Everything you need to know about voting in the Maranoa electorate
From your candidates to where to vote, here is our guide before you head to the polls on Saturday.
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After weeks of pamphlets, promises and campaigning, election day is less than 24 hours away.
In what is forecast to be a tightly contested election every vote will count.
Here is everything you need to know about voting in the Maranoa electorate.
YOUR CANDIDATES
Rod Draper, People First
Born and raised to a working class family, Rod’s father was a builder from Woodford timber and his mother was a seamstress from Caboolture.
He was brought up in and around Brisbane growing up in a number of small family businesses including a corner store, and egg grading business and a building company.
Rod has worked in rehab and psychology for the past 10 years helping workers, families, and businesses cope with injury and illness
Mr Draper’s policies include plans to raise the tax-free threshold from $18,200 to $40,000, calls for child care subsidy payments to go directly to parents and plans to make superannuation voluntary.
David Littleproud, LNP
The incumbent David Littleproud is once again running for office in the Maranoa electorate. Leader of the Nationals was elected to the House of Representatives for Maranoa, Queensland, in 2016 and re-elected 2019 and 2022.
Mr Littleproud plans to deal with the cost of living crisis and restore standard of living, provide cheaper and more consistent power by bringing in a mix of nuclear, gas, carbon capture storage, and renewable energy, create better health outcomes and access to GPs in rural and remote communities and increase access to childcare in regional areas.
Elizabeth Johnston, the Greens
First Nations woman and former social worker Elizabeth Johnston is running as the Greens candidate for Maranoa.
She said as part of the Greens she will be campaigning to tackle price gouging and lower grocery costs, ease the pressure of rent and mortgages by capping rent increases and provide cheaper mortgages, work towards making GP visits free and expand Medicare to cover dental and mental health services.
Michael Offerdahl, Libertarian Party
A local business man and advocate for regional communities Michael Offerdahl is running for the Libertarian Party in Maranoa.
Mr Offerdahl’s policies include advocating for increased federal funding for road upgrades, building more dams and ensuring sustainable water management, expanding coal and gas while advocating for nuclear energy and advocating for Aboriginal communities through allocations of funds and land transfers.
John Matthew Whittle Family First
A 45-year-old old mechanical fitter residing in Chinchilla, John is passionate about Jesus and traditional family values and is committed to helping people less fortunate.
The Family First parties policies include removing Removing LGBT material from schools and early childhood curriculum, banning the use of puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones and “gender affirmation” surgery on minors, abolishing the use of “preferred pronouns” in emails, closing drug injecting centres and ban late term abortions.
Alex Newman, Australian Labor Party
As a recent TAFE graduate, Alex is passionate about everyone having the opportunity to get the skills for the job they want.
Working as a baker, Alex understands the importance of a good, secure job that pays well. Labor’s number one priority has been delivering cost of living relief with bigger tax cuts for every taxpayer, 20% off student debt, energy bill relief, cheaper childcare, strengthening Medicare, and cheaper medicines.
Alex will fight for more investment in local health services, more skills and training to support local jobs, and getting more housing built so that locals can access affordable and reliable housing.
Jonathan Allen Cumes, Trumpet of Patriots
Johnathon’s policies include slashing immigration by 80 per cent, eliminating government debt with a 15 per cent license tax on iron ore exports, doubling fees for international students and allowing Australians to use part of their super for a home deposit.
Sharron Duncan, Pauline Hanson’s One Nation
A mother and grandmother with a diverse professional background, Sharron’s experience includes service in the Australian Army Reserve Transport Corps, holding a Bachelor’s degree in Criminology and Criminal Justice, and being a nationally accredited NMAS Mediator and Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner.
One Nation’s policies include slashing ‘wasteful’ government spending and implementing significant budget savings of up to $90 billion per year, pushing for constitutional protection of free speech and working to repeal any laws or government bodies that restrict it, slashing electricity bills by 20 per cent, removing the excise on beer and spirits in venues and halving the fuel excise to 26 cents per litre for three years.
