Council Election

The Sutherland Shire Council Election will be held on Saturday, 8 September 2012.

Three Candidates from each of the five Wards of The Sutherland Shire Council Local Government Area will be voted in to become Councillors.  The fifteen Councillors then select one of their number to become Mayor.

For the next four years, these fifteen people will make decisions affecting 220,000 residents, 133,000 workers and a $1.1 billion asset  base.

What Ward am I in?

For residents: the NSW Electoral Commission has a Quick Lookup page that will tell you your ward based on your address.

Go here: http://streetlist.elections.nsw.gov.au/lgafinder.aspx

First enter your suburb , then select your street from the drop-down list

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List of Candidates:

Click on a candidate’s name to view their profile

Ward A
Group A: Independent
Carol Provan	Graeme Muir	Julie Muir
Group B: Liberal
Kevin Schreiber	Scott Williams	Stephen Nikolovski
Group C: The Greens
Naomi Waizer	Robert Sinnerbrink	Col Ryan
Group D: Australia First Party
Michael Chehoff	Karl Glas	Martin Augustine
Group E: Labor
Stefanie Jones	Paul Constance	Jack Boyd
Group F: Independent
George Capsis	Rod Coy	Tony Spence
Group G: Shire Watch Independents
Damon Frith	Ian Rogers	Ian Sinclair
Group H
Tony Blain	Gordon Patterson	Elle Kerin
Ungrouped Independent
Richard Black

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Ward B
Group A: Liberal
Kent Johns	Tracy Cook	Danielle Brown
Group B: Shire Watch Independents
Lorraine Kelly	Andrew Schwartz	Suzanne Ford
Group C: The Greens
Liam Wyatt	Julie Simpson	Cheryl Kay
Group D: Christian Democratic Party (Fred Nile Group)
Graeme Collins	Matt Burns	Matt Richards
Group E: Labor
Phil Blight	Mary Clerke	Andrew Katon
Group F: Independent
Meredith Laverty	Andrea Briggs	Tracey Corbin-Matchett

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Ward C
Group A: Christian Democratic Party (Fred Nile Group)
Sue Earnshaw	Beth Smith	Ern Hemmings
Group B: Labor
Peter Scaysbrook	Rosemary Maker	Gavin Ewer
Group C: Shire Watch Independents
Val Bryant	Lisa Keet	Glenyce White
Group D:
Craig McCallum	Garry Lynton	Wendy Feros
Group E: Liberal
Hassan Awada	Tom Croucher	Cassandra Lawry

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Ward D
Group A
Bruce Walton	Warren Lane	Dianne Wackwitz
Group B: Liberal
Carmelo Pesce	Glenn Gorick	Matthew Versi
Group C: Labor
Diedree Steinwall	Lawrie Daly	Mark Cerny
Group D: Shire Watch Independents
Troy Wasson	Howard Boorman	Steven Harper

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Ward E
Group A: Liberal
Steve Simpson	John Riad	Amy Cook
Group B: Shire Watch Independents
Peter Towell	David Duffy	Stephen Atherton
Group C:
Craig Clifton	Damien Ratcliffe	Donna-Maree Collins
Group D: The Greens
Andrew Castle	Daniel Heycox	Ian Harris
Group E: Labor
John Moran	Cameron Ritchie	Marilyn Jervis

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Election Timetable

8 August 2012               Closing of Nominations to be a Candidate (12 Noon)
8 August 2012               Registration of Electoral Material (how-to-vote) opens
27 August 2012             Pre-Poll voting starts (SchoolofArts, East Parade, Sutherland)
31 August 2012            Registration of Electoral Material (how-to-vote) closes (5.00pm)
3 September 2012       Postal Vote Applications close (5.00pm)
7 September 2012       Pre-poll voting closes (6.00pm)
8 September 2012       ELECTION DAY
10 September 2012    Return of Postal Votes closes (6.00pm)

Making Your Vote Count

You may vote in one of two ways:

EITHER

Place the number “1” in the square above the group of candidates for whom you wish to vote. If you wish to vote for additional candidates, place consecutive numbers beginning with the number “2” in the squares above the additional groups of candidates in order of your preferences for them.

OR

Place the numbers “1” and “2” in the squares next to 2 candidates in order of your preferences for them. If you wish to vote for any more candidates, place consecutive numbers starting with “3” in the squares next to those candidates in order of your preferences for them.

Compulsory Voting

Voting in Local Government Elections is compulsory.

Absentee Voting

Voting is not available outside the Ward for which you are on the electoral roll.  However, all Wards voting (Ward A, Ward B, Ward C, Ward D and Ward E) is available at thePrincipal Polling Placeat the Sutherland Entertainment Centre,Eton Street, Sutherland.

