The City of Greater Bendigo Council elections were held by post in October 2016. 

The City of Greater Bendigo is divided into three Wards with three councillors elected to represent each Ward. Go to our current Councillors.

Candidates and donations

Candidates are required to disclose any significant gifts that they receive for use in the election campaigns. Read all about Lodging Campaign Donation Returns.

Summary of donation returns for candidates for Greater Bendigo Council elections 2016 

• Wrigglesworth, Yvonne - Multiple Donors (fundraising event) - $2,101.16
• Glaisher, Rosemary - Australian Greens Victoria (Campaign spend incurred by State Office) - Nil, Australian Greens Victoria - Bendigo Branch - $600.00
• Leach, Helen - no disclosable gift
• Hawke, Susie - no disclosable gift
• Flack, George - no disclosable gift
• Weragoda, Mark - no disclosable gift
• Johnson, Brenton - no disclosable gift
• Carrington, Colin - no disclosable gift
• O'Rourke, Margaret - Steve Bright (Bart n' Print) - $304.00
• Stephens, Geoff - no disclosable gift
• Dean, Ian - no disclosable gift
• Irving, Damien - no disclosable gift
• Alden, Jennifer - Bendigo Greens - $210.00, Bendigo Greens - $700.00, Bendigo Greens - $90.70, Bendigo Greens - $163.85, Bendigo Greens - $111.25
• Tshisekedi, Samuel - Nathanael Pryse - $250.00, Elia Swift - $100.00
• Chapman, Elise - no disclosable gift
• Pagliaro, Jan - no disclosable gift
• Egan, George - no disclosable gift
• Cooper, John Drake - no disclosable gift
• Williams, Vaughan - no disclosable gift
• Emond, Matt - multiple donors (self-organised fundraising event) - $700.00, Lisa Chesters - $600.00, Lisa Chesters - $1,727.76, Ken Marchingo - $1,613.70, Ken Marchingo - $952.60
• Lyons, Barry - no disclosable gift
• Fyffe, Rod - no disclosable gift
• Williams, James Alan - no disclosable gift
• Prince, Thomas - no disclosable gift
• Gregson, Wayne John - no disclosable gift
• Cox, Peter - no disclosable gift
• Moore, Gordon - no disclosable gift
• Symes, Stuart - no disclosable gift
• Goldsmith, Michelle - Bendigo Greens - $600.00, Bendigo Greens - $351.00, Tom Lane - $25.00
• Metcalf, Andrea - no disclosable gift
• Pethybridge, Malcolm - M Pethybridge - $250.00
• Hoskin, Julie - N Miles - $520.94