The Civic Centre and Whittlesea Service Hub will close at 2pm on 24 December and will reopen on Monday 5 January. Phone services will remain available from 29 to 31 December and 2 January.
Due to the Christmas and New Year public holidays, some bin collections will be delayed. Between Thursday 25 December and Friday 2 January bins that are normally collected on Thursdays and Fridays will be collected one day later.
Published on 09 May 2025
The City of Whittlesea notes the decision and findings released on 8 May 2025 by the Victorian Civil Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) of attempted and actual interference in the Lalor Ward election held in the October 2024 Local Government elections, and the determination that the election result for this Ward is void.
Stevan Kozmevski was declared the successful candidate in the Lalor Ward 2024 election and as a result of the VCAT decision, Mr Kozmevski no longer holds the office of Councillor with immediate effect.
VCAT and the VEC have made no suggestion that Mr Kozmevski was involved in the fraud. Council thanks Mr Kozmevski for his service to the City of Whittlesea community over many years, across a number of Council terms.
Council is not responsible for holding local government elections, they are conducted by the VEC, and residents enrolled to vote in the Lalor Ward will be required to vote in a by-election. The dates of this are yet to be confirmed.
While the role of Lalor Ward Councillor remains vacant, residents of the ward are advised to direct enquiries on Council business to the Mayor, Deputy Mayor or the broader Councillor group.