Polling hours are 8am to 6pm on election day only.

There will also be available polling booths on the boundaries of wards which will operate as Dual Ward Booths.

Postal Vote

Applications for a Postal Vote are now available and must be returned to:

The Returning Officer
Sutherland Shire Council
Suite 2, 1st Floor, 33-35 Belmont Street
Sutherland  NSW 2232

or

The Returning Officer
PO Box 971
Sutherland  NSW  2232

or delivered in person to:

Reception
Sutherland Shire Council Administration
 Council’s administration Office
4-20 Eton Street, Sutherland

by

5pm Monday, 3 September 2012

The application for a postal vote can be found at: Final_Postal_Vote_Application.pdf

Pre-Poll Voting

You can Pre-poll vote by attending:

The School of Arts
21-23 East Parade, Sutherland

from:

8.30am – 4.30pm on Monday, 27 August 2012 – Friday, 31 August 2012
8.30am – 4.30pm on Monday, 3 September 2012 – Wednesday, 5 September 2012
8.30am – 8.00pm on Thursday, 6 September 2012-08-14
8.30am – 6.00pm on Friday, 7 September 2012

Pre-Poll at this location is only available to people on the electoral roll in the Sutherland Shire Council area.

Polling Booths

You must vote at a polling booth in the Ward for which you are on the electoral roll or at a Dual Ward Booth which covers your Ward or at thePrincipal Polling Placeat the Sutherland Entertainment Centre,Eton St, Sutherland. Polling hours are 8am to 6pm.

Please find below a list of polling booth locations as well as a Polling Booth Map which shows the Ward Boundaries.
You may need to use the zoom option within the map to view your Ward.

You can vote at the following Polling Booths:

8am – 6pm on Saturday 8 September 2012.

 (W) = Wheelchair access  booths.

