Election candidates are required under Victorian law to provide campaign donation returns. All candidates who participated in the Victorian local government elections held on 26 October 2024 must submit a return within 40 days of election day (5 December 2024).
A campaign donation return is a record of donations or gifts, including in-kind support, during the donation period.
The return is supplied to candidates as a form, enabling candidates to fill in details of donations or gifts they have received above the $500 threshold, as applicable under section 306 of the Local Government Act 2020.
Candidates must also disclose if they have not received any donations or gifts.
Section 307 (2) of the Local Government Act requires the Chief Executive Officer to ensure that, , within 14 days after the period specified in section 306(1), a summary of each election campaign donation return given to the Chief Executive Officer under section 306 is made available on the Council's Internet site. The below link is a summary of all Candidates who participated in the 2024 Greater Dandenong Elections that submitted a Campaign Donation Return Form and those that did not.