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Local Government Election - 2008

Information for voters

Important dates

18 August
- 8 September
Postal voting
applications accepted
1-12 September Pre-poll voting
13 September Election day

Candidates

Group Name Party or group
A Brendan Luchetti Save Our Springwood
B Lynn Trindall Independent
C Alison McLaren Labor
D Carmel McCallum Greens
E Daniel Myles Liberal
  John McCann Independent

Source: go to NSW Election Web Service
and click on Blue Mountains

Polling places

  • Blue Mountains Grammar Preparatory School
    Tusculum Road, Valley Heights
  • *Ellison Public School
    Ellison Road, Springwood 
  • *Springwood Civic Centre, Lower Hall
    Macquarie Road, Springwood ()
  • Springwood High School
    Grose Road, Faulconbridge
  • Springwood Public School
    Burns Road, Springwood
  • Winmalee High School
    High School Drive, Winmalee

* Wheelchair Accessible

Meet the Candidates night

Wednesday 3 September, 6:00 PM
Springwood Civic Centre (details)

Organised by the Springwood Neighbourhood Centre

Check your enrolment

Click here to check your enrolment online
If your enrolment is confirmed, you will be told the details of your enrolment, including what ward you are in.

Enrolment (with the Australian Electoral Commission) closed on Monday 4 August.

Pre-poll voting

  • Blaxland: 2/146 Great Western Highway, Blaxland
    • 8-12 September: 9:00 - 5:00, Monday - Friday
  • Katoomba: Blue Mountains Returning Officer Office, 34 Parke Street Katoomba
    • 1-11 September: 8:30 - 5, Monday - Friday
    • 12 September: 8:30 - 6:00
  • Springwood: Springwood Council Office 104 Macquarie Road Springwood
    • 8-12 September: 9:00 - 5:00, Monday - Friday

Postal voting

You can vote using a postal ballot if you are unable to vote in person for various reasons including not being in the ward, working, or being a silent voter.

You need to send an application for postal voting to the returning officer, by 8 September.
They will then send you a postal ballot, which you must mail back, or hand in at a polling booth on election day.

Click here for details, including a link to download the application.

Returning officer

Andrew Frater

  • Office: Blue Mountains RO Office 34 Parke Street Katoomba NSW 2780
  • Office hours: 8:30 - 5:00 Monday - Friday (8:30 - 6:00 on Friday 12 September)
  • Telephone 0417 289 828
  • Fax 02 4782 3459
  • Postal Address: PO Box 770 Katoomba NSW 2780

Information for candidates

It might be legal to hand out how-to-votes with only a "1" above the line for your group. Details

This information comes from the NSW Electoral Commission website, including the Handbook for Parties, Groups, Candidates and Scrutineers at Local Government Elections (PDF 526 KB)