Young people were quick to show their support for the voting process and keen to put parties on notice

Young people are putting the parties on notice, making sure their vote counts at this election.

Voting in a federal election for the first time, 20-year-old Victoria Point man James Moran called in to a new polling booth at Faith Lutheran College junior school. Volunteers (from left) Estelle Laming (LNP), Meredith Newman and Gail Farrawell (ALP) and Holly Challoner (Greens) were on hand with how-to-vote cards. Photo: Paula Shearer.

It was a quick trip to the polls for Bowman voters at this new booth in Victoria Point, where young people were keen to be a part of the process.

Stepping up to vote in his first federal election, former engineering student James Moran dropped in to the booth at Faith Lutheran College junior school.

He was happy to get some information from officials on how to correctly complete the massive Senate voting form.

“It was pretty confusing, but once I got the instructions, it was simple ... it turned out all sweet,” he said.

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Poised to perhaps start his own local business, Mr Moran said the bombardment of advertising during the campaign period had failed to sway his vote.

“You couldn’t get away from all the advertising,” he said.

“I was watching TV, and in an ad break there were about 10 political ads in a row, then a food ad, and then five more election campaign ads.

“So it seemed like you were getting bombarded from every direction and trying to be influenced.”

But did the dollars spent by all the parties make any difference to his vote?

“To be honest not really,” he said.

“I like to think that I’m more open minded and that an ad on the TV screens is nothing compared to what someone is going to do.”

Mr Moran instead spent some time researching the options, taking note of where the parties were planning to spend money, should they be elected.

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Another young person taking a keen interest in this year’s election was 24-year-old Greens supporter Holly Challoner.

Starting her volunteer work at Birkdale from when the polls opened at 8am, Ms Challoner then moved on to the Victoria Point booth at lunch time.

She said she had backed the Greens due to the “inability of both major parties to act on climate change”, which was high on her agenda.

“I’m actually terrified,” she said.

“At this point I don’t even know if I want to have kids. I don’t know if our future is viable in this current climate.”

A new polling booth at Faith Lutheran College junior school, Victoria Point, was home base for MP Andrew Laming's mum Estelle and niece Jazz Coogan. Photo: Paula Shearer.

Also at the Victoria Point booth was 21-year-old Jazz Coogan, who was bringing in supplies for her 79-year-old grandmother, Estelle Laming – who also happens to be Bowman MP Andrew Laming’s mum.

Mrs Laming said she had been supported at polling booths by her granddaughter from the age of about three – back in the days when her husband Bruce had been the State Member for Mooloolah.

Bruce Laming served the electorate from 1992 until 2001, was Shadow Public Works and Housing Minister and Deputy Opposition Whip.

“When she was about eight years old, Jazz used to stand at the booths with a clipboard, handing out how-to-vote cards, looking very important,” Mrs Laming said.

Today she was on the coffee run, helping bring her grandmother food supplies and showing support for her uncle.