Local Councils

There are 537 local governments, known as councils, across Australia. The rules made by this level of government are called bylaws, and only apply to their area. For example, a rule made by the Wodonga City Council would not apply to people living in Albury.

​The funding that local government use is collected from the rates paid by local property-owners and funding received from the Federal Government. Responsibilities of local government include:

• Some of the things local government are responsible for include:

Local Government Acts

Local government powers are set out in each state or territory's Local Government Act. Topics covered under this Act include:

• Rules about council meetings
• How council land should be managed
• The number of councillors a council can have
• How councillors are elected

• The role of the mayor
• The payments which can be made to councillors
• What happens if a councilor misbehaves
• How much money councils can raise through rates.

 About the City of Wodonga Council

• ​Role of Council
• Finance
• Who's Who
• Elections
• Interviews

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What does the mayor do?

What do councilors do?

What does the CEO do?

What do council employees do?