w

ard.

Th

is

stru

ctur

e ac

com

mod

ates

dif

fere

nces

in

popu

lati

on a

cros

s a

mun

icip

alit

y, a

nd a

llow

s sm

all c

omm

unit

ies

to b

e se

para

tely

re

pres

ente

d.

Elec

tors

in s

ingl

e-m

embe

r w

ards

may

exp

ect

that

the

ir c

ounc

illor

s w

ill b

e m

ore

influ

enti

al

than

the

ir n

umbe

rs s

ugge

st.

Clea

r w

ard

boun

dari

es a

re m

ore

likel

y.

14

Vot

ing

syst

ems

The

voti

ng s

yste

m is

ano

ther

impo

rtan

t fa

ctor

to

take

into

acc

ount

whe

n co

nsid

erin

g w

heth

er t

o ha

ve s

ingl

e-m

embe

r w

ards

, m

ulti

-mem

ber

war

ds o

r un

subd

ivid

ed m

unic

ipal

itie

s.

In s

ingl

e-m

embe

r w

ards

, co

unci

llors

mus

t be

ele

cted

by

pref

eren

tial

vot

ing.

In

un

subd

ivid

ed m

unic

ipal

itie

s an

d m

ulti

-mem

ber

war

ds, co

unci

llors

mus

t be

ele

cted

by

prop

orti

onal

rep

rese

ntat

ion.

U

nder

eit

her

syst

em, pe

ople

sti

ll vo

te in

the

sam

e w

ay.

The

only

dif

fere

nces

are

the

way

tha

t th

e vo

tes

are

coun

ted.

Whe

n th

ere

are

sing

le-m

embe

r w

ards

, th

e pr

efer

enti

al s

yste

m a

pplie

s. U

nder

the

pr

efer

enti

al s

yste

m:

• a

cand

idat

e m

ust

achi

eve

an a

bsol

ute

maj

orit

y (5

0% p

lus

one)

of

the

form

al v

otes

to

be

elec

ted;

• if

a c

andi

date

obt

ains

an

abso

lute

maj

orit

y of

the

fir

st-p

refe

renc

e vo

tes,

the

n th

at

cand

idat

e is

ele

cted

;

• if

no

cand

idat

e ob

tain

s an

abs

olut

e m

ajor

ity

of f

irst

-pre

fere

nce

vote

s, p

refe

renc

es h

ave

to b

e di

stri

bute

d:

o

the

cand

idat

e w

ith

the

low

est

num

ber

of f

irst

-pre

fere

nce

vote

s is

dec

lare

d to

be

a de

feat

ed c

andi

date

, an

d th

at c

andi

date

’s vo

tes

are

dist

ribu

ted

to t

he

rem

aini

ng c

andi

date

s ac

cord

ing

to t

he s

econ

d pr

efe r

ence

s on

the

bal

lot

pape

rs;

o

the

proc

ess

of e

xclu

ding

the

low

est

cand

idat

e an

d di

stri

buti

ng t

hat

cand

idat

e’s

pref

eren

ces

to t

he r

emai

ning

can

dida

tes

cont

inue

s u n

til o

ne c

andi

date

has

an

abso

lute

maj

orit

y of

vot

es, an

d is

dec

lare

d el

ecte

d.

Und

er t

his

syst

em, t

he w

ay in

whi

ch v

oter

s al

loca

te t

heir

pref

eren

ces

can

be ju

st a

s im

port

ant

as w

here

the

y pl

ace

thei

r fir

st-p

refe

renc

e vo

tes.

Can

dida

tes

advi

se v

oter

s (t

hrou

gh h

ow-t

o-vo

te c

ards

and

can

dida

te s

tate

men

ts)

abou

t ho

w t

o or

der

thei

r pr

efer

ence

s,

and

may

neg

otia

te w

ith

othe

r ca

ndid

ates

abo

ut t

he o

rder

of

pref

eren

ces.

In

som

e ca

ses,

ca

ndid

ates

hav

e in

form

al “

runn

ing

mat

es”

to h

elp

wit

h th

e flo

w o

f pr

efer

ence

s to

the

m.

Whe

n th

ere

are

mul

ti-m

embe

r w

ard s

or

unsu

bdiv

ided

mun

icip

alit

ies,

pro

port

iona

l re

pres

enta

tion

app

lies.

