Early voting begins on Tuesday April 22, and election day is on May 3. Here’s all the information you need about when and where to vote in Parkes.
See also:
Changes to the Parkes Electorate
How to Vote in Parkes
Pre-Poll Voting
There are twelve Pre-Poll or Early Voting centres in the Parkes electorate. Only Broken Hill and the two Dubbo centres are open for the full period.
Location Wheelchair accessible Open Dates and Times Bourke PCYC
2 Wilson St, BourkeFull NOT OPEN 22-29 April
30 April – 1 May, 8.30am to 5.30pm
2 May, 8.30am to 6pmPCYC Broken Hill
58 Gypsum St, Broken HillNone 22-24 April, 8.30am to 5.30pm
25 April CLOSED – Anzac Day
Saturday 26 April, 9am to 4pm
28 April – 1 May, 8.30am to 5.30pm
2 May, 8.30am to 6pmCobar Youth & Community Centre
3 Harcourt St, CobarFull NOT OPEN 22-25 April
Saturday 26 April, 9am to 4pm
28 April – 1 May, 8.30am to 5.30pm
2 May, 8.30am to 6pmCoonamble Showground Pavilion
9567 Castlereagh Hwy, CoonambleAssisted NOT OPEN 22-29 April
30 April – 1 May, 8.30am to 5.30pm
2 May, 8.30am to 6pmWesley Community Centre
64-66 Church St, DubboFull 22-24 April, 8.30am to 5.30pm
25 April CLOSED – Anzac Day
Saturday 26 April, 9am to 4pm
28 April – 1 May, 8.30am to 5.30pm
2 May, 8.30am to 6pmDubbo PCYC
Cnr Erskine St & Darling St, DubboFull 22-24 April, 8.30am to 5.30pm
25 April CLOSED – Anzac Day
Saturday 26 April, 9am to 4pm
28 April – 1 May, 8.30am to 5.30pm
2 May, 8.30am to 6pmForbes Town Hall
2 Court St, ForbesFull NOT OPEN 22-25 April
Saturday 26 April, 9am to 4pm
28 April – 1 May, 8.30am to 5.30pm
2 May, 8.30am to 6pmGunnedah PCYC
32 View St, GunnedahFull NOT OPEN 22-25 April
Saturday 26 April, 9am to 4pm
28 April – 1 May, 8.30am to 5.30pm
2 May, 8.30am to 6pmMoree PCYC
360 Boston St, MoreeFull NOT OPEN 22-25 April
Saturday 26 April, 9am to 4pm
28 April – 1 May, 8.30am to 5.30pm
2 May, 8.30am to 6pmThe Crossing Theatre – Band Room
117 Tibbereena St, NarrabriAssisted NOT OPEN 22-25 April
Saturday 26 April, 9am to 4pm
28 April – 1 May, 8.30am to 5.30pm
2 May, 8.30am to 6pmParkes PCYC
36-38 Pearce St, ParkesFull NOT OPEN 22-25 April
Saturday 26 April, 9am to 4pm
28 April – 1 May, 8.30am to 5.30pm
2 May, 8.30am to 6pmWyalong CTC Centre
89-91 Main St, West WyalongAssisted NOT OPEN 22-25 April
Saturday 26 April, 9am to 4pm
28 April – 1 May, 8.30am to 5.30pm
2 May, 8.30am to 6pm
Mobile voting
Mobile voting is underway. During the election, AEC officials are planning to visit a number hospitals and aged care centres in the electorate. Check with your facility if you are concerned about being able to vote while in hospital or care. Remote voting will also take place at a number of smaller localities. This is the full list of mobile voting locations in Parkes.
