victorian state Election in Golden Plains Shire Golden Plains Shire Council has ďĞĞŶ ĂĚǀŽĐĂƟŶŐ ĨŽƌ ďŝͲƉĂƌƟƐĂŶ commitments for valuable community infrastructure in the lead up to ƚŽŵŽƌƌŽǁ͛Ɛ sŝĐƚŽƌŝĂŶ ^ƚĂƚĞ ůĞĐƟŽŶ͘ The new boundaries released in 2021 have placed the majority of Golden Plains Shire townships ŝŶ ƚŚƌĞĞ ƐƚĂƚĞ ĞůĞĐƚŽƌĂƚĞƐ͗ 'ĞĞůŽŶŐ͕ ƵƌĞŬĂ ĂŶĚ ZŝƉŽŶ͘ &ŽůůŽǁŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĂůŝŐŶŵĞŶƚ͕ ƚŚĞ ZŝƉŽŶ electorate now includes Haddon, Linton, EĂƉŽůĞŽŶƐ͕ EĞǁƚŽǁŶ͕ ZŽƐƐ ƌĞĞŬ͕ ^ĐĂƌƐĚĂůĞ ĂŶĚ ^ŵLJƚŚĞƐĚĂůĞ ǁŚŝůĞ ƚŚĞ 'ĞĞůŽŶŐ ĞůĞĐƚŽƌĂƚĞ ŐĂŝŶĞĚ ĂŶŶŽĐŬďƵƌŶ͕ ĂƚĞƐĨŽƌĚ͕ ZƵƐƐĞůůƐ ƌŝĚŐĞ͕ ^ƚŽŶĞŚĂǀĞŶ ĂŶĚ ^ƵƚŚĞƌůĂŶĚƐ ƌĞĞŬ͘ dŚĞ ƵƌĞŬĂ electorate is made up of most of the removed ƵŶŝŶLJŽŶŐ ŝƐƚƌŝĐƚ͕ ĂŶĚ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐ /ŶǀĞƌůĞŝŐŚ͕ WŝƞŝĞůĚ͕ ZŽŬĞǁŽŽĚ͕ ^ŚĞůĨŽƌĚ ĂŶĚ dĞĞƐĚĂůĞ͘
ŵŽŶĞLJ ŝŶ ŽƵŶĐŝů͛Ɛ ďƵĚŐĞƚ͘ dŚŝƐ ĂůůŽǁƐ ŵŽƌĞ ŵŽŶĞLJ ƚŽ ďĞ ƌĞĚŝƌĞĐƚĞĚ ƚŽ ŝŵƉƌŽǀŝŶŐ ƌŽĂĚƐ ĂŶĚ ĚĞůŝǀĞƌŝŶŐ ǁŽƌŬƐ ŝŶ ƐŵĂůůĞƌ ƚŽǁŶƐŚŝƉƐ ƚŚĂƚ ĚŽŶ͛ƚ ŐĞƚ ĞůĞĐƟŽŶ ĐŽŵŵŝƚŵĞŶƚƐ͘
ƐƚLJůĞ ƌĂŝů ŶĞƚǁŽƌŬ ĐĞŶƚƌĞĚ ĂƌŽƵŶĚ 'ĞĞůŽŶŐ͕ ŽīĞƌŝŶŐ ƚƌŝƉƐ ƚŽ ĂŶŶŽĐŬďƵƌŶ͕ tĞƌƌŝďĞĞ͕ ŽůĂĐ ĂŶĚ Ğůů WŽƐƚ ,ŝůů͕ ŝĨ ƚŚĞ ŽĂůŝƟŽŶ ŝƐ ĞůĞĐƚĞĚ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ^ƚĂƚĞ ĞůĞĐƟŽŶ ŝŶ EŽǀĞŵďĞƌ͘
State Election Commitments
dŚĞ >ĂďŽƌ WĂƌƚLJ ĂŶŶŽƵŶĐĞĚ ĂŶ ĞůĞĐƟŽŶ commitment of $7.6 million towards a new State ŵĞƌŐĞŶĐLJ ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞ ;^ ^Ϳ ĨĂĐŝůŝƚLJ ŝŶ ĂŶŶŽĐŬďƵƌŶ ŝĨ ƚŚĞ ƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂŶ >ĂďŽƌ WĂƌƚLJ ŝƐ ƌĞͲĞůĞĐƚĞĚ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ^ƚĂƚĞ ĞůĞĐƟŽŶ
In line with priority projects, Council was pleased ƚŚĂƚ ĂƐ ŽĨ &ƌŝĚĂLJ ϭϴ EŽǀĞŵďĞƌ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŚĂǀĞ ďĞĞŶ ĮǀĞ ĞůĞĐƟŽŶ ƉƌŽŵŝƐĞƐ ĂŶŶŽƵŶĐĞĚ ďLJ ƚŚĞ ŵĂũŽƌ ƉĂƌƟĞƐ ĨŽƌ 'ŽůĚĞŶ WůĂŝŶƐ ^ŚŝƌĞ͘
