Voting centres are open from 8am until 6pm on Saturday, November 26, although the number of people voting early is expected to reach record levels this year.
There are seven candidates for the Murray Plains electorate, led by incumbent and state Nationals leader Peter Walsh.
He will contest the seat against Labor candidate Damien Hurrell, a Bendigo-based health professional and five other candidates.
They are Family First candidate Cameron MacPherson, Freedom Party’s Katia Bish, Glenys Leung from the Animal Justice Party, Fusion Party candidate from the May 2022 Federal election Andrea Otto and the Greens John Brownstein.
There are more than 50 candidates, representing more than 20 parties, vying for the five available Northern Victorian seats which are currently held by the retiring Mark Gepp, Labor Party incumbent Jaclyn Symes and current upper house members for Northern Victoria Tim Quilty (Liberal Democrat), Wendy Lovell (Liberal) and Tania Maxwell (Derryn Hinch’s Justice Party).
Some of the candidates spoke at a candidate forum at Koyuga Hall a week ago, where the major topics — not surprisingly — included water management, the length of tenure of politicians and fincancial commitment to regional Victoria compared to the metropolitan spend.
POLLING BOOTHS IN ROCHESTER DISTRICT
– Rochester Uniting Church: 1 Hart Street (enter via Elizabeth St)
– Nanneella Estate Primary School, 159 Bennett Rd
– Lockington Community Centre, Shekespeare Cres
– Bamawm Sports Centre Recreation Reserve, 714 Bamawm Hall Rd
– Dingee Memorial Hall, 26 Mack St
– Elmore Athenaeum Hall, 62 Michie St
– Koyuga Public Hall, 961 O'Dea Rd
– Colbinabbin Primary School, 56 Mitchell St
