If you don’t have a Snag on Election Day it is UnAustralian

By
Jacky Barker
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Today is Election Day and voting is compulsory.

Did you know that is it UnAustralian not to have a snag at the Polling Station sausage sizzle?  I would go so far as to say that I don’t even feel like I have cast my vote if I don’t finish it off with a snag and perhaps a chocolate crackle from the cake stall (with the crackle being slightly melted due to the heat).

I don’t know about you but there is something about the smell of onions that makes me want a snag so bad.  Or maybe it is the site of the Dads with their aprons on sweating over the BBQ as their toned arms lovingly turn and turn and turn the snag on the BBQ (unfortunately many dads suffer from snagoverturnitis).

The humble sausage sizzle is the star of community fundraising.  Some people take their snag sizzle very seriously.  For example, if you are going to run a snag sizzle at Bunnings you must go to Snag University where they teach you about how to present the snag.  At Bunnings it is two pieces of bread not one (this can be quite a contentious issue).

Where to Vote Today

So go ahead and vote where there is a snag sizzle and help out the local community.

Voting is between 8 am and 6 pm.
Lane Cove Central Lane Cove Civic Centre Little Street NO
Lane Cove Central Lane Cove Bowling Club and Recreation Club Ltd 151 Burns Bay Road
Lane Cove Central Lane Cove West Public School Avalon Avenue Snag Sizzle
Lane Cove Central St Andrews Uniting Church Hall Longueville Christina Street Cakes Stall and more (bring Cash)
Lane Cove Central St Ignatius College Junior School Regis Hall Riverview Riverview Street Riverview
Lane Cove Central St Michael’s Catholic Primary School 181 Longueville Road No
Lane Cove East Greenwich Memorial Community Centre 46-50 Greenwich Road
Lane Cove East Greenwich Public School 32 Kingslangley Road
Lane Cove East Lane Cove Civic Centre Little Street NO
Lane Cove East St Andrews Uniting Church Hall Longueville Christina Street Cakes Stall and more (bring Cash)
Lane Cove East St Michael’s Catholic Primary School 181 Longueville Road No
Lane Cove West Lane Cove Civic Centre Little Street No
Lane Cove West Lane Cove Bowling Club and Recreation Club Ltd 151 Burns Bay Road No
Lane Cove West Lane Cove West Public School Avalon Avenue Snags
Lane Cove West Mowbray Public School 635 Mowbray Road Snags and more
Lane Cove West St Michael’s Catholic Primary School 181 Longueville Road No
Lane Cove West The Meeting House Inc. 23A Stokes Street No
Lane Cove West West Chatswood Community Room 565 Mowbray West No

 

If you are away there is no absentee voting but you can iVote – details here

iVote

You may be eligible to use iVote (online voting option) at this election.

You can vote using iVote if you:

  • are blind or have low vision
  • are unable to vote without assistance or have difficulty voting at a polling place because you have a disability or have difficulties reading
  • are a silent elector
  • applied for a postal vote but did not receive your postal ballot papers before 5pm on 26 November 2021 (only available eight days before election day)
  • live more than 20 kilometres from a polling place, or
  • will not be within your council area during election day.

Timeline

1. Monday, 22 November 2021: iVote applications and voting opens.

2. Saturday, 4 December 2021: iVote applications close at 1pm and iVote voting closes at 6pm.

3. Monday, 6 December 2021: iVote receipt portal closes at 6pm.

 

Get to Know Your Candidates

Read our article here on the candidates.

If you could not attend our Meet the Candidates Forums, the link to the recordings are below.
You don’t have to watch the whole recording – but you may be interested in watching the five-minute presentations by Each candidate for West and Central Ward (East Ward candidates were hosted by the GCA).
Thank you to all the candidates who told ITC they were so pleased to be involved.

West-Ward

Deborah Hill
Councillor Andrew Zbik
Rochelle Flood
Caleb Taylor Independent for West Ward

Note: Scott Bennison did not respond to the invitation until close to the event and advised he had a prior engagement.  If he had contacted ITC prior to the day of the event, we would have been more than happy to reschedule to a date all candidates could be involved.

 

Central Ward

Jerem Zwart
Bridget Kennedy for Lane Cove
Kathy Bryla for Lane Cove
Katherine Mort

After You Vote – Greenwich Village Arts Trail

After you have voted head along to the Greenwich Village Arts Trail and see artists in their own studios – details here.

Get a Pet Photo

 

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