Eureka Electorate
Ripon Electorate dŚĞ >ŝďĞƌĂů WĂƌƚLJ ĂŶŶŽƵŶĐĞĚ ĂŶ ĞůĞĐƟŽŶ ĨƵŶĚŝŶŐ ĐŽŵŵŝƚŵĞŶƚ ƚŽ ĞdžƚĞŶĚ ƚŚĞ ďƵƐ ŶĞƚǁŽƌŬ ĨƌŽŵ ĂůůĂƌĂƚ ƚŽ ^ŵLJƚŚĞƐĚĂůĞ ĂŶĚ ,ĂĚĚŽŶ͕ ŝĨ ƚŚĞ ŽĂůŝƟŽŶ ŝƐ ĞůĞĐƚĞĚ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ^ƚĂƚĞ ůĞĐƟŽŶ͘
&ŽůůŽǁŝŶŐ ĂŶ ĞůĞĐƟŽŶ ĐĂŵƉĂŝŐŶ͕ ĞĂĐŚ ĞůĞĐƚŽƌĂƚĞ ƌĞĐĞŝǀĞƐ ĨƵŶĚŝŶŐ ƚŽ ĚĞůŝǀĞƌ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽŵŝƐĞƐ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ƉŽůŝƟĐĂů ƉĂƌƚLJ ǁŚŽ ĨŽƌŵƐ ŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ͕ ƌĞŐĂƌĚůĞƐƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĂůŝŐŶĞĚ ƉĂƌƚLJ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŶĞǁůLJͲĞůĞĐƚĞĚ ŵĞŵďĞƌ of parliament.
The Labor Party announced an extended bus ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞ͕ ^ŵLJƚŚĞƐĚĂůĞ ƚŽ ĞůĂĐŽŵďĞ ǀŝĂ ,ĂĚĚŽŶ͕ ǁŚŝĐŚ ƌĞƉůĂĐĞĚ ƚŚĞ ƚǁŝĐĞͲǁĞĞŬůLJ ĂůůĂƌĂƚ ƚŽ ^ŶĂŬĞ sĂůůĞLJ ǀŝĂ ,ĂĚĚŽŶ ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞ ĨƌŽŵ DŽŶĚĂLJ 21 November.
tŝƚŚ ϱϲ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐ ŝŶ 'ŽůĚĞŶ WůĂŝŶƐ ^ŚŝƌĞ͕ ^ƚĂƚĞ ůĞĐƟŽŶ ĐŽŵŵŝƚŵĞŶƚƐ ǁŽŶ͛ƚ ƌĞĂĐŚ Ăůů ƚŚĞ corners of the municipality, but every dollar of ŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ ŝŶǀĞƐƚŵĞŶƚ ƚŚĂƚ͛Ɛ ƐĞĐƵƌĞĚ ƐĂǀĞƐ
Geelong Electorate
Where and How to Vote in Golden Plains Shire
dŚĞ >ŝďĞƌĂů WĂƌƚLJ ĂŶŶŽƵŶĐĞĚ ĂŶ ĞůĞĐƟŽŶ ĨƵŶĚŝŶŐ ĐŽŵŵŝƚŵĞŶƚ ŽĨ ΨϭϳϬ ŵŝůůŝŽŶ ĨŽƌ Ă DĞůďŽƵƌŶĞͲ
On Saturday 26 November, Victorians will head to the polls to decide the next State Government.
ƵƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĞůĞĐƟŽŶ ĐĂŵƉĂŝŐŶ͕ ŽƵŶĐŝů ŚĂƐ ŵĞƚ ǁŝƚŚ ĐĂŶĚŝĚĂƚĞƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ZŝƉŽŶ͕ 'ĞĞůŽŶŐ ĂŶĚ ƵƌĞŬĂ ĞůĞĐƚŽƌĂƚĞƐ ƚŽ ĂĚǀŽĐĂƚĞ ĨŽƌ ƐƚƌŽŶŐ ĐŽŵŵŝƚŵĞŶƚƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐ ŽĨ 'ŽůĚĞŶ Plains Shire.
