Queensland election guide 2024: How to vote early in Mackay, Whitsunday, Burdekin, Mirani

Early voting is officially open for the 2024 Queensland state election. Here’s all the information you need to vote in the Mackay, Whitsunday, Burdekin and Mirani electorates.

With the Queensland state election coming up on Saturday, October 26, here’s everything you need to know on where, when, and how to vote.

Voting in Queensland state elections is mandatory and pre-polling booths are open from October 14 till October 25 in most electorates.

Check out our free-to-read list of all the candidates in Mackay, Whitsunday, Burdekin and Mirani.

Here are the early voting locations in the Greater Whitsundays open from 8am until 6pm every day until October 26.

Mackay

Mackay Showgrounds – 500 Pavilion, Mackay Showgrounds, 24 Milton Street, Mackay, QLD Australia 4740

Andergrove Neighbourhood Centre – 258 Bedford Road, Andergrove, QLD Australia 4740

Whitsunday

Whitsundays Shopping Centre – Whitsundays Shopping Centre, Shop 15, 226 Shute Harbour Road, Cannonvale, QLD Australia 4802

Proserpine Whitsunday Masonic Lodge – 29 Chapman Street, Proserpine, QLD Australia 4800

Burdekin

Bowen PCYC – Cnr Queens Road & Hays Street, Bowen, QLD Australia 4805

QCWA Collinsville – 33 Conway Street, Collinsville, QLD Australia 4804

Moranbah Arts Council Darts Hall – 38A Bacon Street, Moranbah, QLD Australia 4744

Blair Athol Hall – 93 Rubyvale Road, Clermont, QLD Australia 4721

Mirani

Marian Community War Memorial Hall – 17 Daly Street, Marian, QLD Australia 4753

QCWA Sarina Branch Hall – 2 Brewers Road, Sarina, QLD Australia 4737

Mount Morgan School of Arts – 33 Morgan Street, Mount Morgan, QLD Australia 4714

When is the Queensland election?

Saturday, October 26.

When is early voting open?

From October 14-25, excluding weekends from 8am to 6pm.

There are two in Mackay, two for Whitsunday, three in Mirani, and four in Burdekin, all listed above.
But you can cast a vote at any of the 2000 early voting centres in Queensland.

What happens if I don’t vote?

By law, it is compulsory for eligible Australian citizens, aged 18 or older, to vote at Queensland state elections, council elections, and state referendums.

Failing to cast your vote will resulted in fine valued at $161.30 as of July 1 2024. The amount of the penalty unit is indexed annually under Penalties and Sentences Act 1992.

If you can’t make it to a polling booth, Queenslanders can apply online for the electoral commission website for a direct and secure postal vote.

How can I vote?

You can vote by: post, early, on election day, by telephone (eligible voters only) and via mobile polling (eligible voters only).

Postal vote: Applications are open now, with electors able to apply for a postal vote online at ecq.qld.gov.au/postal or by phoning ECQ’s call centre on 1300 881 665.

Early voting: Voters can visit one of the 200 early-voting centres – some locations are still being confirmed and further information about opening hours and final locations will be published prior to the election.

Election day: Voting will be available at more than 1300 polling booths across the state between 8am and 6pm on October 26.

Telephone vote: Telephone voting is a strictly-limited service available only to eligible electors including those who cannot vote without assistance because they have an impairment, have an insufficient level of literacy, cannot vote at a polling booth because of an impairment, are a special postal voter, or are a distance voter.

Where you can vote on October 26

Mackay

Mackay Showgrounds – 500 Pavilion, Mackay Showgrounds, 24 Milton Street, Mackay, QLD Australia 4740

Andergrove Neighbourhood Centre – 258 Bedford Road, Andergrove, QLD Australia 4740

Jubilee Community Centre – 73 Gordon Street, Mackay, QLD Australia 4740

Victoria Park State School – 15 Goldsmith Street, EAST MACKAY, QLD Australia 4740

St Mary’s Catholic Primary School – 42 Juliet Street, South Mackay, QLD Australia 4740

Mackay West State School Library Performing Arts Centre – 20 Pinder Street, WEST MACKAY, QLD Australia 4740

Glenella State School Hall – 35 – 55 Hill End Road, GLENELLA, QLD Australia 4740

Northview State School – 54 Pioneer Street, Mount Pleasant, QLD Australia 4740

Fitzgerald State School – 54 Norris Road, NORTH MACKAY, QLD Australia 4740

Mackay North State High School – Valley Street, NORTH MACKAY, QLD Australia 4740

Slade Point State School – 362 Slade Point Road, Slade Point, QLD Australia 4740
Andergrove State School – Fernleigh Ave, ANDERGROVE, QLD Australia 4740

Beaconsfield State School – 1 Nadina Street, BEACONSFIELD, QLD Australia 4740

Pioneer State High School – 221 Bedford Road, ANDERGROVE, QLD Australia 4740

Whitsunday

Whitsundays Shopping Centre – Whitsundays Shopping Centre, Shop 15, 226 Shute Harbour Road, Cannonvale, QLD Australia 4802

Proserpine Whitsunday Masonic Lodge – 29 Chapman Street, Proserpine, QLD Australia 4800
Mackay Northern Beaches State High School – 30 Rosewood Drive, Rural View, QLD Australia 4740

