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What councils do
In Victoria, local government is made up of 79 councils representing over six million people. Councils are area-based, representative governments with a legislative and electoral mandate to manage local issues and plan for the community's needs./what-councils-do -
Cultural diversity
Victorians come from more than 200 countries, speak 260 languages and follow 135 faiths. 52 per cent of Victorians were either born overseas, or have at least one overseas born parent. Councils play a key role in celebrating and supporting residents/equality-and-diversity/supporting-diversity/cultural-diversity -
Council's role
In Victoria, 79 municipalities represent more than six million people. Each Victorian municipality is different. Its community may be young or old, established or still developing, rural or urban. Its population may vary from fewer than 4,000 people/stand-for-council/how-to-stand-for-council/councils-role -
Health & safety
Councils deliver a wide range of public health services, and prepare Public Health and Wellbeing Plans for their communities./what-councils-do/council-services/health-and-safety -
Kindergarten funding campaign
Kindergarten gives our kids the best start at a critical time in their development and helps to prepare them for their formal schooling years. For this reason, the National Partnership Agreement with the Commonwealth and Victorian Governments for/newsroom/campaigns/kindergarten-funding -
Find council jobs
Victorian local government jobs offer opportunities for people with diverse skills. The sector delivers more than 100 services and employs staff in the areas of health and community care, corporate and business support, engineering, planning and/work-for-council/council-careers/find-council-jobs -
Equality & diversity
Local government strives to create equal and inclusive communities, where diversity is encouraged and everyone is respected, welcomed, supported and treated equitably. Councils play a key role in the development and support of communities, so that/equality-and-diversity -
Being a councillor
A councillor's role is exciting, diverse and demanding. The work of a councillor is varied and often takes place in a highly passionate and political environment. It can be daunting and time consuming, but also rewarding./stand-for-council/how-to-stand-for-council/being-a-councillor -
LGBTIQ support
Local government is committed to providing inclusive communities, including support for people who identify as LGBTIQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer)./equality-and-diversity/supporting-diversity/lgbtiq-support -
Business services
Councils register certain categories of businesses in accordance with State laws, and provide a range of business permits and support programs./what-councils-do/council-services/business-services