Th

e ba

sis

of p

ropo

rtio

nal r

epre

sent

atio

n is

tha

t ca

ndid

ates

are

el

ecte

d in

pro

port

ion

to t

heir

sup

port

. U

nde r

the

pro

port

iona

l rep

rese

ntat

ion

syst

em:

• to

be

elec

ted,

a c

andi

date

mus

t ob

tain

a “

quot

a”, w

hich

is c

alcu

late

d by

div

idin

g th

e to

tal n

umbe

r of

vot

es b

y on

e m

ore

than

the

num

ber

of v

acan

cies

, and

the

n ad

ding

one

(f

or e

xam

ple,

in a

n el

ecti

on for

3 v

acan

cies

wit

h 80

0 vo

tes

cast

, the

quo

ta w

ould

be

201)

;

• w

hen

a ca

ndid

ate

rece

ives

mor

e vo

tes

than

a q

uota

, th

e su

rplu

s vo

tes

are

dist

ribu

ted

to

the

cont

inui

ng c

andi

date

s at

a r

educ

ed v

alue

, ca

lcul

ated

by

divi

ding

the

sur

plus

vot

es

by t

he t

otal

vot

es f

or t

he c

andi

date

(fo

r ex

ampl

e, if

a c

andi

date

ach

ieve

d 30

0 vo

tes

and

the

quot

a w

as 2

01 v

otes

, th

e ca

ndid

ate’

s su

rplu

s w

ould

be

99, an

d ba

llot

pape

rs w

ould

be

tra

nsfe

rred

to

the

rem

aini

ng c

andi

date

s at

a v

alue

of

99 d

ivid

ed b

y 30

0);

• w

hen

all s

urpl

us v

otes

hav

e be

en d

istr

ibut

ed a

nd t

here

are

sti

ll va

canc

ies

to b

e fi

lled,

pr

efer

ence

s ar

e di

stri

bute

d fr

om t

he lo

wes

t-sc

orin

g ca

ndid

ates

unt

il a

cand

idat

e ha

s a

quot

a.

This

sys

tem

mea

ns t

hat

any

cand

idat

e w

ho o

btai

ns a

quo

ta,

eith

er t

hrou

gh f

irst

-pre

fere

nce

vote

s or

thr

ough

the

flo

w o

f pr

efer

ence

s, is

ele

cted

. I

n ef

fect

, ca

ndid

ates

rep

rese

ntin

g la

rge

min

orit

ies

are

likel

y to

be

repr

esen

ted

as w

ell a

s ca

ndid

ates

rep

rese

ntin

g m

ajor

itie

s.

Und

er t

his

syst

em, c

andi

date

s m

ay g

roup

tog

eth e

r an

d ad

vise

the

ir su

ppor

ters

to

follo

w a

ti

cket

in t

heir

pref

eren

ces.

How

ever

, suc

h a

grou

p is

unl

ikel

y to

win

all

the

vaca

ncie

s in

a

war

d or

uns

ubdi

vide

d m

unic

ipal

ity

unle

ss it

has

ove

rwhe

lmin

g su

ppor

t.


15

How

sho

uld

war

d bo

unda

ries

be

draw

n?

Get

tin

g th

e n

um

bers

rig

ht

If A

lpin

e Sh

ire

is t

o be

div

ided

into

war

ds,

the

war

d bo

unda

ries

mus

t co

mpl

y w

ith

lega

l re

quir

emen

ts.

Sec

tion

219

D of

the

Loc

al G

over

nmen

t Ac

t 19

89 r

equi

res

that

:

• th

e nu

mbe

r of

vot

ers

repr

esen

ted

by e

ach

Coun

cillo

r m

ust

be w

ithi

n 10

% o

f th

e av

erag

e nu

mbe

r of

vot

ers

per

Coun

cillo

r fo

r th

at m

unic

ipal

ity;

and

• th

e w

ard

boun

dari

es m

ust

prov

ide

a fa

ir a

nd e

quit

able

div

isio

n of

the

mun

icip

al

dist

rict

.

Whe

re t

here

are

mul

ti-m

embe

r w

ards

, th

e nu

mbe

r of

vot

ers

repr

esen

ted

by e

ach

coun

cillo

r fo

r su

ch w

ards

is t

aken

to

be t

he t

otal

num

ber

of v

oter

s fo

r th

e w

ard

divi

ded

by t

he n

umbe

r of

cou

ncill

ors

for

the

war

d. Fo

r in

stan

ce,

if t

here

are

3 c

ounc

illor

s an

d 12

,000

vot

ers

for

a w

ard,

the

num

ber

of v

oter

s re

pres

ente

d by

eac

h co

unci

llor

will

be

4,00

0, t

hat

is 1

2,00

0 di

vide

d by

3.

