Local Government elections are scheduled to be held in October 2009.  In order to have a vote in the Burnie City Council elections, you must be enrolled on either the State electoral roll at an address in Burnie or on the General Manager's roll for the Burnie municipal area.

If you are not eligible to enrol on the State roll, for example if you are not an Australian Citizen, you may be eligible to enrol on the General Manager's roll and vote if you own or occupy property within the Burnie municipality.

A person who is resident in one municipal area and is also an owner or occupier of land in one or more municipal areas, is entitled to enrol and vote in an election in respect of those municipal areas.

A corporate body that owns or occupies any land in the Burnie municipal area is entitled to nominate one person to vote on its behalf at the local government elections.

Individuals or corporate bodies who have previously enrolled on the General Manager's roll are requested to notify the Council if your details have changed since the last local government elections in 2007.

Voting in local government elections is not compulsory.  However Council would encourage every eligible voter to ensure that they are properly enrolled and have their say in the elections in October by completing and returning their postal ballot.