To stay up-to-date visit Council’s website: ŐŽůĚĞŶƉůĂŝŶƐ͘ǀŝĐ͘ŐŽǀ͘ĂƵ. Or follow Golden WůĂŝŶƐ ^ŚŝƌĞ ŽƵŶĐŝů ŽŶ &ĂĐĞŬ͕ dǁŝƩĞƌ͕ >ŝŶŬĞĚ/Ŷ ĂŶĚ /ŶƐƚĂŐƌĂŵ
will be open from 8am to 6pm on Saturday 26 November. If you choose to vote at a centre ŽƵƚƐŝĚĞ LJŽƵƌ ĞůĞĐƚŽƌĂƚĞ͕ ǀŽƟŶŐ ŵĂLJ ƚĂŬĞ ůŽŶŐĞƌ͘
There are 16 Victorian Electoral Commission (VEC) ǀŽƟŶŐ ĐĞŶƚƌĞƐ ůŽĐĂƚĞĚ ǁŝƚŚŝŶ ƚŚĞ ďŽƵŶĚĂƌŝĞƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ 'ŽůĚĞŶ WůĂŝŶƐ ^ŚŝƌĞ͕ ĐŽǀĞƌŝŶŐ ƚŚƌĞĞ ƐƚĂƚĞ ĞůĞĐƚŽƌĂƚĞƐ͗ 'ĞĞůŽŶŐ͕ ƵƌĞŬĂ ĂŶĚ ZŝƉŽŶ͘
/Ĩ LJŽƵΖǀĞ ďĞĞŶ ĂīĞĐƚĞĚ ďLJ ŇŽŽĚƐ ƐŝŶĐĞ dŚƵƌƐĚĂLJ ϭϯ KĐƚŽďĞƌ͕ ƚŚĞƌĞ ĂƌĞ Ă ƌĂŶŐĞ ŽĨ ǀŽƟŶŐ ŽƉƟŽŶƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ϮϬϮϮ ^ƚĂƚĞ ĞůĞĐƟŽŶ͘ WůĞĂƐĞ ǀŝƐŝƚ vec.vic.gov. ĂƵͬǀŽƟŶŐ ƚŽ ĮŶĚ ŽƵƚ ǁŚĂƚ ŵĂLJ ďĞ ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ ƚŽ you.
ĂƌůLJ ǀŽƟŶŐ ƌĞŵĂŝŶƐ ŽƉĞŶ ƵŶƟů &ƌŝĚĂLJ ϮϮ EŽǀĞŵďĞƌ͕ ĂŶĚ ǀŽƟŶŐ ĐĞŶƚƌĞƐ ĂƌŽƵŶĚ ƚŚĞ ^ƚĂƚĞ
dŽ ĮŶĚ LJŽƵƌ ŶĞĂƌĞƐƚ ǀŽƟŶŐ ůŽĐĂƟŽŶ ǀŝƐŝƚ maps. ǀĞĐ͘ǀŝĐ͘ŐŽǀ͘ĂƵͬĞůĞĐƟŽŶƐ
Ϯ WŽƉĞ ^ƚƌĞĞƚ͕ ĂŶŶŽĐŬďƵƌŶ͕ s/ ϯϯϯϭ ϭϵ ,ĞĂůĞƐ ^ƚƌĞĞƚ͕ ^ŵLJƚŚĞƐĚĂůĞ͕ s/ ϯϯϱϭ timesnewsgroup.com.au
dŚĞ >ĂďŽƌ WĂƌƚLJ ĂŶŶŽƵŶĐĞĚ ĂŶ ĞůĞĐƟŽŶ ĐŽŵŵŝƚŵĞŶƚ ŽĨ Ψϭ͘ϱ ŵŝůůŝŽŶ ƚŽǁĂƌĚƐ ŶĞǁ ĨĞŵĂůĞͲ ĨƌŝĞŶĚůLJ ĐŚĂŶŐĞ ƌŽŽŵƐ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ŽŶ tĂůůĂĐĞ ZĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶ ZĞƐĞƌǀĞ ŝĨ ƚŚĞ ƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂŶ >ĂďŽƌ WĂƌƚLJ ŝƐ ƌĞͲĞůĞĐƚĞĚ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ^ƚĂƚĞ ĞůĞĐƟŽŶ͘
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