Where to Vote and Pre Poll and Meet the Candidates Bennelong Video – Federal Election 3 May 2025

Voting in the Federal Election is compulsory. According to the AEC records, you will receive a letter from the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) if you did not vote. If you did vote, you should advise the AEC and provide details by the due date. If you didn’t vote, you must provide a valid and sufficient reason or pay the $20 penalty.

Postal Voting

Postal vote applications are now open.  To order a postal vote, click here.

The AEC has noted the following on their website:

“The AEC advises voters that unsolicited postal vote application forms are sent by a political party or candidate, not the AEC. These may be received via email, SMS or delivered to your mailbox. They are reportedly used by political parties to collect data about voters before forwarding to the AEC. This can affect timeliness of applications getting to the AEC and the privacy of an applicant’s details.

If you are eligible to vote via post, click on the link below to apply directly with the AEC. This will avoid delays and protect the privacy of your details. It is important to do this as soon as possible to ensure you receive your ballot papers in time.”

Pre Polling

Pre-Polling will start on 22nd April 2025 and finish on 2nd May 2025.  The Lane Cove Council civic centre is NOT a pre-polling booth.  The closest booths to Lane Cove are:

St Paul’s Anglican Church  1-5 View St, Chatswood

Willoughby Uniting Church  10-12 Clanwilliam St, North Willoughby

Fred Hutley Hall  200 Miller St, North Sydney

If you work in the Sydney CBD and want to pre-poll poll you can pre-poll at:

TAFE NSW (Ultimo Campus)  651-731 Harris St, Ultimo

Sydney Masonic Centre 66 Goulburn St, Sydney

Meet the Candidates 15 April 2025

Order of Candidates (drawn from a hat –  very technical)

Jerome Laxale – ALP
John August – Fusion
Barry Devine – Heart Party
Adam Hart – Greens
Craig Bennett – One Nation

The following did not respond to our request:

Robert Nalbandian – Trumpet of Patriots
Eric Chan – Family First (unable to find any contact information)

Scott Yung’s Campaign initially told us they had a clash but were confident they could move it. However, after we started promoting the event, they advised that they couldn’t move the other function, which ended at 9.00 pm.
ITC gave Scott Yung the option of a spot at 9:15 p.m. to make a presentation and then be asked some of the previously asked questions. Their campaign manager came back to ITC on the day of our forum and advised that they would text if their function finished early. A text was not received.

Meet the Candidates Articles

ITC followers asked ITC to put together a list of candidates and what they stood for. We wrote to each candidate and asked them the same questions. They are listed below in the order that we received their response to our questions.

Their responses have not been edited (so for once any typos and mistakes are not ITC’s fat fingers).

There are eight candidates for the Bennelong Electorate. The only three candidates who have not responded to us are Scott Yung (Liberal), Craig Bennett (One Nation) and Barry Devine (Heart Party).

The candidates as listed on the Ballot Paper Order have provided answers to the Q and A and have identified the top five issues they consider impact the Bennelong electorate:

Robert Nalbandian – Trumpet of Patriots
Jerome Laxale – ALP
Adam Hart – Greens
Eric Chan – Family First
Craig Bennett – One Nation
John August – Fusion

Read their answers here:

Where to Vote in Lane Cove and Greenwich on Election Day, 3 May 2025

If you live in the Lane Cove Council Area, you will vote in the seat of Bennelong. At the last election, the Lane Cove Council Area was part of North Sydney, which has now been abolished.

The Voting Booths are located here – closer to the day we will complete the list with the important question snags or cake stall (in last column).

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