Canberra Votes

A slightly lighter look at candidates on the campaign trail for the ACT 2008 Election…

The ACT Electoral Commissioner, Mr. Phillip Green was kind enough to take some time out of his very busy schedule (the day before polling day) to let us film the following piece in which he explains various aspects of the ACT Electoral Commission and the ACT Election process.

Related Sites:

ACT Electoral Commission - Elections ACT

Gungahlin residents, business operators, and all election candidates (where electronic contact details could be found) for the ACT electorates of Molonglo and Ginninderra were invited to the Gungahlin Community Council’s… Meet the Candidates night on Wednesday 8 October, held at the Palmerston Community Centre in Palmerston.
Just 10 days before the election day on 18 October, [...]

Canberra Multicultural Community Forum Q&A ACT Election Event - What does Multiculturalism really mean?
The Canberra Multicultural Community Forum (CMCF) Inc brought together a panel of politicians, high profile personalities, researchers and community leaders, to answer the audiences questions about multiculturalism and social inclusion. Ross Solly from ABC Radio was the host for this “Question [...]

Canberra ASH (Action on Smoking & Health) held a forum on Smoking and Tobacco Issues on Thursday 2 October, 2008 at the Function Room at Havelock House, 85 Northbourne Avenue, Turner.
The questions for candidates and party representatives were:

Do you/does your party intend to take any action to lessen or remove the risk to workers in [...]

Candidates in the 2008 ACT Election were invited to the ACT Light Rail election event.
Date:      Tuesday 30th September 2008
Time:     19:30 - 22:00
Venue:   Havelock House, 85 Northbourne Avenue, Turner ACT 2612
The purpose of the meeting was to hear what the candidates and/or political the party they were representing had to say in relation to Light [...]

On 26 August 2008, ACT Liberal MLA Bill Stefaniak announced that he would not be standing for re-election at the October election. Mr. Stefaniak has been appointed to the ACT Civil Administrative Tribual and has also indicated that he is leaving politics to spend more time with his family.
Mr. Stefaniak was kind enough to let [...]

The Conservation Council ACT Region held its pre-election event “Conservation over Cocktails” on  Thursday 25th September, between 6.00 – 8.00pm at the Holy Grail Restaurant and Bar, Jardine Street  Kingston
This meeting was a chance to hear candidates in the ACT election speak about their party’s environment policies and engage them in discussion on these matters.
Dr [...]

The ACT Council of P&C Associations, Advocacy for Inclusion & Autism, Asperger ACT held a ‘Special Education Election Evening’ on Thursday 18th September 2008 at Dickson College, Phillip Avenue, Dickson.
Candidates standing for the major parties at the forthcoming ACT election attended to put their views and policies on issues relating to the education of students [...]

The September 2008 Belconnen Community Council Community Forum was held at:
7.00pm, Tuesday 16 September 2008
Community Room, upstairs Belconnen Library
Chandler Street, Belconnen
The special guest for September was the Chief Minister Jon Stanhope, who talked about the past, present and future of Belconnen and Canberra, as well as took questions from the audience about the last four [...]