| Mobile voting location | Date and Time |
|---|---|
| Broken Hill Correctional Centre, 109 Gossan St, BROKEN HILL | 23/04/2025 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM |
| Menindee RMT Civic Hall, 30 Yartla St, MENINDEE | 23/04/2025 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM |
| Silverton Municipal Chambers Picnic and Rest area, Burke St, SILVERTON | 22/04/2025 11:30 AM – 2:30 PM |
| Tibooburra CWA Room, Briscoe St, TIBOOBURRA | 30/04/2025 10:30 AM – 1:30 PM |
| Wanaaring and District Soldiers Memorial Hall, Bourke-Milparinka Rd, WANAARING | 28/04/2025 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM |
| White Cliffs Community Hall, 46 Johnston St, WHITE CLIFFS | 29/04/2025 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM |
| Wilcannia RMT Central Darling Council Hall, 22 Myers St, WILCANNIA | 24/04/2025 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM |
| Fifield Hall, 32 Slee St, FIFIELD | 28/04/2025 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM |
| Hermidale Tennis Club, Cobar St, HERMIDALE | 22/04/2025 11:30 AM – 2:30 PM |
| Murrin Bridge Pre-school, 1 Riverside Dr, MURRIN BRIDGE | 29/04/2025 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM |
| Nymagee Community Hall, Graham St, NYMAGEE | 24/04/2025 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM |
| Tilpa Community Centre, Darling St, TILPA | 23/04/2025 10:30 AM – 1:30 PM |
| Brewarrina RMT Information Centre, 50 Bathurst St, BREWARRINA | 22/04/2025 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM |
| Enngonia War Memorial Hall, Belalie St, ENNGONIA | 24/04/2025 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM |
| Girilambone Bushcraft Cafe Carpark , 10 Sydney St, GIRILAMBONE | 28/04/2025 11:30 AM – 2:30 PM |
| Louth Tennis Club, Bloxham St, LOUTH | 29/04/2025 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM |
| Weilmoringle Tennis Shed, 32 Post Office Rd, WEILMORINGLE | 23/04/2025 10:30 AM – 1:30 PM |
| Carinda Public School, 4 McNamara St, CARINDA | 22/04/2025 12:30 PM – 3:30 PM |
| Quambone War Memorial Hall , Mungie St, QUAMBONE | 24/04/2025 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM |
| Rowena Public School, 11 Shaw St, ROWENA | 23/04/2025 10:30 AM – 1:30 PM |
| Bullarah Public School, 6915 Gwydir Hwy, BULLARAH | 22/04/2025 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM |
| Garah Hall, 15 Midkin St, GARAH | 24/04/2025 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM |
| Toomelah Community Hall, 3395 Tucka Tucka Rd, BOGGABILLA | 29/04/2025 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM |
| Weemelah Hall, Balarang St, WEEMELAH | 23/04/2025 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM |
| Bill Newton VC Gardens, 28a Lansdowne Dr, DUBBO | 23/04/2025 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM |
| Bracken House, 315 Macquarie St, DUBBO | 23/04/2025 8:30 AM – 12:30 PM |
| Dubbo Base Hospital – Mental Health Unit, Myall St, DUBBO | 30/04/2025 8:45 AM – 10:00 AM |
| Dubbo Homestead Opal Aged Care, 30 Muller St, DUBBO | 24/04/2025 8:30 AM – 11:00 AM |
| Dunedoo MPS – RACF, 29-31 Digilah St, DUNEDOO | 29/04/2025 9:15 AM – 11:15 AM |
| Kintyre Lodge, 2 Glenabbey Dr, DUBBO | 22/04/2025 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM |
| Orana Gardens Lodge, 81 Windsor Pde, DUBBO | 28/04/2025 8:30 AM – 4:15 PM |
| RFBI Dubbo Masonic Village, 2 Capstan Dr, DUBBO | 24/04/2025 12:45 PM – 5:15 PM |
| Coonamble MPS – RACF, 150 Castlereagh St, COONAMBLE | 29/04/2025 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM |
| Gulargambone MPS – RACF, 49-51 Bourbah St, GULARGAMBONE | 24/04/2025 3:15 PM – 4:45 PM |
| Gunnedah McLean Care Alkira Hostel, 35-45 Marquis St, GUNNEDAH | 22/04/2025 11:00 AM – 1:30 PM |
| Gunnedah McLean Care Apex Hostel, 2 Apex Rd, GUNNEDAH | 22/04/2025 2:15 PM – 5:15 PM |
| Koonambil Aged Care, Koonambil Aged Hostel, 140-148 Castlereagh St, COONAMBLE | 29/04/2025 8:45 AM – 10:15 AM |
| Lightning Ridge MPS – RACF, 25 Pandora St, LIGHTNING RIDGE | 24/04/2025 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM |
