Where and how to vote early on Voice in Wide Bay Burnett

Early voting booths have opened across the region as eligible voters line up to have their say on the 2023 Voice to Parliament referendum. Find out where and how to vote early:

Hundreds from across the state have hit pre-polling centres ahead of the October 14, 2023 Voice to Parliament referendum after early voting opened.

Where and how to vote on the Voice to Parliament in Queensland explained

Across the Wide Bay and Burnett more than a dozen early polling centres have opened for eligible early voters to have their say on the referendum.

For more pre-polling information head to the Australian Electoral Commission website.

Do I have to vote? What happens if I don’t?

Like any federal or state and territory election, voting in a referendum is compulsory for all Australians aged 18 and over who have enrolled.

Anyone who chooses to not fill out a ballot risks a fine or a court date issued by the AEC.

If the last federal election penalties have not changed, a $20 fine would be received in the post.

Failure to pay in time could see it blow out to more than $200, alongside court fees.

How do I fill out the ballot?

Voters will be required to answer the one question with either a Yes or No.

The answer will need to be written clearly. Anything else – a tick, a cross or a word written in another language – are highly discouraged by the AEC as it said it can become a “judgment call as to the voter’s intent”.

See your closest early voting centre in the list below:

Bundaberg

Bundaberg Uniting Church

Address: 34 Barolin St, Bundaberg Central QLD 4670

Opening dates and times:

October 5-6, 8:30am-5:30pm

Saturday, October 7, 9am-4pm

October 9-12, 8:30am-5:30pm

October 13, 8:30am-6pm

Bundaberg Anglican Parish Hall

Address: 59 Woongarra St, Bundaberg Central QLD 4670

Opening dates and times:

October 5-6, 8:30am-5:30pm

October 7, 9am-4pm

October 9-12, 8:30am-5:30pm

October 13, 8:30am-6pm

October 14, 8am-6pm

Bargara Cultural Centre

Address: 180 Hughes Rd, Bargara QLD 4670

Opening dates and times:

October 5-6, 8:30am-5:30pm

October 7, 9am-4pm

October 9-12, 8:30am-5:30pm

October 13, 8:30am-6pm

Childers

Address: 3/2 McIlwraith St, Childers QLD 4660

Opening dates and times:

October 5-6, 8:30am-5:30pm

October 7, 9am-4pm

October 9-12, 8:30am-5:30pm

October 13, 8:30am-6pm

Agnes Waters

Agnes Water QGAP

Address: 71 Springs Rd, Agnes Water QLD 4677

Opening dates and times:

October 5-6, 9am-4:30pm

October 9-12, 9am-4:30pm

October 13, 9am-6pm

Gympie

Gympie Hockey Association

Address: Corner of Power Rd & Woolgar Rd, Southside QLD 4570

Opening dates and times:

October 5-6, 8:30am-5:30pm

October 7, 9am-4pm

October 9-12, 8:30am-5:30pm

October 13, 8:30am-6pm

October 14, 8am-6pm

Fraser Coast

Scout Association 1st Pialba Group Hall

Address: 9 Andrew St, Pialba QLD 4655

Opening dates and times:

October 5-6, 8:30am-5:30pm

October 7, 9am-4pm

October 9-12, 8:30am-5:30pm

October 13, 8:30am-6pm

1/71 Old Maryborough Rd, Pialba QLD 4655

Opening dates and times:

October 5-6, 8:30am-5:30pm

October 7, 9am-4pm

October 9-12, 8:30am-5:30pm

October 13, 8:30am-6pm

October 14, 8am-6pm

Maryborough Pensioners Association

Address: 84 Adelaide St, Maryborough QLD 4650

Opening dates and times:

Thursday 5 to Friday 6 October 8:30am – 5:30pm

Saturday 7 October 9am – 4pm

Monday 9 to Thursday 12 October 8:30am – 5:30pm

Friday 13 October 8:30am – 6pm

North Burnett

Gayndah QCWA Hall

Address: 5 Pineapple St, Gayndah QLD 4625

Opening dates and times:

Saturday 7 October 9am – 4pm

Monday 9 to Thursday 12 October 8:30am – 5:30pm

Friday 13 October 8:30am – 6pm

South Burnett

Kingaroy Showgrounds GB Hall

Address: 31-35 Youngman St, Kingaroy QLD 4610

Opening dates times:

Thursday 5 to Friday 6 October 8:30am – 5:30pm

Saturday 7 October 9am – 4pm

Monday 9 to Thursday 12 October 8:30am – 5:30pm

Friday 13 October 8:30am – 6pm

Nanango Showgrounds (Heritage Pavilion)

Address: Cairns St, Nanango QLD 4615

Opening dates and times:

Monday 9 to Thursday 12 October 8:30am – 5:30pm

Friday 13 October 8:30am – 6pm