Early voting centres have this week opened across Ipswich, ahead of the Queensland general election on Saturday, 31 October.
The Electoral Commission of Queensland (ECQ) is encouraging voters to get in early after they expanded the number and hours of operation of early voting centres across the state.
“Nearly half of all electors chose early voting in the March local government elections,” Electoral Commissioner Pat Vidgen said.
“This helped deliver fewer and shorter queues, electors averaging around three minutes in a polling booth according to an elector survey, lower voting number on election day, and no spike in COVID-19 infections following the election period.”
As at 3.30pm on Wednesday, 21 October almost 360,000 votes had already been cast across the state.
Here’s where you can vote early in Ipswich by electorate:
Bundamba
- Salvation Army Bundamba Corps at Cnr Brisbane Road and Coal Street, Bundamba
- Kruger Parade Baptist Church, 2 Henderson Street, Redbank
- Bundamba Office, 14 Coal Street, Bundamba
Ipswich
- WG Hayden Humanities Centre at 56 South Street, Ipswich
Ipswich West
- WG Hayden Humanities Centre at 56 South Street, Ipswich
- Yamanto Shopping Village, Shop 29, 512-514 Warwick Road, Yamanto
Jordan
- Jordan Office at 140 Street, Carole Park
- World Knowledge Centre, 37 Sinnathamby Boulevard, Springfield Central
Scenic Rim
- Heritage Room, Boonah Cultural Centre, 3 High Street, Boonah
- Convention Room, Vonda Youngman Cultural Centre, 2-4 Knoll Road, North Tamborine
- Scenic Rim Office, 6 William Street, Beaudesert
For those who work in Brisbane CBD, you can cast your vote at Brisbane City Hall’s Sandgate Room off Ann Street, Brisbane.
Most early voting centres will be open from:
- 9am to 6pm on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays
- 9am to 9pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays
- 9am to 5pm on Saturday, 24 October.
More information, including a full list of early voting centres, is available at www.ecq.qld.gov.au/
