Local pre-polling in the Federal Election opens this Saturday, 26 April. Those needing to cast their votes ahead of election day, Saturday, 3 May, can attend the Parkes PCYC from 9am Saturday. The PCYC polling centre is open: Saturday, 26 April: 9am to 4pm Monday, 28 April: 8.30am to 5.30pm Tuesday, 29 April: 8.30am to 5.30pm Wednesday, 30 April: 8.30am to 5.30pm Thursday, 1 May: 8.30am to 5.30pm Friday, 2 May: 8.30am to 6pm Residents can also vote early at Forbes Town Hall during these hours. Election day is Saturday, 3 May and you can vote at: Parkes East Primary School: 8am to 6pm Parkes High School: 8am to 6pm Parkes Public School: 8am to 6pm Middleton Public School: 8am to 6pm Parkes PCYC: 8am to 6pm Alectown Soldiers Memorial Hall: 8am to 6pm Peak Hill Central School: 8am to 6pm Bogan Gate Public School: 8am to 6pm Trundle War Memorial Hall: 8am to 6pm Tomingley Memorial Hall: 8am to 6pm Tullamore Central School: 8am to 6pm Tottenham War Memorial Hall: 8am to 6pm Eugowra voters are in the electorate of Calare and can vote from 8am to 6pm at Eugowra Public School. Australian Electoral Commissioner Jeff Pope said those who can vote on Saturday, 3 May need to do that. "If you can’t then you can vote at one of our many early voting centres across the country," he said. "I encourage all voters to consider their circumstances and plan their vote. “The bulk of our work still happens on election day, but for a variety of reasons it’s clear from past elections that more Australians are needing to access early voting options. "Just over half of all voters cast an early vote, including a postal vote in 2022, and we expect that number to be similar this year.” The AEC has also begun visiting residential aged care, hospitals, mental health care, and other residential facilities and establishments to help people cast their vote. Approximately 1.8 million postal vote applications have been made, and postal vote packs have already started to be dispatched to Australian voters here and overseas.
