Youth enrolment rate

Roll up, youth vote takes effect

The national enrolment rate reached an extraordinary 96.8%. as 100,000 people enrolled in the week before rolls closed. A record 16,424,248 Australians are to vote this month, and the youth vote – also an enrolment record – will count more than usual. “This phenomenally high base of election participation is unlikely to be matched anywhere in the world,” said Electoral Commissioner, Tom Rogers. “A national enrolment rate of 96.8% was for a long time thought to be unattainable. It’s something all Australians can be proud of.” The youth enrolment rate is also at the highest level ever with 400,000 18-19 year olds and an estimated 88.8% of eligible 1824 year olds, all enrolled to vote. This is the first federal election at which Australians born in the year 2000 will vote. Around 70,000 18-24 year-olds were among the additions to the roll during the close of rolls week. “Enrolment for this youth cohort at 88.8% is now even higher than it was for the marriage postal survey when it was 88.6%,” Mr Rogers said.

The youth enrolment rate is also at the highest level ever with 400,000 18-19 year olds Your call — The Canopy

No longer called the Rosenthal project nor the Rosenthal carpark, The Canopy was named after community consultation which captured the imaginations of local residents.

Thorough consultation on the name started in mid-2018 with an invitation from Lane Cove Council for residents to suggest names; next came a flood of 250 ideas. From this, six names were shortlisted based on Council’s brand values for the project – these values are nurturing, engaging and productive. The naming guidelines also require a new name to be ‘unique’, easy to spell and write.

The community was then asked in an online survey to rank their preferences – and 600 responses came in, with The Canopy being chosen as the most popular with the survey respondents as well as the best reflection of the values. Council is thrilled with community involvement in the naming process.

“I’d like to thank the entire Lane Cove community and our local businesses for their understanding and patience during the construction so far. A project of this size requires a coordinated construction effort over many months, said Mayor, Cr Pam Palmer.

Cr Palmer pointed out that the project achieves something rare in Sydney today – with additional open space in the centre of an established urban village.

Back in 2013, Council engaged the community to find out what kind of place people wanted as a ‘town square’. About 370 people took part and the result was that the character of the development was defined as a contemporary place that’s ‘informal, textured, comfortable and green’ and offers a choice of ‘lively and peaceful’ spaces.

When it opens in mid-2020, The Canopy will comprise a park with village green and children’s playground, performance stage, restaurant precinct, Coles and Aldi supermarkets plus a much-needed 500-space underground car park.

“The Canopy is set to be a unique place in Sydney, a place where people of all ages from children and students to adults and grandparents can play, perform, eat and relax … a new meeting place in Lane Cove,” said Cr Palmer.

Time: 7.30 am Date: ANZAC Day, Thursday May 25 Place: Lane Cove Plaza

Alice Meyers (left) and Elizabeth Capetta (right) among Lane Cove Girl Guides, Scouts and other locals crowding Lane Cove Plaza to honour servicemen and women.