WHERE TO VOTE
Allora
Allora State School
21 Warwick St
Alpha
Alpha State School
11 Milton St
Amiens
Amiens State School
Post Office La
Applethorpe
Applethorpe State School
25576 New England Hwy
Aramac
Aramac State School
69 Porter St
Augathella
Augathella State School
Cavanagh St
Ballandean
Ballandean State School
7 Bents Rd
Barcaldine
Barcaldine State School
1 Gidyea St
Bell
Bell State School
90 Dennis St
Blackall
Blackall Cultural Centre
Cnr Shamrock St & Hawthorn St
Blackbutt
Blackbutt State School
25 Crofton St
Broadwater
Broadwater State School
638 Texas Rd
Cecil Plains
Cecil Plains State School
Geraghty St
Charleville
Charleville Town Hall
Cnr Wills St & Edward St
Chinchilla
Our Lady Help of Christians Parish Hall
Middle St
Chinchilla Burstows Lodge
98 Boyd St
Clifton
Clifton State School
1 Tooth St
Condamine
Condamine State School
Kennedy St
Coolabunia
Coolabunia State School
Gipps St
Cooyar
Cooyar State School
1 Gracey St
Crows Nest
Crows Nest State School
1 Littleton St
Cunnamulla
Cunnamulla Paroo Shire Hall (Supper Room)
3 Jane St
Dalby
Dalby Church of Christ Hall
Cnr Nicholson St & Moreton St
Our Lady of the Southern Cross College
2 Nicholson St
Dalby Central State School (Kavney Hall)
Jimbour St
Dalby South State School (Sports Hall)
Bunya St
Dalveen
Dalveen Hall
38 Pine Cres
Dirranbandi
Dirranbandi State School
Jane St
Dulacca
Dulacca State School
North Rd
Glen Aplin
Glen Aplin State School
54 Mount Stirling Rd
Goondiwindi
Goondiwindi Waggamba Community Cultural Centre Hall
Cnr Short St & Russell St
St Mary’s Primary School (Centenary Centre)
Callandoon St
Goomburra
Goomburra Public Hall
17 Inverramsay Rd
Haden
Haden State School
1520 Haden Crows Nest Rd
Inglewood
Inglewood Civic Centre
18 Elizabeth St
Injune
Injune Memorial Hall
38 Hutton St
Inverlaw
Inverlaw Farmers Hall
1136 Kingaroy Burrandowan Rd
Jandowae
Jandowae Memorial Hall
38 George St
Kaimkillenbun
Kaimkillenbun State School
Messenger St
Killarney
Killarney Senior Citizens Centre
11 Ailanthus St
Kingaroy
Kingaroy State High School Hall
Markwell St
Taabinga State School
2-8 Rae St
St John’s Lutheran School
84-94 Ivy St
Kogan
Kogan Community Centre
High St
Kumbia
Kumbia State School
22 Bell St
Leyburn
Leyburn State School
34 Peter St
Longreach
Longreach Civic & Cultural Centre (Auditorium)
96A Eagle St
Massie
Deuchar-Massie Public Hall
Cnr Massie-Bony Mountain Rd, & Massie Hall Rd
Maryvale
Maryvale Community Hall
33 Taylor St
Meandarra
Meandarra State School
Cnr Sara St & Payne St
Miles
Miles Leichhardt Centre (Columboola Function Room)
Cnr Marian St & Dawson St
Millmerran
Millmerran State School
19 Simmons St
Mitchell
Mitchell Shire Hall
2-6 Cambridge St
Morven
Morven State School
Albert St
Murrays Bridge
Murrays Bridge State School
1378 Warwick Killarney Rd
Nanango
Nanango State High School
54 Elk St
Nanango State School
39 Drayton St, Nanango
Nobby
Nobby State School
7 Davenport St
North Talwood
Talwood Hall
14 Main St
Perseverance
Perseverance Public Hall
10 Perseverance Hall Rd
Pilton
Pilton State School
24 Pilton Valley Rd
Pimpimbudgee
Tanduringie State School
28-32 Tanduringie School Rd
Pratten
Pratten Public Hall
101 White St
Quilpie
Quilpie State College
Cnr Boonkai St & Chulungra St
Roma
Roma/Bungil Cultural Centre (Ernest Brock Room)
Cnr Bungil St & Quintin St
Roma State College Junior Campus Library
28 Bowen St
Stanthorpe
Stanthorpe Civic Centre
61 Marsh St
St George
St George State School
Cnr Alfred St & Grey St
Surat
Surat State School
55 Robert St
Tambo
Tambo State School
20 Mitchell St
Tara
Tara Shire State College
Cnr Adams St & Payne St
Texas
Texas Sports Complex
Middleton St
The Summit
The Summit State School
34 Taggart Rd
Wallumbilla
Wallumbilla State School
22 High St
Wandoan
Wandoan State School
49 North St
Wallangarra
Wallangarra State School
50 Callandoon St
Warra
Warra Memorial Hall
Warrego Hwy
Warwick
Warwick West State School (Phillip Higgins Hall)
17 George St
Warwick Indoor Recreational & Aquatic Centre
29 Palmerin St
Warwick East State School (National Building)
45 Fitzroy St
Warwick Showgrounds (Douglas Feez Pavilion)
Cnr Kingsford St & Albion St
Winton
Winton Shire Hall (Supper Room)
75 Vindex St
Wooroolin
Wooroolin State School
34 Frederick St
Yangan
Yangan School Of Arts Hall
7-9 King St
Yarraman
Yarraman P-9 State School
17 John St
Yelarbon
Yelarbon State School
17 Eena St
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