If you would like to run for Mayor or Councillor at the 2024 Quadrennial Election, you must complete the So You Want To Be A Councillor Course within six months of the nomination period commencing, regardless of whether you are a sitting mayor or councillor, or whether you have never been elected before.
Candidates must declare successful completion of the training on the official nomination form. It is recommended that candidates keep a copy of the mandatory training certificate, which is received upon completion.
Information Sessions
To support cadidates with the training, the Department have prepared the following schedule where infomation workshops will be delivered within Etheridge Shire and surrounding areas. Etheridge Shire candidates can also attend the information sessions throughout the region.
Local Governments
Delivery Dates
Cairns
9th November 2023 (Evening Session 6 - 8.30pm
27th November 2023 (Evening Session 6 - 8.30pm)
21st December 2023 (Eening Session 6 - 8.30pm)
24th January 2024 (Evening Session 6 - 8.30pm)
Etheridge
29th January 2024 (Evening Session 6 - 8.30pm)
30th January 2024 (Morning Session 9 - 11.30am)
Croydon
30th January 2024 (Evening Session 6 - 8.30pm)
31st January 2024 (Morning Session 10 - 12.30pm)
Tablelands
29th November 2023 (Afternoon Session 12 - 2.30pm)