War

d bo

unda

ries

mus

t m

eet

the

appr

oxim

ate

equa

lity

requ

irem

ent

set

by t

he A

ct. T

he

num

ber

of v

oter

s re

pres

ente

d by

eac

h co

unci

llor

cann

ot b

e m

ore

than

10%

out

side

the

av

erag

e nu

mbe

r fo

r al

l cou

ncill

ors.

Oth

er c

onsi

dera

tion

s

The

Act

does

not

pre

scri

be a

ny m

ore

deta

ils t

o de

fine

wha

t co

nsti

tute

s a

fair

and

equ

itab

le

divi

sion

of

the

mun

icip

alit

y. H

owev

er,

the

follo

win

g cr

iter

ia a

re u

sefu

l in

cons

ider

ing

and

(whe

re p

ossi

ble)

dec

idin

g on

pro

pose

d w

ard

boun

daries

:

• th

e bo

unda

ries

sho

uld

take

acc

ount

of

com

mun

itie

s of

inte

rest

;

• th

e bo

unda

ries

sho

uld

follo

w c

lear

line

s, s

uch

as m

ajor

roa

ds,

rive

rs a

nd o

ther

na

tura

l fea

ture

s;

• gr

owin

g ar

eas

shou

ld n

ot b

e co

ncen

trat

ed in

to o

ne w

ard,

but

sho

uld

be s

prea

d ov

er

seve

ral w

ards

; an

d

• th

e bo

unda

ries

sho

uld

take

acc

ount

of

likel

y po

pula

tion

cha

nges

, by

set

ting

the

nu

mbe

r of

vot

ers

in w

ards

wit

h hi

gh g

row

th p

oten

tial

som

ewha

t be

low

the

ave

rage

, an

d th

e nu

mbe

r of

vot

ers

in w

ards

wit

h lit

tle

grow

th p

oten

tial

som

ewha

t ab

ove

the

aver

age.

Th

is a

ppro

ach

will

hel

p en

sure

tha

t th

e bo

unda

ries

sta

y w

ithi

n th

e 10

%

tole

ranc

e fo

r a

long

er p

erio

d, a

void

ing

the

need

for

fre

quen

t re

draw

ing

of

boun

dari

es.

In d

evel

opin

g w

ard

boun

dari

es,

the

VEC

aim

s to

ach

ieve

the

bes

t po

ssib

le b

alan

ce a

mon

g th

ese

crit

eria

.

16

Wha

t sh

ould

war

ds b

e ca

lled?

Ther

e is

a v

arie

ty o

f po

ssib

le a

ppro

ache

s to

the

nam

ing

of w

ards

, in

clud

ing:

• Pl

ace

nam

es: A

num

ber

of m

unic

ipal

itie

s na

me

thei

r w

ards

aft

er lo

calit

ies

in t

he

war

ds.

Thi

s ap

proa

ch is

use

ful w

here

war

d bo

unda

ries

clo

sely

alig

n w

ith

loca

litie

s.

How

ever

, it

can

lead

to

peop

le in

sm

alle

r lo

calit

ies

wit

hin

a w

ard

feel

ing

over

look

ed,

and

may

cau

se c

onfu

sion

if t

he lo

calit

y th

at a

war

d is

nam

ed a

fter

cut

s ac

ross

a w

ard

boun

dary

;

• Co

mpa

ss d

irec

tion

s: T

his

is t

he c

urre

nt a

ppro

ach

in, fo

r ex

ampl

e, t

he C

ity

of

Whi

ttle

sea,

whe

re t

he w

ards

are

Cen

tral

, Ea

st, Ea

st C

entr

al, No

rth,

Nor

th C

entr

al,

Sout

h, S

outh

Cen

tral

, So

uth

Wes

t an

d W

est.

It

is s

trai

ghtf

orw

ard.

It

is o

f m

ost

use

whe

re t

he lo

cati

on o

f th

e w

ards

is c

lose

ly a

ligne

d to

com

pass

dir

ecti

ons;

• N

ames

of

hist

oric

bui

ldin

gs: T

his

is a

way

of

cele

brat

ing

the

mun

icip

alit

y’s

heri

tage

;

• N

ames

of

natu

ral f

eatu

res:

Usi

ng t

he n

ames

of

natu

ral f

eatu

res

such

as

hills

or

stre

ams

can

be a

way

of

iden

tify

ing

war

ds w

itho

ut t

he c

ompl

icat

ions

of

loca

lity

nam

es. T

he f

eatu

res

wou

ld n

eed

to b

e w

ell k

now

n an

d re

leva

nt t

o th

e pa

rtic

ular

w

ards

;

