What’s News

MEDIA RELEASE 25 June 2021

What’s News

Bathurst Winter Festival

26 June - 11 July

The Winter Playground opens at 9am on Saturday 26 June and run daily from 9am to 9pm. The playground will feature the McDonald's Bathurst Ice Rink, the two storey carousel and the giant ferris wheel.

Tickets to the carousel and ferris wheel and other carnival rides ($5 per person per ride) can be purchased in the Winter Playground at the main ticket stall.

We encourage you to pre-purchase tickets for the McDonald's Ice Skating Rink to avoid disappointment if tickets sell out for a session.

Visit www.bathurstwinterfestival.com.au for more information.

Save the date

NSW Local Government elections will be held on Saturday, 4 September. Voting is

compulsory. For more information visit elections.nsw.gov.au/lge21

Local Government Election Employment Opportunities

People who would like to work at the September local government elections can now submit

an application through the NSW Electoral Commission website. Applicants can work on the day (Saturday 4 September) in a polling place, or for longer periods in a returning office or in one of the pre-poll voting centres. Visit www.elections.nsw.gov.au for more information.

Candidate information sessions

The NSW Electoral Commission continues to run a series of online candidate information sessions in the lead up to the 2021 NSW Local Government elections.

The following webinars are scheduled for July and August:

• 2pm, Thursday 1 July – Nominations

• 11am, Tuesday 27 July Registration of Electoral Material (also known as how to vote material)

• 11am, Monday 9 August – iVote explained

• 11am, Thursday 19 August – Early voting and election day voting

• 6pm, Tuesday 31 August – Candidate workers, scrutineers, counting and results

Please use the following link to register your attendance

Each webinar will be recorded and placed on the NSWEC website for viewing at a later date if you are unable to attend at the scheduled time. The NSWEC will not be conducting face to face candidate information sessions.

ENDS

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