| Moree Whiddon Fairview Nursing Home, 10 Victoria Tce, MOREE | 23/04/2025 10:30 AM – 3:15 PM |
| Trangie Health Service – RACF, 28 Harris St, TRANGIE | 28/04/2025 8:45 AM – 10:15 AM |
| Warren MPS – RACF, Hospital Rd, WARREN | 28/04/2025 12:15 PM – 2:45 PM |
| Baptistcare Niola Centre, 29 Bushman St, PARKES | 28/04/2025 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM |
| Bourke Multi Purpose Service – RACF, 26 Tarcoon St, BOURKE | 23/04/2025 9:45 AM – 11:15 AM |
| Catholic Healthcare Jemalong Residential Village, 240 Edward St, FORBES | 28/04/2025 1:15 PM – 4:00 PM |
| Lake Cargelligo MPS – RACF, 28 Uabba St, LAKE CARGELLIGO | 24/04/2025 2:45 PM – 4:00 PM |
| Lillian Brady Village , 2 Nullamutt St, COBAR | 24/04/2025 8:00 AM – 10:45 AM |
| Nyngan Health Service – RACF, 15 Hospital Rd, NYNGAN | 22/04/2025 3:00 PM – 4:45 PM |
| RFBI West Wyalong Masonic Village, 64 Ungarie Rd, WEST WYALONG | 29/04/2025 8:45 AM – 10:15 AM |
| RSL Life Care Condobolin, 2 Quirk Dr, CONDOBOLIN | 29/04/2025 12:45 PM – 3:30 PM |
| Southern Cross Care Parkes, 2 Middleton St, PARKES | 28/04/2025 8:45 AM – 9:45 AM |
| Timbrebongie House, 134-138 Cathundril St, NARROMINE | 22/04/2025 8:30 AM – 12:00 PM |
| Whiddon Bourke -Rivergum Lodge , 29 Darling St, BOURKE | 23/04/2025 12:45 PM – 2:00 PM |
| Aruma Lodge, 229 Beryl St, BROKEN HILL | 28/04/2025 10:30 AM – 1:00 PM |
| Harold Williams Home, 267 Eyre St, BROKEN HILL | 24/04/2025 9:00 AM – 11:30 AM |
| St Annes Nursing Home, 224 Piper St, BROKEN HILL | 22/04/2025 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM |
Postal voting
Postal votes have been sent out. You can still register for a postal vote until the Wednesday before election day (April 30). More information about postal voting is here: https://www.aec.gov.au/election/pva.htm
Voting on the day
There have been a number of changes to booths since the last election. Please check the list or use the AEC tool to find the most convenient booth for you.
Booth Address Wheelchair accessible Alectown Alectown Soldiers Memorial Hall, 36 Goobang St, ALECTOWN Assisted Ashley Ashley Community Hall, 54 Boolooroo St, ASHLEY Assisted Baan Baa Baan Baa Community Hall, 18 Baranbah St, BAAN BAA Full Ballimore Ballimore Public School, 22 Bomen St, BALLIMORE Full Baradine Baradine Central School, 42-44 Narren St, BARADINE Full Barmedman Barmedman Public School, 12 Robertson St, BARMEDMAN Assisted Bedgerabong Bedgerabong Public School, 7 Bedgerabong Rd, BEDGERABONG None Bellata Bellata War Memorial Hall, 10 Wilga St, BELLATA Assisted Binnaway Binnaway Central School, Cnr David St & Yarran St, BINNAWAY Full Bogan Gate Bogan Gate Public School, 5-9 Bogan St, BOGAN GATE Full Boggabilla Boggabilla Central School, 16 South St, BOGGABILLA Full Boggabri Boggabri Public School, 100 Merton St, BOGGABRI Full Boomi Boomi Public School, 25 Werrina St, BOOMI Full Bourke Bourke PCYC, 2 Wilson St, BOURKE Full Brewarrina Brewarrina Visitor Information Centre, 50 Bathurst St, BREWARRINA Full Broken Hill Central PCYC Broken Hill, 58 Gypsum St, BROKEN HILL None Broken Hill Heights Morgan Street Public School, 424-474 Morgan St, BROKEN HILL Full Broken Hill North Broken Hill North Public School, 619 Chapple St, BROKEN HILL Full Broken Hill South Broken Hill Alma Public School, 29 Comstock St, BROKEN HILL Full Broken Hill West Broken Hill Burke Ward Public School, 185 Rakow St, BROKEN HILL Full Burren Junction Burren Junction Public School, 7 Alma St, BURREN JUNCTION Full Carroll Carroll Public School, 73-79 Phillip St, CARROLL Full Cobar Cobar High School, 1 Wetherell Cres, COBAR Full Collarenebri Collarenebri Central School, 42 Herbert St, COLLARENEBRI Full Condobolin Condobolin Public School, 68 Molong St, CONDOBOLIN Full Coolah Coolah Central School, 13 Binnia St, COOLAH Full Coonabarabran Coonabarabran High School, 9400 Newell Hwy, COONABARABRAN Assisted Coonamble Coonamble High School, 23 Aberford St, COONAMBLE Full Cumborah Cumborah Recreation Reserve Hall, 1 Cumborah St, CUMBORAH Full Curban Curban Community Hall, 98 National