PRE-POLL voting in the Port Macquarie-Hastings Council election starts on Saturday, 7 September.

Six pre-polling places will be open across the local government area, with only one in the Camden Haven.

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Those requiring full wheelchair access may have to go to the CWA Hall in Port Macquarie.

The addresses of all six centres and their accessibility details are:

– North Haven Community Hall at 595 Ocean Drive, North Haven. There is no designated accessible toilet at this location and the path of travel from the car park into the centre may require assistance.

– Grace Church at 2 Kingfisher Road, Port Macquarie. The path of travel into the centre may require assistance.

– Port Macquarie CWA Hall at 11 Horton Street Port Macquarie. This is fully wheelchair accessible.

– Port Macquarie Guide Hall at 54 Hollingworth Street, Port Macquarie. There is no designated accessible parking spot and the path of travel from the car park into the centre may require assistance.

– The office of the Port Macquarie-Hastings Returning Officer at 216 Hastings River Drive. There is no designated accessible toilet and the path of travel may require assistance.

– Wauchope CWA Hall at 49-51 High Street, Wauchope. The path of travel may require assistance as the venue has a step and lip at the entrance.

With the exception of Sunday, all centres will be open at the following times.

– Monday to Wednesday: 8:30am – 5:30pm

– Thursday: 8:30am – 8:00pm

– Friday: 8:30am – 6:00pm

– Saturday: 9:00am – 6:00pm

There is no absentee voting in local government elections.

Anyone living away from their registered council area has until Monday, 9 September, to apply for a postal vote.

Completed ballot papers and postal vote certificates must then be received by the NSW Electoral Commission no later than 6pm, on 27 September.

Telephone voting may be available to those unable to visit a polling centre.

Electoral officers can also visit nursing and aged care homes if they are considered “Declared Facilities”.

A full list of election day polling stations will appear in next week’s paper.

In the meantime, further details can be found on the NSW Electoral Commission website at elections.nsw.gov.au/elections.

By Sue STEPHENSON