The leadership of the country is now in the hands of the people as polling stations across the nation open their curtains to millions of voters tomorrow. Each individual vote will contribute to deciding the next government and also the next Member for Dawson.
Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese may be the front runners for the country, but the tight race for the Dawson electorate is being contested by LNP candidate Andrew Willcox and Labor candidate Scott Morrison, with One Nation candidate Julie Hall, the UAP’s Christian Young, Ciaron Patterson of the Katter Party, Paula Creen from the Greens, and Jim Jackson of the Great Australian Party hot on their heels.
Pre-Poll Proves Popular
Pre-polling stations across the nation are greeting an unprecedented number of early voters who are all keen to skip the Saturday crowds and possible COVID exposure.
The polling station at Whitsunday PCYC was a hive of activity on Wednesday with representatives from rival parties spruiking their agendas but retaining a friendly camaraderie.
More than two million Australians voted a week out of the election and experts are predicting that up to 50 per cent of all votes will be cast before the big day.
This does, however, mean that half of the overall voting population still need to pass through the polling stations on Saturday.
Here is a list of all the places to vote locally tomorrow:
•St Catherine’s Catholic College (Primary Campus) - 96 Renwick Road, Proserpine
•Cannonvale State School – 58 Coral Esplanade, Cannonvale
•PCYC Whitsundays – 2489 Shute Harbour Road, Airlie Beach
•Hamilton Island Resort – Resort Drive, Hamilton Island
•Bowen PCYC – Corner of Hay Street and Queens Road, Bowen
•Queen’s Beach State School – 37-39 Tracey Street, Bowen
•Collinsville State School – Devlin Street, Collinsville
Shane Newell from the LNP, Hilary Sutton from the Greens, Don Campbell from Labor, Julie Stokes from the United Australia Party and Danny Robes from One Nation at the early polling station last week.
