Electors are asked to lodge their ballot paper at the shire office as the postal system will not allow for transport back to Wyalkatchem by the time of the count. Be sure to follow the instructions and sign the declaration, and lodge it at the shire as soon as possible.

The Shire of Wyalkatchem has five candidates for four councillor positions - you can see the profile of each candidate in the shire office foyer or on the shire website (see https://www.wyalkatchem.wa.gov.au/.../council-elections... )

The WA Electoral Commission has plenty of information about the local government elections happening across the state on their website https://www.elections.wa.gov.au/elections/local including progressive counts of votes cast. You may be interested to know Wyalkatchem leads the state in percentage of electors who have voted so far at 54% of eligible voters (the state average is 26%).

The Shire of Wyalkatchem administration will be open 8am to 6pm on Saturday 18 October (election day) and the count will commence at 6pm.