WARD A
Bundeena (W)	Bundeena Community Centre	Liverpool Street
Caringbah	CaringbahPublic School (Dual with Ward B)	Actinotus Avenue
Caringbah  (W)	St Phillips Anglican Church Hall (Dual with Ward B)	402 Port Hacking Road
Cronulla  (W)	CronullaHigh School	Captain Cook Drive
Cronulla	CronullaPublic School	18 Burraneer Bay Road
Cronulla	Uniting Church Hall	Gosport Street
Cronulla	CronullaSouthPublic School	Ewos Parade
Cronulla  (W)	Cronulla Catholic Church Hall	Nicholson Parade
Kurnell  (W)	KurnellPublic School	Dampier Street
Lilli Pilli	LilliPilliPublic School	Turriell Bay Road
Maianbar	Maianbar Community Hall	Pacific Crescent
Sutherland  (W)	Sutherland Entertainment Centre (Dual all Wards)	Eton Street
Woolooware	WooloowarePublic School (Dual with Ward C)	Riverview Avenue
Woolooware	BurraneerBayPublic School	161 Burraneer Bay Road
WARD B
Caringbah	LagunaStreetPublic School	Laguna Street
Caringbah	CaringbahHigh School (Dual with Ward C)	Willarong Road
Caringbah	CaringbahPublic School (Dual with Ward A)	Actinotus Avenue
Caringbah  (W)	St Phillips Anglican Church Hall (Dual with Ward A)	402 Port Hacking Road
GraysPoint	Grays Point Community Hall	Grays Point Road
Gymea  (W)	Gymea Catholic Church Hall	Gymea Bay Road
Gymea	GymeaNorthPublic School (Dual with Ward C)	Ruby Road
GymeaBay	GymeaBayPublic School	Gymea Bay Road
Kirrawee  (W)	KirraweePublic School	Clements Parade
Kirrawee	KirraweeHigh School	Hunter Street
Miranda	Miranda Community Centre	Karimbla Road
Miranda	Port Hacking High School (Dual with Ward C)	Kingsway
Miranda	MirandaNorthPublic School (Dual with Ward C)	The Boulevarde
Sutherland  (W)	Sutherland Entertainment Centre (Dual all Wards)	Eton Street
YowieBay  (W)	YowieBayPublic School	Wonga Road
WARD C
Caringbah	CaringbahHigh School (Dual with Ward B)	Willarong Road
Como	ComoPublic School	Genoa Street
Gymea	GymeaNorthPublic School (Dual with Ward B)	Ruby Road
Jannali	JannaliEastPublic School	500 Box Road
Jannali (W)	Jannali Community Centre (Dual with Ward E)	Mary Street
Kareela	KareelaPublic School	Freya Street
Miranda	MirandaNorthPublic School (Dual with Ward B)	The Boulevarde
Miranda	Port Hacking High School (Dual with Ward B)	Kingsway
Oyster Bay	Oyster BayPublic School	Short Street
Sutherland (W)	Sutherland Entertainment Centre (Dual all Wards)	Eton Street
Sutherland (W)	SutherlandNorthPublic School (Dual with Ward D)	Moira Street
Sylvania	SylvaniaPublic School	Ellis Street
Sylvania (W)	SylvaniaHeightsPublic School	Venetia Street
Sylvania (W)	FrankVickeryVillageAuditorium	101 Port Hacking Road
Taren Point	TarenPointPublic School	Woodlands  Road
Woolooware (W)	WooloowarePublic School (Dual with Ward A)	Riverview Avenue
WARD D
Engadine	EngadineHigh School	Porter Road
Engadine	EngadinePublic School	Waratah Road
Engadine	EngadineWestPublic School	Buckle Avenue
Engadine (W)	MartonPublic School	107 Kingswood Road
Engadine (W)	St JohnBoscoPrimary School	Waratah Road
Heathcote	HeathcotePublic School	Rosebery Street
Heathcote	HeathcoteHigh School	Wilson Parade
Loftus	Loftus Community Centre	Loftus Avenue
Sutherland (W)	Presbyterian Church Hall	Cnr Flora and Glencoe Sts
Sutherland	Sutherland West Scout Hall (Dual with Ward E)	38 Kurrajong Street
Sutherland (W)	Sutherland Entertainment Centre (Dual all Wards)	Eton Street
Sutherland (W)	SutherlandNorthPublic School (Dual with Ward C)	Moira Street
Waterfall	WaterfallPublic School	McKell Avenue
WoronoraHeights	WoronoraHeightsCommunity Centre	67AWarrangarree Drive
Yarrawarrah	Yarrawarrah Community Centre	OldBush Road
WARD E
Alfords Point	AlfordsPointPublic School	Brushwood Drive
Bangor	BangorPublic School	Menai Road
Barden Ridge (W)	LucasHeightsCommunitySchool	OldIllawarra Road
BonnetBay	BonnetBayPublic School	Tudor Road
Como	ComoWestPublic School	Wolger Street
Illawong	IllawongPublic School	Fowler Road
Illawong	TharawalPublic School	Gerald Road
Jannali (W)	Jannali Community Centre (Dual with Ward C)	Mary Street
Menai	MenaiPrimary School	Hall Drive
Menai (W)	Menai Community Centre	Allison Crescent
SandyPoint	SandyPointCommunity Centre	St Georges Crescent
Sutherland (W)	Sutherland Entertainment Centre (Dual all Wards)	Eton Street
Sutherland	Sutherland West Scout Hall (Dual with Ward D)	38 Kurrajong Street
Woronora	WoronoraRiverPublic School	Prices Circuit
Woronora	Woronora East Life Saving Club	PrincesEdward Park Road

 Declared Institutions

The Election Manager has appointed the following Declared Institutions for the purposes of polling in connection with the election to be held on Saturday, 8 September 2012.

Candidate Information

The Division of Local Government has prepared a publication “Becoming a Councillor” which gives an overview of local Government in NSW and outlines what a Councillor’s role is, what support is available for councillors and how to nominate as a candidate for local government election.  Further information is also available from the Division of Local Government.

All local government candidates have obligations under the Election Funding, Expenditure and Disclosures Act 1981 (the Act).  More information can be found at the Election Funding Authority website.

Registration of How to Vote Material

Electoral material, including how-to-vote brochures, being distributed on election day must have been registered with the Returning Officer by 5pm Friday 31 August 2012. Posters are not required to be registered.

All electoral material (advertisements, how-to-vote brochures, handbills, pamphlets, posters or notices) used during the election period, 30 July to 6pm Saturday 8 September 2012, must include the name and full address of the person authorising the printing of the material and the name of the printer and the full address at which it was printed.

It is an offence to print, publish or distribute electoral material which misleads electors.

Non-residential Rolls

Claims for non-residential rolls closed at 6pm, Monday 30 July 2012.

Residential Roll

All electors enrolled on the Commonwealth/State electoral roll residing in the Sutherland Shire Council area will be included on the roll for the election.

To check your enrolment details or to obtain a residential enrolment form visit:

www.votensw.info or call 1300 135 736.

Enrolment forms are also available from any Australia Post office.

Voting in Local Government (council) elections is COMPULSORY for all electors included on the residential roll.

Enrol to Vote

If you have turned 18 and have not enrolled to vote or have changed your address, please go to Enrol to Vote.

An Electoral Enrolment Form must be lodged with the Australian Electoral Commission.