Key dates

Electoral roll
Tuesday, 22 July 2025
Electoral rolls close at 5:00 pm
Postal voting
Tuesday, 15 July 2025
Postal vote applications open
Thursday, 24 July 2025
Issue of postal ballot papers commences
Monday, 18 August 2025
Postal vote applications close at 7:00 pm
Tuesday, 09 September 2025
Postal votes must be received by the ECQ by 5:00 pm
Election day
Saturday, 30 August 2025
Election day 8:00 am - 6:00 pm

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Ways to vote

This is a full postal election and voting materials are mailed to people enrolled to vote in this council area.

Postal voting materials will be printed and sent to voters' enrolled postal address after the ballot paper order draw on Thursday, 24 July 2025.

If you don't receive your postal voting materials or need them sent to an alternate address, please contact the ECQ on 1300 881 665.

You can complete your postal vote as soon as you get it. Make sure you:

  • tear the ballot paper from the declaration envelope
  • follow the instructions
  • fold your ballot paper in half to conceal your vote and place it into the declaration envelope
  • seal the declaration envelope and sign it before a witness. Your witness has to sign it too.
  • put the declaration envelope in the reply-paid envelope and post it to ECQ.

You must complete your vote by Saturday, 30 August 2025 - 6:00 pm.

The ECQ must receive it by Tuesday, 09 September 2025 - 5:00 pm for your vote to be counted.

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