Get ready for local government elections

Thought about running for Council? The Local Government Elections are coming up in October!

Hear from current and former Elected Members, and our bushcare experts on why we need candidates who support the protection of natural areas and how you can help green your Local Government area.

If you don’t have time to run for Council, how can you help your Councillors make a difference? What questions do you need to ask candidates in the upcoming local council elections on 18 October 2025?

Local Government have Strategic Community Plans, Town Planning Strategies and Local Planning Policies. Council decisions can shape and foster natural areas’  conservation, and action on climate change. How can we ensure those plans properly guide decision making in each of our Local Government Areas?

Our Panel: Choosing to Run or Choosing a Candidate

Hear from Sandy Boulter, Sara Saberi and Daniel Kingston.

Sandra (Sandy) Boulter has worked as a registered nurse, midwife, intensive care nurse specialist, solicitor and barrister, Local Government director and elected member.  As a lawyer, she specialised in administrative law in the environmental, planning and development, and mental health law contexts. She worked as a solicitor for the Environmental Defenders Office. She is currently Chair of the Local Government Elected Members Association Inc (LGEMA) working in the public interest in local government good governance, for now and for her grandchildren’s future. Sandra has just launched her book “Boulter on Local Government” handbook for Elected Members.

Sara Saberi, former councillor City of Canning.  Sara has been an active bushland volunteer, also serving on the Urban Bushland Council committee before being elected to the City of Canning 2017- 2023. She championed environmental and waste management issues for residents. Photo credit: Examiner Newspapers

Cr Daniel Kingston, City of Joondalup, since 2021. Daniel is the Deputy for the Yellagonga Regional Park Community Advisory Committee. Daniel ran for council after campaigning to save irreplaceable unique nature for locals. He gained community support with this campaign and has been an ongoing voice for nature, liveability and financial scrutiny.

Format

This is an interactive session.

• Brief introductions
• Q & A session with panelists
• Breakout sessions
• General discussion and next steps

Join Us

Join us on Thursday 31 July at City West Lotteries House at 2 Delhi Street, West Perth. We will open the doors to the Conference Room at 6:00 pm and serve light refreshments.

Please let us know that you are coming along. You can either RSVP at the bottom of this page (keep scrolling) or else email [email protected].

If you can’t make it to West Perth, you can join us online via Zoom. Please email [email protected] to request the Zoom link.