Students explore the fundamentals of democracy and government in Australia. They examine the difference between rules and laws and how the processes of local government support a community for everyone.

Students participate in a mock-election to the local government while learning about preferential voting and absolute majorities.

Following on from the virtual incursion, Linked Incursions provides you with the necessary tools to run a successful local government meeting and debate in your own classroom.

Suitable for Year 3 and Year 4. View curriculum links here.

We recommend that students in Year 5 and Year 6 participate in our Virtual Parliament Process incursion.

Looking for an in-school program? See our Democracy, Community and Me incursion.

Important Information

• The virtual incursion runs for approximately 45-50 minutes.

• Sessions are limited to a maximum of 30 students.

• We can run a maximum of 5 sessions per day.

• We can facilitate our virtual incursions through your choice of software (Google Meet, Zoom, Webex).

• We ask that you have a working webcam, microphone and speakers to allow for some interaction between your students and our instructors.

• Virtual incursions are priced at:

  • 1 session: $220

  • 2 sessions: $195 per session

  • 3 or more sessions: $185 per session

• We will provide teachers with a summary of the session before the scheduled start time. It is important that all teachers read this information and do the necessary preparation prior to the virtual incursion to enable the best experience for your students.

• We will email professional learning certificates after the virtual incursion.

• We recommend that students in Year 5 and Year 6 participate in our Virtual Parliament Process incursion.

• Looking for an in-school program? See our Democracy, Community and Me incursion.