{"id":98636,"date":"2024-08-31T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-30T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bendigotimes\/?p=98636"},"modified":"2024-08-31T09:52:19","modified_gmt":"2024-08-30T23:52:19","slug":"find-your-new-ward-in-the-city-of-greater-bendigo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bendigotimes\/news\/find-your-new-ward-in-the-city-of-greater-bendigo\/","title":{"rendered":"Find your new ward in the City of Greater Bendigo"},"content":{"rendered":"

VOTERS in the Greater Bendigo local government area will be part of a new ward structure at this year’s council election, with the city now comprising nine wards with one councillor each.<\/p>\n

These wards are:<\/p>\n

\u2022Whipstick Ward<\/p>\n

\u2022Epsom Ward<\/p>\n

\u2022Axedale Ward<\/p>\n

\u2022Eppalock Ward<\/p>\n

\u2022Ravenswood Ward<\/p>\n

\u2022Lockwood Ward<\/p>\n

\u2022Golden Square Ward<\/p>\n

\u2022Lake Weeroona Ward<\/p>\n

\u2022Kennington Ward<\/p>\n

Voting in this election is by post only. The Victorian Electoral Commission will post ballot packs to all enrolled voters from Monday 7 October.<\/p>\n

Your ballot pack will contain:<\/p>\n

\u2022 A ballot paper<\/p>\n

\u2022 Candidate statements<\/p>\n

\u2022 A ballot paper envelope (for your vote to go in)<\/p>\n

\u2022 A reply-paid envelope (for your ballot paper envelope to go in), and<\/p>\n

\u2022 A leaflet with instructions in other languages.<\/p>\n

\"\"
Change coming: City of Greater Bendigo will have a new nine ward structure from this spring. Image: VICTORIAN ELECTORAL COMMISSION<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

 <\/p>\n

Follow the instructions in your ballot pack to complete your vote.<\/p>\n

Make sure you post it or drop it off at the election office before 6pm on Friday 25 October. Local mail collection times differ, so check the collection time on your post box to make sure your vote is in the mail on time.<\/p>\n

If you are going to be away between Monday 7 October and Friday 25 October, you may still be able to vote.<\/p>\n

For more information, including ballot pack redirection or voting early in person, head to vec.vic.gov.au\/voting\/2024-local-council-elections\/away-during-the-election<\/a>.<\/p>\n

For more information about this year’s City of Greater Bendigo local council election, including an interactive map showing the new wards, head to vec.vic.gov.au\/voting\/2024-local-council-elections\/greater-bendigo-city-council<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

VOTERS in the Greater Bendigo local government area will be part of a new ward structure at this year’s council election, with the city now comprising nine wards with one councillor each. These wards are: \u2022Whipstick Ward \u2022Epsom Ward \u2022Axedale Ward \u2022Eppalock Ward \u2022Ravenswood Ward \u2022Lockwood Ward \u2022Golden Square Ward \u2022Lake Weeroona Ward \u2022Kennington Ward […]<\/p>\n

