May 1, 2025
If you haven’t voted yet – and a lot of you already have! – here are the polling places for Election Day this Saturday (May 3).
Three Federal Electorates cut across the South Burnett region, each currently held by an LNP MP:
- Flynn (which includes Wondai and Proston) – Colin Boyce with a 3.82 per cent margin
- Maranoa (which includes Wooroolin, Kingaroy, Kumbia and Blackbutt) – David Littleproud with a 22.12 per cent margin
- Wide Bay (which includes Murgon, Cherbourg, Goomeri and Kilkivan) – Llew O’Brien with an 11.34 per cent margin
Although there are three electorates in the South Burnett, enrolled voters can actually vote at any polling place in Queensland on election day.
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Where To Vote On Saturday
Here is a list of nearby polling places around the region. All will open at 8:00am and close at 6:00pm.
- Bell State School, 90 Dennis St, Bell
- Blackbutt State School, 25 Crofton St, Blackbutt
- Cherbourg Town Hall, 22 Barambah Ave, Cherbourg
- Cloyna State School, 8 William Webber Rd, Cloyna
- Coolabunia State School, Gipps St, Coolabunia
- Cooyar State School, 1 Gracey St, Cooyar
- Gayndah QCWA Hall, 5 Pineapple St, Gayndah
- Goomeri P-10 State School, 5 Munro St, Goomeri
- Inverlaw Farmers Hall, 1136 Kingaroy Burrandowan Rd, Inverlaw
- Jandowae Memorial Hall, 38 George St, Jandowae
- Kaimkillenbun State School, Messenger St, Kaimkillenbun
- Kilkivan P-10 State School, 6 Council St, Kilkivan
- Kingaroy – St John’s Lutheran School, 84-94 Ivy St
- Kingaroy State High School Hall, Markwell St East
- Kingaroy – Taabinga State School, 2-8 Rae St
- Kumbia State School, 22 Bell St, Kumbia
- Lower Wonga Hall, Lower Wonga Hall, Lower Wonga
- Maidenwell – Tanduringie State School, 28-32 Tanduringie School Rd, Pimpimbudgee
- Mondure Public Hall, 12 McConnel Way, Mondure
- Mundubbera QCWA Hall, 79 Lyons St, Mundubbera
- Murgon – South Burnett PCYC, 38-40 Macalister St, Murgon
- Nanango State High School, 54 Elk St, Nanango
- Nanango State School, 39 Drayton St, Nanango
- Proston Community Hall, Rodney St, Proston
- Widgee State School, 2156 Gympie Woolooga Rd, Widgee
- Wondai Memorial Hall, cnr Scott St & Mackenzie Sts, Wondai
- Wooroolin State School, 34 Frederick St, Wooroolin
- Yarraman P-9 State School, 17 John St, Yarraman
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Candidates
Here is a list of the candidates standing for Flynn, Maranoa and Wide Bay (in ballot paper order):
Flynn
ANDERSON, John – Independent
MADELL, Helen – Labor
ZUNKER, Peter – Trumpet Of Patriots
DORIAN, Peter – Family First
BAMBRICK, Paul – Greens
PRICE, Lance – People First
SCOTT, Duncan – Independent
* BOYCE, Colin – Liberal National
HARRIS, David – One Nation
NB. * Sitting member
Maranoa
DRAPER, Rod – People First
* LITTLEPROUD, David – Liberal National
JOHNSTON, Elizabeth – Greens
OFFERDAHL, Michael – Libertarian
WHITTLE, John – Family First
NEWMAN, Alex – Labor
CUMES, Jonathan – Trumpet Of Patriots
DUNCAN, Sharon – One Nation
NB. * Sitting member
Wide Bay
KENNINGALE, Kirsti – Family First
CHALMERS, Elliott – Labor
BURGESS, Chad – One Nation
* O’BRIEN, Llew – Liberal National
IDDON, Casey – Independent
BUHSE, Emma – Greens
PENNICOTT, Gabrial – Trumpet Of Patriots
NB. * Sitting member
Remember, voting is compulsory!
