Selection Committee Vacancies

WALGA coordinates the appointment of Local Government representatives to a range of Local, State and Federal Government Boards and Committees on behalf of the Local Government sector.

WALGA’s Selection Committee utilises a transparent, robust, and merit-based nomination and selection process to ensure that the most qualified candidates are put forward to represent the Local Government sector. The Guidelines governing the Committee's nominations and selection process are available here.

An estimated timeline of this process, is provided here.


WALGA is currently seeking nominations for the following vacancies:
 

Public Library Working Group (Open to all Elected Members and Local Government Serving Officers from a Tier 2 or 3 regional Local Government (as defined in the Library Board Act 1951 5(4)(d)))

  • 1 Non-Metropolitan Member 

Nomination form can be found here

​Control of Vehicles (Off Road Areas) Act Advisory Committee  (Elected Members and Local Government Serving Officers)

  • 1 Deputy Member
Nomination form can be found here

Local Government Advisory Board (Open to Elected Members only)
  • 1 Member
  • 1 Deputy Member
Nomination form will be coming soon.

Local Government Grants Commission (Open to eligible Elected Members and Serving Officers)
  • 1 Metropolitan Member
  • 1 Deputy Metropolitan Member
  • 1 Country Rural Member
  • 1 Deputy Country Rural member
Nomination form can be found here


Nominations close on Friday, 5 April 2024.

For more information, contact Governance Support Officer, Chantelle O’Brien or call 9213 2013.

Important information:

When applying for a vacancy, all nominations are required to be provided with:

  • completed Nomination Form
  • ​statement addressing the Selection Criteria, and
  • CV (maximum two pages).