Read More…<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":153,"featured_media":98691,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"post_folder":[],"class_list":["post-98636","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nFind your new ward in the City of Greater Bendigo - Bendigo Times<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Discover the new ward structure for the City of Greater Bendigo's council election. Find your ward and vote by mail. Visit our site for details and deadlines.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bendigotimes\/news\/find-your-new-ward-in-the-city-of-greater-bendigo\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Find your new ward in the City of Greater Bendigo - Bendigo Times\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Discover the new ward structure for the City of Greater Bendigo's council election. Find your ward and vote by mail. Visit our site for details and deadlines.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bendigotimes\/news\/find-your-new-ward-in-the-city-of-greater-bendigo\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Bendigo Times\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-08-30T18:00:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-08-30T23:52:19+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2024\/08\/Untitled-design-2024-08-29T092316.932.jpg?_t=1725061939\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"630\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Times News Group\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Times News Group\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\\\/bendigotimes\\\/news\\\/find-your-new-ward-in-the-city-of-greater-bendigo\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\\\/bendigotimes\\\/news\\\/find-your-new-ward-in-the-city-of-greater-bendigo\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Times News Group\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\\\/bendigotimes\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/a18f05ec53852f1d7d0528135e60d795\"},\"headline\":\"Find your new ward in the City of Greater Bendigo\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-08-30T18:00:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-08-30T23:52:19+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\\\/bendigotimes\\\/news\\\/find-your-new-ward-in-the-city-of-greater-bendigo\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":282,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\\\/bendigotimes\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\\\/bendigotimes\\\/news\\\/find-your-new-ward-in-the-city-of-greater-bendigo\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\\\/prod\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/24\\\/2024\\\/08\\\/Untitled-design-2024-08-29T092316.932.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-AU\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\\\/bendigotimes\\\/news\\\/find-your-new-ward-in-the-city-of-greater-bendigo\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\\\/bendigotimes\\\/news\\\/find-your-new-ward-in-the-city-of-greater-bendigo\\\/\",\"name\":\"Find your new ward in the City of Greater Bendigo - Bendigo Times\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\\\/bendigotimes\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\\\/bendigotimes\\\/news\\\/find-your-new-ward-in-the-city-of-greater-bendigo\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\\\/bendigotimes\\\/news\\\/find-your-new-ward-in-the-city-of-greater-bendigo\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\\\/prod\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/24\\\/2024\\\/08\\\/Untitled-design-2024-08-29T092316.932.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-08-30T18:00:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-08-30T23:52:19+00:00\",\"description\":\"Discover the new ward structure for the City of Greater Bendigo's council election. Find your ward and vote by mail. Visit our site for details and deadlines.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\\\/bendigotimes\\\/news\\\/find-your-new-ward-in-the-city-of-greater-bendigo\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-AU\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\\\/bendigotimes\\\/news\\\/find-your-new-ward-in-the-city-of-greater-bendigo\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-AU\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\\\/bendigotimes\\\/news\\\/find-your-new-ward-in-the-city-of-greater-bendigo\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\\\/prod\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/24\\\/2024\\\/08\\\/Untitled-design-2024-08-29T092316.932.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\\\/prod\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/24\\\/2024\\\/08\\\/Untitled-design-2024-08-29T092316.932.jpg\",\"width\":1200,\"height\":630,\"caption\":\"Have a say: Council voting in 2024 is by post only. Photo: FILE\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\\\/bendigotimes\\\/news\\\/find-your-new-ward-in-the-city-of-greater-bendigo\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\\\/bendigotimes\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Find your new ward in the City of Greater Bendigo\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\\\/bendigotimes\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\\\/bendigotimes\\\/\",\"name\":\"Bendigo Times\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\\\/bendigotimes\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\\\/bendigotimes\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-AU\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\\\/bendigotimes\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Bendigo Times\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\\\/bendigotimes\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-AU\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\\\/bendigotimes\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\\\/prod\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/24\\\/2021\\\/02\\\/BDT-logo-masthead-scaled.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\\\/prod\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/24\\\/2021\\\/02\\\/BDT-logo-masthead-scaled.jpg\",\"width\":2560,\"height\":491,\"caption\":\"Bendigo Times\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\\\/bendigotimes\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\\\/bendigotimes\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/a18f05ec53852f1d7d0528135e60d795\",\"name\":\"Times News Group\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\\\/bendigotimes\\\/author\\\/warick\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Find your new ward in the City of Greater Bendigo - Bendigo Times","description":"Discover the new ward structure for the City of Greater Bendigo's council election. Find your ward and vote by mail. Visit our site for details and deadlines.