• N

ames

of

pion

eers

and

for

mer

pro

min

ent

citi

zens

: Thi

s is

a w

ay o

f re

cogn

isin

g im

port

ant

form

er r

esid

ents

. I

t is

mos

t ap

prop

riat

e w

hen

the

pers

on is

clo

sely

as

soci

ated

wit

h th

e ar

ea c

over

ed b

y th

e w

ard;

and

• Ab

orig

inal

nam

es: T

his

is a

way

of

reco

gnis

ing

the

mun

icip

alit

y’s

Abor

igin

al

heri

tage

. H

owev

er, th

e us

e of

Abo

rigi

nal n

ames

cou

ld b

e se

en a

s be

ing

toke

nist

ic if

th

e na

mes

are

not

rel

evan

t to

are

as w

ithi

n th

e m

unic

ipal

ity.


17

Tabl

e: P

rofi

les

of m

unic

ipal

itie

s Es

tim

ates

as

at 3

1 M

ay 2

004

(unl

ess

othe

rwis

e in

dica

ted)

Met

ropo

litan

(in

clud

ing

oute

r m

etro

polit

an)

Mun

icip

alit

y Ar

ea (

km2 )

Num

ber

on

roll

Num

ber

of

coun

cillo

rs

Num

ber

of

vote

rs p

er

coun

cillo

r El

ecto

ral s

truc

ture

Bany

ule

62

90,9

897

1299

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ngle

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ber

war

dsBa

ysid

e 37

67

,025

974

47

Sing

le-m

embe

r w

ards

Boro

onda

ra

60

122,

181

1012

218

Sing

le-m

embe

r w

ards

Brim

bank

12

3 11

9,91

09

1332

3 Si

ngle

-mem

ber

war

dsCa

sey

410

134,

072

1112

188

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le-m

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r w

ards

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bin

53

98,5

519

1095

0 Si

ngle

-mem

ber

war

dsFr

anks

ton*

13

0 90

,910

712

987

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le-m

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r w

ards

Glen

Eir

a 39

94

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910

550

3 th

ree-

mem

ber

war

dsGr

eate

r Da

nden

ong

129

94,3

8711

8581

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ngle

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ber

war

dsH

obso

ns B

ay*

64

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97†

879

00

4 tw

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r w

ards

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e 50

4 98

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910

974

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le-m

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r w

ards

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91

10

7,80

07

1540

0 Si

ngle

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ber

war

dsKn

ox

114

110,

342

912

260

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le-m

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r w

ards

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ham

11

3 86

,429

810

804

4 tw

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r w

ards

Mar

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nong

31

48

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769

07

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le-m

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r w

ards

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oond

ah

61

77,3

067

1104

4 Si

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-mem

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war

dsM

elbo

urne

36

64

,000

‡9

7111

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nsub

divi

ded

Mel

ton

527

45,8

557

6551

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ngle

-mem

ber

war

dsM

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h 81

12

1,23

98

1515

5 Si

ngle

-mem

ber

war

dsM

oone

e Va

lley

44

91,2

357

1303

4 Si

ngle

-mem

ber

war

dsM

orel

and*

51

10

8,09

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1080

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ngle

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ber

war

dsM

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ngto

n Pe

nins

ula

723

136,

448

915

161

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le-m

embe

r w

ards

Nillu

mbi

k 43

3 44

,009

948

90

Sing

le-m

embe

r w

ards

Port

Phi

llip

21

73,8

12‡

710

545

Sing

le-m

embe

r w

ards

Ston

ning

ton*

26

78

,642

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8738

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ngle

-mem

ber

war

dsW

hite

hors

e 64

11

1,67

910

1116

8 5

two-

mem

ber

war

dsW

hitt

lese

a 49

0 85

,755

995

28

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le-m

embe

r w

ards

Wyn

dham

54

2 70

,220

710

031

Sing

le-m

embe

r w

ards

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a*

20

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97†

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77

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4 tw

o-m

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r w

ards

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a Ra

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r w

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9.5 List of persons and groups making submissions

Preliminary submissions

Graeme Keith Abraham Alpine Shire Council Cr Bill Best The Binder Family Thelma J Dennis Ray Dixon The Fletcher Pastoral Group Michael Gorey Michael Hay Jennie MacGill Norma MacGill Bruce McDonald Max McGillivray Myrtleford and District Residents & Ratepayers Association Inc. KJ Smith and HJ Norman Proportional Representation Society of Australia Andrew Randell Gurmeet Sekhon

Response submissions

Graeme Keith Abraham Alpine Shire Council Ray Dixon Michael Gorey The Proportional Representation Society of Australia

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