Where and when to vote in the 2023 Referendum - Sunshine Coast Polling Booth Locations & Early Voting
A Proposed Law: to alter the Constitution to recognise the First Peoples of Australia by establishing an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice. Do you approve this proposed alteration?
When and where can we vote in the 2023 Referendum on the Sunshine Coast?
Referendum voting day will be Saturday 14 October 2023.
Early voting centres will be open in the two weeks prior to referendum day.
2023 referendum timetable
The below timetable provides the key dates for the administration of the 2023 referendum.
| Activity | Date |
|---|---|
| Issue of writ * Formal commencement of the referendum |
Monday 11 September |
| Postal vote applications open. | Monday 11 September |
| Close of rolls | 8pm, Monday 18 September |
| Remote voting begins | Monday 25 September |
| Early voting centres open (NT, TAS, VIC & WA) | Monday 2 October *Public holiday in some states |
| Early voting centres open (ACT, NSW, QLD & SA) | Tuesday 3 October |
| Postal vote applications close | 6pm, Wednesday 11 October |
| Referendum day | Saturday 14 October |
| Last day for the receipt of postal votes | Friday 27 October |
| Return of the writ | TBC |
Vote in person
NOTE: More polling places will be open on Saturday 14 October. CLICK HERE for more details.
Early voting - when and where can I vote?
Early voting will begin on Monday 2 October in the following states and territories:
- Northern Territory
- Tasmania
- Victoria
- Western Australia
Early voting will begin on Tuesday 3 October in the following states and territories due to a public holiday:
- Australian Capital Territory
- New South Wales
- Queensland
- South Australia
Hundreds of early voting centres will progressively open and be available over the two weeks before voting day.
You can vote early either in person or by post if on voting day you:
- are outside the electorate where you are enrolled to vote
- are more than eight kilometres from a polling place
- are travelling
- are unable to leave your workplace to vote on voting day
- are seriously ill, infirm or due to give birth shortly (or caring for someone who is)
- are a patient in hospital and can't vote at the hospital
- have religious beliefs that prevent you from attending a polling place
- are in prison serving a sentence of less than three years or otherwise detained
- are a silent elector
- have a reasonable fear for your safety or wellbeing.
Early voting commences from 2 October 2023 and does not operate on public holidays.
For more information on voting at an early voting centre, click here.
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BARINGA Baringa Community Centre |
8:30 am – 5:30 pm Tue 3 Oct – Fri 6 Oct 9:00 am – 4:00 pm Sat 7 Oct 8:30 am – 5:30 pm Mon 9 Oct – Thu 12 Oct 8:30 am – 6:00 pm Fri 13 Oct |
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BEERWAH Beerwah Community Hall |
8:30 am – 5:30 pm Tue 3 Oct – Fri 6 Oct 9:00 am – 4:00 pm Sat 7 Oct 8:30 am – 5:30 pm Mon 9 Oct – Thu 12 Oct 8:30 am – 6:00 pm Fri 13 Oct |
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BUDERIM Buderim Uniting Church |
8:30am – 5:30pm Tue 3 Oct – Fri 6 Oct 9:00am – 4:00pm Sat 7 Oct 8:30am – 5:30pm Mon 9 Oct – Thu 12 Oct 8:30am – 6:00pm Fri 13 Oct |
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BUDERIM Sunshine Coast Hockey Assoc. Inc |
8:30 am – 5:30 pm Tue 3 Oct – Fri 6 Oct 9:00 am – 4:00 pm Sat 7 Oct 8:30 am – 5:30 pm Mon 9 Oct – Thu 12 Oct 8:30am – 6:00 pm Fri 13 Oct |
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BUDDINA Kawana Tennis Club |
8:30 am – 5:30 pm Tue 3 Oct – Fri 6 Oct 9:00 am – 4:00 pm Sat 7 Oct 8:30 am – 5:30 pm Mon 9 Oct – Thu 12 Oct 8:30 am – 6:00 pm Fri 13 Oct |
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CALOUNDRA Caloundra Cricket Club |
8:30 am – 5:30 pm Tue 3 Oct – Fri 6 Oct 9:00 am – 4:00 pm Sat 7 Oct 8:30 am – 5:30 pm Mon 9 Oct – Thu 12 Oct 8:30 am – 6:00 pm Fri 13 Oct 8:00 am – 6:00 pm Sat 14 Oct |
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COOLUM Coolum - Peregian RSL Sub Branch |
8:30 am – 5:30 pm Tue 3 Oct – Fri 6 Oct 9:00 am – 4:00 pm Sat 7 Oct 8:30 am – 5:30 pm Mon 9 Oct – Thu 12 Oct 8:30 am – 6:00 pm Fri 13 Oct 8:00 am – 6:00 pm Sat 14 Oct |
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KAWANA Kawana Tennis Club |
8:30 am – 5:30 pm Tue 3 Oct – Fri 6 Oct 9:00 am – 4:00 pm Sat 7 Oct 8:30 am – 5:30 pm Mon 9 Oct – Thu 12 Oct 8:30 am – 6:00 pm Fri 13 Oct |
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MALENY Maleny Community Centre |
8:30 am – 5:30 pm Tue 3 Oct – Fri 6 Oct 9:00 am – 4:00 pm Sat 7 Oct 8:30 am – 5:30 pm Mon 9 Oct – Thu 12 Oct 8:30 am – 6:00 pm Fri 13 Oct |
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MAROOCHYDORE Millwell Road Community Centre |
8:30am–5:30pm Tue 3 Oct – Fri 6 Oct 9:00am–4:00pm Sat 7 Oct 8:30am–5:30pm Mon 9 Oct – Thu 12 Oct 8:30am–6:00pm Fri 13 Oct |
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NAMBOUR 81-87 Currie Street |
8:30 am – 5:30 pm Tue 3 Oct – Fri 6 Oct 9:00 am – 4:00 pm Sat 7 Oct 8:30 am – 5:30 pm Mon 9 Oct – Thu 12 Oct 8:30 am – 6:00 pm Fri 13 Oct |
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NOOSA Noosa Baptist Church Hall |
8:30 am – 5:30 pm Tue 3 Oct – Fri 6 Oct 9:00 am – 4:00 pm Sat 7 Oct 8:30 am – 5:30 pm Mon 9 Oct – Thu 12 Oct 8:30 am – 6:00 pm Fri 13 Oct |
Click here to find other early voting centres outside the Sunshine Coast
Postal voting
If you cannot make it to a polling place during the early voting period, or on voting day itself, you can apply for a postal vote here.
Applications close on Wednesday 11 October at 6pm local time.
