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From election coverage relevant for Leeton and the surrounding areas, to where to vote - this is your one-stop shop.
ELECTION DAY: Saturday, May 18.
WHERE TO VOTE
Leeton
- Gralee SSP School: 76A Yanco Ave 8am - 6pm. Assisted wheelchair access
- Leeton Public School: Mallee St 8am - 6pm. Assisted wheelchair access
- Madonna Place Hall: 2-8 Wade Ave 8am - 6pm. Assisted wheelchair access
- Parkview Public School: 9 Park Ave 8am - 6pm. Assisted wheelchair access
Griffith
- Griffith North Public School: Kooba St 8am - 6pm. Assisted wheelchair access
- Griffith PCYC: 5 Olympic St 8am - 6pm. Assisted wheelchair access
- Griffith Public School: Coolah St 8am - 6pm. Assisted wheelchair access
- Wade High School: 1-39 Poole St 8am - 6pm. Assisted wheelchair access
Other:
- Balranald Central School: 57 We St 8am - 6pm Assisted wheelchair access
- Barellan Central School: 26 Boree St 8am - 6pm Not wheelchair accessible
- Beelbangera Public School: 765 Rankins Springs Rd 8am - 6pm Assisted wheelchair access
- Carrathool Public School: Glover St 8am - 6pm Not wheelchair accessible
- Coleambally Central School: 11 Kingfisher Ave 8am - 6pm Not wheelchair accessible
- Murrumbidgee Council Chambers: 21 Carrington St 8am - 6pm Assisted wheelchair access
- Goolgowi Public School: 32-48 Moira St 8am - 6pm Assisted wheelchair access
- Hanwood Public School: 7 School St 8am - 6pm Assisted wheelchair access
- Lake Wyangan Public School:134 Boorga Rd 8am - 6pm Assisted wheelchair access
- Rankins Springs War Memorial Hall: Boomerang St 8am - 6pm Assisted wheelchair access
- Tharbogang Public School: 75 Braithwaite Rd 8am - 6pm Assisted wheelchair access
- Whitton-Murrami Public School: 8 Melbergen St 8am - 6pm Assisted wheelchair access
- Yanco Public School: 2-8 Cudgel St 8am - 6pm Not wheelchair accessible
- Yenda Public School:11-17 Curran Rd 8am - 6pm Assisted wheelchair access
- Yoogali Public School: 1 East St 8am - 6pm Assisted wheelchair access
PREPOLLING IN GRIFFITH at Griffith PCYC 5 Olympic St. Assisted wheelchair access.
PREPOLLING IN LEETON at Leeton Council Chambers, 23-25 Chelmsford Ave. Assisted wheelchair access.
PREPOLLING TIMES: Here.
For more information on when, where, how to vote head to the Australia Electoral Commission's website.
MEET THE CANDIDATES
As they appear on the ballot paper:
Stay tuned to The Irrigator for more information leading up to the election.
ISSUES THAT MATTER
Final pitch
General
- Sussan Ley draws top spot on ballot paper for federal election
- Barnaby Joyce calls Kevin Mack a liar in explosive interview before review is called
- Voices For Farrer formed to win seat off Liberal Party's Sussan Ley
- Farrer election polls have Sussan Ley way out in front
- Call for voters in Liberal MP Sussan Ley's electorate to consider her attitude to Norfolk Island and the its population of Pitcairn descendants
- Pre-poll voting period could face review
- 'MIA is on its knees' ahead of election | Video
Health
Water
- Major parties defend Basin Plan
- Here's what the Farrer candidates had to say on water policy
- Southern Basin Communities demands an end to the Murray Darling Basin Plan in Griffith
- Member for Farrer Sussan Ley tells election forum that she suspects a Royal Commission would remove water from Murray Valley irrigators
- Anger builds over the government's $80 million water buyback deal
Infrastructure