2024 Local Government Elections

The 2024 NSW Local Government elections will take place on Saturday 14 September 2024.

Voting is compulsory at all NSW local government elections.

Residents on the electoral roll in Wakool Ward will not be required to vote as the 3 nominees will be elected unopposed.

Residents on the electoral roll in Greater Murray Ward and Moama Ward will be required to vote.

What ward do you belong to?

If you want to find out what ward you need to vote in, take a look at the 'find my electorate tool' on the NSW Electoral Commission website here:

https://elections.nsw.gov.au/elections/find-my-electorate

Pre-polling

Pre-poll voting will be available between 7-13 September at:

Moama: 6 Meninya Street (old Council Offices)

Mon - Wed: 8:30am - 5:30pm
Thu: 8:30am - 8:00pm
Fri: 8:30am - 6:00pm
Sat: 9:00am - 6:00pm

Postal Votes

Postal vote applications close on September 9.

You must apply online.

https://opva.elections.nsw.gov.au/

Voting locations: September 14

Moama Public School

Mathoura Visitor and Business Centre

Need more info about voting?

Head to the NSW Electoral Commission website and view the details for Murray River:

https://elections.nsw.gov.au/elections/find-my-electorate/councils/murray-river

Updated ward boundaries

A new ward boundary realignment was endorsed by Council on Tuesday 26 September 2023. The updated wards will come into place for the September 2024 local government elections.

Why did Council change the ward boundaries?

The NSW Local Government Act 1993 (the Act) requires councils to review ward boundaries to ensure that the difference in the number of electors across each ward does not exceed 10 per cent. The balance of the electors in each Ward was misaligned beyond these figures, and as such Council developed a proposal to address this.

The new wards shown on the map on this page, bring our three wards – Greater Murray, Greater Wakool and Moama – back within 10 per cent or less variance.