The City of Ballarat is now in caretaker mode and 24 candidates - eight for each of the municipality's three wards - are vying for a place in the council chamber to help shape the direction of our city.
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It is one of the strangest election periods on record as candidates campaign under COVID-19 restrictions.
This ballot is also likely to be one of the most important in recent times, as Ballarat looks for leadership in recovering from the pandemic, and to cast off the shadow of recent IBAC and Victorian Ombudsman investigations.
As ballot papers are dispatched - with their return due by October 23 - we put 10 key questions to each candidate to help readers make an informed choice about these crucial roles.
Click on the images or links below to see how each candidate proposes to use their time in council - in their own words.
