Voting locations for this weekend's Voice referendum in Orange and surrounds are locked in.
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About a dozen schools and community halls in town are hosting ballot boxes. Sites are also confirmed for Molong, Lucknow, Nashdale, Spring Hill, Cudal, Milthorpe and Blayney.
The Voice referendum aims to enshrine constitutional recognition for Indigenous Australians and establish a body to advise the federal parliament on Aboriginal affairs including health, education, jobs, and housing.
Proponents say this will advance national reconciliation and improve efforts to tackle indigenous issues by providing a direct line of communication between communities and legislators.
- READ MORE: The Yes case for a Voice to Parliament
- READ MORE: The No case for a Voice to Parliament referendum
Sceptics primarily say the federal body would be a top-heavy bureaucracy unable to effectively represent people "on the ground."
Polls will be open between 8am and 6pm on Saturday, October 14. Early voting is available at Orange Function Centre.
The full list of voting sites are listed below:
- Orange Anglican Grammar School - 7 Murphy La, Orange
- Integra Health Club - 17 Ralston Dr, Orange
- Orange High School - cnr Woodward St & Coronation Dr, Orange
- Bletchington Public School - 139 Matthews Ave, Orange
- Kenna Hall - 88 Hill St, Orange
- Calare Public School - 44 Wentworth La, Orange
- Orange Public School - 78 Kite St, Orange
- St Barnabas Parish Hall - 381 Summer St, Orange
- Bowen Public School - 50-60 Park St, Orange
- Anson Street Public School - 94 Anson St, Orange
- Glenroi Heights Public School - 40-62 Maxwell Ave, Orange
- Canobolas Public School - 386 Canobolas Rd, Canobolas
- Nashdale Public School - 7 Nashdale La, Nashdale
- Bloomfield Hall - 1502 Forest Rd, Orange
- Borenore Public School - 1243 The Escort Way, Borenore
- Lucknow School Community Hall - 4 Newman St, Lucknow
- Mullion Creek Public School - 45 Long Point Rd, Mullion Creek
- Spring Terrace Public School - 573 Forest Rd, Spring Terrace
- Spring Hill Public School - 2 Seaton St, Spring Hill
- Millthorpe Public School - 32 Park St, Millthorpe
- Molong Central School - 68-70 Phillip St, Molong
- Cudal Public School - 9-15 Toogong St, Cudal
- Cargo Public School - 10 Hamilton St, Cargo
- Blayney Public School - 2 Lindsay St, Blayney
- Manildra Soldiers Memorial Hall - 61 Kiewa St, Manildra
- Carcoar Public School - 13 Icely St, Carcoar
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