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bendigotimes\/news\/find-your-new-ward-in-the-city-of-greater-bendigo\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Find your new ward in the City of Greater Bendigo - Bendigo Times","og_description":"Discover the new ward structure for the City of Greater Bendigo's council election. Find your ward and vote by mail. Visit our site for details and deadlines.","og_url":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bendigotimes\/news\/find-your-new-ward-in-the-city-of-greater-bendigo\/","og_site_name":"Bendigo Times","article_published_time":"2024-08-30T18:00:00+00:00","article_modified_time":"2024-08-30T23:52:19+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1200,"height":630,"url":"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2024\/08\/Untitled-design-2024-08-29T092316.932.jpg?_t=1725061939","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Times News Group","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Times News Group","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bendigotimes\/news\/find-your-new-ward-in-the-city-of-greater-bendigo\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bendigotimes\/news\/find-your-new-ward-in-the-city-of-greater-bendigo\/"},"author":{"name":"Times News Group","@id":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bendigotimes\/#\/schema\/person\/a18f05ec53852f1d7d0528135e60d795"},"headline":"Find your new ward in the City of Greater Bendigo","datePublished":"2024-08-30T18:00:00+00:00","dateModified":"2024-08-30T23:52:19+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bendigotimes\/news\/find-your-new-ward-in-the-city-of-greater-bendigo\/"},"wordCount":282,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bendigotimes\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bendigotimes\/news\/find-your-new-ward-in-the-city-of-greater-bendigo\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2024\/08\/Untitled-design-2024-08-29T092316.932.jpg","articleSection":["News"],"inLanguage":"en-AU"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bendigotimes\/news\/find-your-new-ward-in-the-city-of-greater-bendigo\/","url":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bendigotimes\/news\/find-your-new-ward-in-the-city-of-greater-bendigo\/","name":"Find your new ward in the City of Greater Bendigo - Bendigo Times","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bendigotimes\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bendigotimes\/news\/find-your-new-ward-in-the-city-of-greater-bendigo\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bendigotimes\/news\/find-your-new-ward-in-the-city-of-greater-bendigo\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2024\/08\/Untitled-design-2024-08-29T092316.932.jpg","datePublished":"2024-08-30T18:00:00+00:00","dateModified":"2024-08-30T23:52:19+00:00","description":"Discover the new ward structure for the City of Greater Bendigo's council election. Find your ward and vote by mail. Visit our site for details and deadlines.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bendigotimes\/news\/find-your-new-ward-in-the-city-of-greater-bendigo\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-AU","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bendigotimes\/news\/find-your-new-ward-in-the-city-of-greater-bendigo\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-AU","@id":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bendigotimes\/news\/find-your-new-ward-in-the-city-of-greater-bendigo\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2024\/08\/Untitled-design-2024-08-29T092316.932.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2024\/08\/Untitled-design-2024-08-29T092316.932.jpg","width":1200,"height":630,"caption":"Have a say: Council voting in 2024 is by post only. Photo: FILE"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bendigotimes\/news\/find-your-new-ward-in-the-city-of-greater-bendigo\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bendigotimes\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Find your new ward in the City of Greater Bendigo"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bendigotimes\/#website","url":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bendigotimes\/","name":"Bendigo Times","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bendigotimes\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bendigotimes\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-AU"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bendigotimes\/#organization","name":"Bendigo Times","url":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bendigotimes\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-AU","@id":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bendigotimes\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2021\/02\/BDT-logo-masthead-scaled.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2021\/02\/BDT-logo-masthead-scaled.jpg","width":2560,"height":491,"caption":"Bendigo Times"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bendigotimes\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bendigotimes\/#\/schema\/person\/a18f05ec53852f1d7d0528135e60d795","name":"Times News Group","url":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bendigotimes\/author\/warick\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bendigotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98636","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bendigotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bendigotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bendigotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/153"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bendigotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=98636"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bendigotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98636\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bendigotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/98691"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bendigotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=98636"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bendigotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=98636"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bendigotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=98636"},{"taxonomy":"post_folder","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bendigotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post_folder?post=98636"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}