Isaac 2024 council election: Where to vote, all the candidates

Isaac Council’s local elections are here for 2024. We have everything you need to know about how to vote, where to vote and who’s running. FREE READ

VIv Coleman and Sandy Moffat will be seeking re-election to the Isaac Regional Council and Kelly Vea Vea is unchallenged as mayor.

The 2024 council elections are here. Here is the ultimate guide for where you can vote, who is running for council, and what could happen if you fail to vote.

Election Day - Isaac

Polling booths will open at 8am on Saturday, March 16 and remain open until 6pm in the evening, you can find your closest polling booth here.

Four polling booths will open in Clermont, Moranbah and Dysart and all will have some form of wheelchair accessibility.

Be sure to check with the Australian Electoral Commission that your postal address is up to date and that you are eligible to vote in this local election.

It is compulsory to enrol in council, state and federal government elections if you are an Australian citizen or eligible British subject; aged 18 years or over; or have lived at your address for at least one month.

What happens if you do not vote

The Electoral Commission of Queensland perform thorough checks to ensure that everyone has voted, if you have not, you will receive a failure to vote notice.

This notice will provide you with an opportunity to say if you did or didn’t vote, or why you didn’t vote.

Depending on your circumstance, you may be provided with an apparent failure to vote notice, which will likely lead to an infringement notice, which is the fine for not voting.

If the fine is not paid, you may be referred to the State Penalties Enforcement Registry (SPER) for further action and additional charges may apply.

Full list of polling booth locations for Isaac and Qld

The Ballot

Voters will usually list their preference for mayor and council candidates on two separate ballots, however in this election the mayorship has been uncontested.

The next mayor of Isaac will be former deputy mayor Kelly Vea Vea.

In the council race, if the candidate is running unchallenged then voters will not be required to vote however in challenged divisions such as Division 1, Division 2, Division 3, and Division 6, voters must list their preference from a choice of two candidates.

All candidates in this election are running independent of each other.

To read more about each candidate, click here.

COUNCILLOR CANDIDATES - ISAAC

• Terence O’Neill (Division 1)
• Milissa Payne (Division 1)
• Verniece Russell Division 2)
• Sandra Moffat (Division 2)
• Melissa Westcott (Division 3)
• Renee Cross (Division 3)
• Simon West (Division 4)
• Alaina Earl (Division 5)
• Mark Hodgetts (Division 6)
• Jane Pickels (Division 6)
• Rachel Anderson (Division 7)
• Vivienne Coleman (Division 8)