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HOW TO VOTE GREENS

Here in Prahran your choice is between the Liberals and the Greens, Labor isn’t running a candidate.

Angelica Di Camillo is an environmental engineer and St Kilda East local who is dedicated to our community.

Your vote is powerful. At the by-election on 8 February, vote [1] for Angelica Di Camillo for a strong, independent voice for Prahran.

On your ballot paper put the number 1 in the box next to Angelica Di Camillo for the Australian Greens, then number all the other boxes in the order of your choice.

Angelica will work for:

  • 50 cent public transport fares, just like they have in Queensland
  • An end to unlimited rent increases
  • Cheaper groceries with price caps on supermarket essentials
  • Real climate action – no more coal and gas by 2030
  • Protecting Windsor Community Children’s centre from being sold off for private profit
  • Building the $12 million St Kilda Primary school hall
  • A revitalised Chapel Street, with support for small businesses and more community services

The Prahran by-election is being held on 8 February. Find your nearest voting centre at the VEC website here.

fREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How to vote Green

Write a number [1] in the box for Angelica Di Camillo, Australian Greens.

Then number the other boxes in the order of your choice.

How your preferences go will be entirely up to you.

No party is able to direct your vote anywhere you don’t want it to go. This means how you choose to number your ballot paper is where your vote goes.

Our recommendation is above, but it is just a recommendation.

In Prahran it is a race between the Greens and the Liberals, Labor isn’t running. The Greens have a great chance of winning.

But if the Greens do not win your vote will flow at full value to your next preferred choice.

Download your copy of the Australian Greens How to Vote card here.

Where can I vote?

EARLY VOTING CENTRES

You can vote early from Wednesday 29 January at the following locations:

  • 9. South Yarra – EVC, Ground Floor, 60 Wilson Street, South Yarra
  • 10. Chapel Street Voting Centre, 21-23 Chapel Street, Windsor

VOTING CENTRES ON ELECTION DAY, 8 FEBRUARY:

On the day of the by-election, you can vote at the following locations:

  • 1. Christ Church Grammar School, 677 Punt Road, South Yarra
  • 2. South Yarra Library, 340 Toorak Road, South Yarra
  • 3. Our Lady of Lourdes School, 7 Wynnstay Road, Prahran
  • 4. Grattan Gardens Community Centre, 40 Grattan Street, Prahran
  • 5. Prahran RSL Memorial Hall, 301 High Street, Prahran
  • 6. Melbourne Girls Grammar Junior School, 100 Caroline Street, South Yarra
  • 7. St Michael’s Grammar School, 20 Redan Street, St Kilda
  • 8. St Mary’s Parish Hall, 214 Dandenong Road (access via Westbury Street), St Kilda East

Find your nearest voting centre at the VEC website here.

When does voting open?

The by-election is being held on Saturday 8 February. Polling opens on election day at 8am and closes at 6pm.

Early voting and telephone assisted voting opens on Wednesday 29 January at 9am at select early voting polling centres. You can vote early until 6pm on Friday 7 February.

Learn more at the VEC website here.

How do I know if I need to vote in the Prahran by-election?

Voting is compulsory in the Prahran by-election if you live in the Prahran electorate. You must vote.

The Prahran electorate covers the suburbs of South Yarra, Prahran and Windsor, plus parts of Southbank, St Kilda and St Kilda East.

You can find out if your address falls within the Prahran electorate on the Victorian Electoral Commission website.

How can I vote by post?

Applications to vote by post in the Prahran District by-election close at 6 pm on Wednesday 5 February 2025.

The Victorian Electoral Commission will start posting ballot packs from Tuesday 21 January 2025.

If you would like to apply to vote by post, you can on the VEC website here.

If you’re already a general postal voter in Prahran District, you don’t need to apply for a postal vote. Your ballot pack will be automatically posted to you.

Read more about the Greens’ plan in your language at: greens.org.au/vic/in-language