Bucasia State School – 76 Kemp Street, Bucasia, QLD Australia 4750

Farleigh State School – 1 Chidlow Street, Farleigh, QLD Australia 4741

Coningsby State School – 1312 Bruce Highway, Coningsby, QLD Australia 4740

Hampden State School - 2880 Bruce Highway, Kuttabul, QLD Australia 4741

Seaforth Community Hall - 3 Prince Charles Avenue, Seaforth, QLD Australia 4741

Calen District State College - 38 Mcintyre Street, Calen, QLD Australia 4798

Bloomsbury State School - 8545 Bruce Highway, Bloomsbury, QLD Australia 4799

Dougherty’s Road

PCYC Whitsunday - 2489 Shute Harbour Road, Airlie Beach, QLD Australia 4802

Whitsunday Christian College - 26 Paluma Road, Cannonvale, QLD Australia 4802
Hamilton Island Resort - Resort Drive, Hamilton Island, QLD Australia 4803

Burdekin

Bowen PCYC – Cnr Queens Road & Hays Street, Bowen, QLD Australia 4805

QCWA Collinsville – 33 Conway Street, Collinsville, QLD Australia 4804

Moranbah Arts Council Darts Hall – 38A Bacon Street, Moranbah, QLD Australia 4744

Blair Athol Hall – 93 Rubyvale Road, Clermont, QLD Australia 4721

Burdekin Sports Club - Burdekin Sports Club Hall, 142 Wickham Street, Ayr, QLD Australia 4807

St Colman’s School - 94 - 100 Eleventh Avenue, Home Hill, QLD Australia 4806

Clare State School - Larkin Street, Claredale, QLD Australia 4807

PCYC Burdekin - 164 MacMillan Street, Ayr, QLD Australia 4807

Giru CWA Hall - 9 Carey Street, Giru, QLD Australia 4809

Cungulla Community Hall - 15A Frank Randall Drive, Cungulla, QLD Australia 4816

Nome District Rural Fire Brigade Hall - 2 Alligator Creek Road, NOME, QLD Australia 4816

Woodstock State School - 54 Woodstock Avenue, Woodstock, QLD Australia 4816

East Ayr State School - 43 Ross Street, Ayr, QLD Australia 4807

Glenden State School - 48 Gillham Terrace, Glenden, QLD Australia 4743

Nebo State School - 34 Oxford Street, Nebo, QLD Australia 4742

Dysart Civic Centre - 16 Queen Elizabeth Drive, Dysart, QLD Australia 4745

Middlemount Community School - James Randell Drive, Middlemount, QLD Australia 4746
Queens Beach State School - 39 Tracey Street, Queens Beach, QLD Australia 4805

Mirani

Marian Community War Memorial Hall – 17 Daly Street, Marian, QLD Australia 4753

Mackay Showgrounds – 500 Pavilion, Mackay Showgrounds, 24 Milton Street, Mackay, QLD Australia 4740

QCWA Sarina Branch Hall – 2 Brewers Road, Sarina, QLD Australia 4737

Mount Morgan School of Arts – 33 Morgan Street, Mount Morgan, QLD Australia 4714

Finch Hatton State School - 86 Mackay Eungella Road, Finch Hatton, QLD Australia 4756

Mirani State School - 12 Maud Street, Mirani, QLD Australia 4754

Walkerston State School - 13 McColl Street, Walkerston, QLD Australia 4751

CQUniversity Mackay Ooralea - 151 Boundary Road, Ooralea, QLD Australia 4740

Eton State School - 10 Prospect Street, Eton, QLD Australia 4741

Chelona State School - Dunrock Road, Chelona, QLD Australia 4740

Alligator Creek State School - 50 Grasstree Road, Alligator Creek, QLD Australia 4740

St Luke’s Anglican Church Hall - 56-60 Broad Street, Sarina, QLD Australia 4737

Swayneville State School - 952 Marlborough-Sarina Road, Shinfield, QLD Australia 4737

Koumala State School - 10 Bull Street, Koumala, QLD Australia 4738

Carmila State School - 6A Carmila West Road, Carmila, QLD Australia 4739

Alton Downs Hall - 1569 Ridgelands Road, Alton Downs, QLD Australia 4702

Stanwell State School - 10 Teakle Street, Stanwell, QLD Australia 4702

Bouldercombe State School - 52599 Burnett Highway, Bouldercombe, QLD Australia 4702

Bajool State School - Toonda Street, Bajool, QLD Australia 4699

How to vote guide

Once your postal vote arrives in the mail, you will need to complete the following five steps:

1. Open and read the instructions on your ballot paper. Detach the ballot paper from the declaration envelope and then complete your vote. You can do this as soon as you receive it in the mail.

2. Then, fold your ballot paper/s in half, place into the declaration envelope and seal it.

3. Sign the declaration envelope where it says you sign here. Have a witness sign where it says your witness signs here.

4. Put your sealed and signed declaration envelope into the reply paid envelope.

5. Post the reply paid envelope as soon as you can.

Remember to vote before 6pm on election day.

Votes must be received by the ECQ within 10 days after election day to be included in the count. If a vote is received after the deadline, it can’t be included. Any late votes are recorded and stored.