Park Rd, CURBAN Full Curlewis Curlewis Public School, 44 Goran St, CURLEWIS Assisted Dubbo Wesley Community Centre, 64-66 Church St, DUBBO Full Dubbo Blue Ridge Dubbo Christian School, 141 Sheraton Rd, DUBBO Full Dubbo East Buninyong Public School, 272A Myall St, DUBBO Full Dubbo Grove Dubbo College (South Campus), 75 Boundary Rd, DUBBO Full Dubbo North Dubbo North Public School, 162 Fitzroy St, DUBBO Full Dubbo Orana Orana Heights Public School, 2 Oak St, DUBBO Full Dubbo South Dubbo South Public School, 293 Fitzroy St, DUBBO Full Dubbo West Dubbo College (Delroy Campus), 60 East St, DUBBO Full Dunedoo Dunedoo Jubilee Memorial Hall, 154 Bolaro St, DUNEDOO Assisted Euabalong West Euabalong West Public School, 16 Uabba St, EUABALONG WEST Full Eumungerie Eumungerie Public School, 1 Wheaton St, EUMUNGERIE Full Forbes Forbes Town Hall, 2 Court St, FORBES Full Forbes North Forbes High School, 18 Wyndham Ave, FORBES Full Forbes South Forbes Tennis Club, 2-20 Church St, FORBES Assisted Gilgandra Gilgandra High School, 4 Chelmsford Ave, GILGANDRA Full Goodooga Goodooga Central School, 31 Doyle St, GOODOOGA Full Gulargambone Gulargambone Central School, 14 Yalcogrin St, GULARGAMBONE Full Gunnedah Gunnedah PCYC, 32 View St, GUNNEDAH Full Gunnedah South Gunnedah South Public School, 1-15 Winder Pl, GUNNEDAH Full Ivanhoe Ivanhoe Central School, 2 Columbus St, IVANHOE Full Lake Cargelligo Lake Cargelligo Central School, 65 Canada St, LAKE CARGELLIGO None Lightning Ridge Lightning Ridge Central School, 1-3 Kaolin St, LIGHTNING RIDGE Full Mendooran Mendooran Central School, 51 Brambil St, MENDOORAN Full Menindee Menindee Civic Hall, 30 Yartla St, MENINDEE Full Moree Moree Multi-purpose Centre High School, 72 Frome St, MOREE Full Moree East Moree PCYC, 360 Boston St, MOREE Full Moree West Moree Public School, 41 Albert St, MOREE Full Mullaley Mullaley Public School, 76-90 Nombi St, MULLALEY None Mungindi Mungindi Memorial Hall, 99 St George St, MUNGINDI Full Narrabri Narrabri Public School, 90 Barwan St, NARRABRI Full Narrabri Dangar Narrabri High School , 2 Gibbons St, NARRABRI Full Narrabri West Narrabri West Public School , 2 Cooma Rd, NARRABRI Full Narromine Narromine Public School, Meringo St, NARROMINE Full Nyngan Nyngan High School, 19-37 Cobar St, NYNGAN Full Pallamallawa Pallamallawa Community Hall, 47 Generoi St, PALLAMALLAWA Full Parkes Parkes High School, 2A Albert St, PARKES Assisted Parkes East Parkes East Primary School, 1-3 Thornbury St, PARKES Full Parkes North Parkes Public School, 77-87 Currajong St, PARKES Full Parkes South Middleton Public School, 17-19 Medlyn St, PARKES Full Parkes West Parkes PCYC, 36-38 Pearce St, PARKES Full Peak Hill Peak Hill Central School, 132 Caswell St, PEAK HILL Full Pilliga Pilliga Public School, 55-59 Dangar St, PILLIGA Full Purlewaugh Purlewaugh Mechanics Institute, Purlewaugh Rd, PURLEWAUGH Assisted Tambar Springs Anglican Church, 61-63 Tamba St, TAMBAR SPRINGS Tomingley Tomingley Memorial Hall, Newell Hwy, TOMINGLEY Assisted Tooraweenah Tooraweenah Public School, 410 John Renshaw Pkwy, TOORAWEENAH Assisted Tottenham Tottenham War Memorial Hall, Bulbodney St, TOTTENHAM Assisted Trangie Trangie Central School, 31 Derribong St, TRANGIE Full Trundle Trundle War Memorial Hall, 54 Forbes St, TRUNDLE Full Tullamore Tullamore Central School, 2 Hinkler St, TULLAMORE Full Tullibigeal Tullibigeal Community Hall, 20-22 Wooyeo St, TULLIBIGEAL Assisted Ungarie Ungarie Central School, 1 Crown Camp Rd, UNGARIE Full Walgett Walgett PCYC, 65-71 Dewhurst St, WALGETT Full Warren Warren Central School, 63 Chester St, WARREN Full Wee Waa Wee Waa Public School, 41 Cowper St, WEE WAA Full Weethalle Weethalle Public School, 12 Wattle St, WEETHALLE Assisted West Wyalong West Wyalong High School, 30 Dumaresq St, WEST WYALONG Full Wilcannia Wilcannia Central Darling Council Hall, 22 Myers St, WILCANNIA Full Wongarbon Wongarbon Public School, 28 Railway St, WONGARBON Assisted Wyalong Old Wyalong Council Chambers Hall, 68 Neeld St, WYALONG Full
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