Your vote is precious. If you are an Australian citizen aged 18 or over, you are required to vote in the Federal Election. The best source of information is at the Australian Electoral Commission website, though we've included a summary of key information below.
You are eligible to apply for a postal vote if you are unable to get to a polling place on Election Day. Postal vote applications opened on Friday 28 March and close on Wednesday 30 April 6pm. You are encouraged to apply as soon as you know you are eligible. For more information see here.
Early voting commences on Tuesday 22 April and closes on Friday 2 May. Pre-polling places in Mackellar include:
Avalon Rec Centre - Activity Room 4: Level 1/59A Old Barrenjoey Rd, Avalon Beach
Bilarong Community Hall: Bilarong Reserve, 55 Wakehurst Parkway, North Narrabeen
Terrey Hills Community Centre: 12 Yulong Ave, Terrey Hills
Westfield Warringah Mall Community Room: 145 Old Pittwater Rd, Brookvale
Opening times for all pre-polling places in Mackellar:
Tue 22 Apr – Thu 24 Apr: 8:30am–5:30pm
Sat 26 Apr: 9:00am–4:00pm
Mon 28 Apr – Thu 1 May: 8:30am–5:30pm
Fri 2 May: 8:30am–6:00pm
The Election will be held on Saturday 3 May 2025. Polling places are usually located at local schools, churches and community halls or public buildings. A list of polling places is available on the AEC website, and summarised below:
Please note this is a proposed list of locations from the AEC website (as of Friday 28 March).
Avalon Recreation Centre: 59A Old Barrenjoey Rd
Barrenjoey High School: 1-3 Coonanga Rd
Avalon Public School: 11 Old Barrenjoey Rd
St Luke's Grammar School (Bayview Campus): 1977 Pittwater Rd
Beacon Hill Public School: 6 Tristram Rd
Wakehurst Public School: 8 Glen St
Belrose Public School: 26 Ralston Ave
Bilgola Plateau Public School: 148A Plateau Rd
Collaroy Masonic Hall: 1183 Pittwater Rd
Collaroy Plateau Public School: 41 Plateau Rd
Collaroy Plateau Youth & Community Centre: 36 Blandford St
Cromer Public School: Carcoola Rd
Northern Beaches Secondary College (Cromer Campus): 120 South Creek Rd
Kambora Public School 37: Woolrych Cres
Dee Why Public School: Regent St
St Kevin's Church Hall: 57-59 Oaks Ave
St John's Anglican Church: 87 Oaks Ave
PCYC Northern Beaches: 40 Kingsway
Elanora Heights Public School: 43 Elanora Rd
Forestville Public School: 7 Melwood Ave
Forestville Seniors Centre: 2 Starkey St
Frenchs Forest Public School: 10 Ann St
The Forest High School: 135 Frenchs Forest Rd W
Mimosa Public School: 1 Mimosa St
Killarney Heights Public School: Melwood Ave
Mona Vale Memorial Hall: 1 Park St
Pittwater High School: 1668 Pittwater Rd
Mona Vale Public School: 15 Waratah St
Narrabeen Lakes Public School: 1299 Pittwater Rd
Montgomery Hall, The War Vets: 90 Veterans Pde
Lakes Parish Hall: 21 Lagoon St
Narrabeen Sports High School: 10 Namona St
Narraweena Public School: 78 McIntosh Rd
Narraweena Community Centre: 74 Oceana St
Newport Public School: Stuart St
Newport Community Centre: 11-13 The Boulevarde
Curl Curl North Public School: 27 Playfair Rd
Palm Beach Kindergarten: 1053 Barrenjoey Rd
Terrey Hills Public School: Cooyong Rd
Ted Blackwood Youth & Community Centre: Cnr Jacksons Rd & Boondah Rd
Wheeler Heights Public School: 36 Veterans Pde
If on Election day you are outside the state or territory where you are enrolled, you will need to vote at an interstate voting centre. A list of interstate voting centres is available on the AEC website.
If you are overseas at the time of the Federal Election, you need to take additional action to enrol and then access your vote.
To be eligible to enrol to vote from overseas, you must be:
For further information see here.
For most Australians overseas, it is likely the option available to you will be to vote by post.
For further information see here.
Each federal election AEC mobile voting teams visit facilities, such as residential care, and remote communities where people are not able to get to a polling place.