Articles tagged: Voice to Parliament
Contrasting Voice vote
Seven Colac Otway towns have gone against the national trend and supported a Voice to Parliament referendum however Colac recorded a strong “No” vote.
Voice poll favours “Yes” vote
Ahead of the Voice to Parliament Referendum on Saturday, the Colac Herald has conducted an online poll to see how its readers would vote and why.
AEC provides information for voters
Colac and district people will head to the polls on Saturday to cast their vote in the Voice to Parliament referendum, but a common theme amongst voters is that there isn’t enough information available to people to make an informed decision.
Lecturer predicts strong ‘No’ vote in Colac
An online Colac Herald poll has recorded a majority of respondents intend to vote “Yes” in the Voice to Parliament referendum on Saturday. However Deakin University politics lecturer and Cororooke resident Dr Geoffrey Robinson has predicted the Colac community, which has Coalition MPs at federal and state government level, will deliver a strong “No” vote.
Polling place confusion for early voters
The Australian Electoral Commission admits that Colac’s early voting centre at the 3rd-4th Colac Scout Group hall, which voters have had difficulty finding, “may not be 100-per-cent accessible” to all voters.
Letters to the Editor
Pre-poll praise for electoral system I was at the pre-poll for the referendum on Monday October 2. I was appalled by the actions of the people handing out the “No” vote flyers. They were handing out pens and advising voters that the pen was so that that the electoral commission could not change their vote. […]
Voice supporters speak
Colac people have been out and about inviting local people to get involved in the Voice to Parliament Referendum.
Indigenous senator to speak about The Voice
The Colac community will have a chance next week to speak to Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price, Opposition spokesperson for Indigenous Australians, regarding The Voice to Parliament.
Surf Coast backs the Voice
A First Nations Voice to Parliament has the backing of Surf Coast Shire Council, but it’s not unanimous.
