Early voting locations for the 2025 Australian federal election

Words by Staff Writer

Sick of the election day scramble? Early voting locations around Australia open on April 22 for the 2025 federal election.

Early voting locations will swing open their doors across the country from Tuesday 22 April, running right up to Friday 2 May. But heads up – these voting centres will be shuttered on Easter Monday (21 April) and Anzac Day (25 April), so plan accordingly.

With the 2025 Australian federal election dropping on Saturday 3 May, savvy voters are already plotting their early ballot strategy. Not all early voting centres run the full two-week marathon, so check their dates and opening hours below before making the trek.

Stay up to date with what’s happening in and around Melbourne here.

When does early voting open in Melbourne?

Early voting centres open on April 22 but they’ll all be closed on April 21 or 25 for the public holidays.

You can rock up to any early voting centre in your state or territory from April 22 onwards if you meet the early voting eligibility criteria. That includes being away from your electorate on polling day, working through voting hours, dealing with illness or disability, or having legitimate safety concerns.

But, let’s be honest, most people will just vote early because they want to avoid the lines. What’s important to note is that different early voting centres have different opening hours and dates, hence the point of this article.

The key dates in the 2025 Australian federal election

Issue of writs: Monday 31 March
Close of rolls: 8pm, Monday 7 April
Close of nominations: Midday, Thursday 10 April
Declaration of nominations: Midday, Friday 11 April
Start of early voting: Tuesday 22 April
Close of postal vote applications: 6pm, Wednesday 30 April
Election day: Saturday 3 May

Early voting locations in inner Melbourne

With record numbers of Melburnians voting early in the recent state election and referendum, plenty of early voting centres have already been confirmed around Melbourne, with options across the metro area. Here’s a breakdown of locations and opening hours, but keep in mind – more centres will continue to be confirmed in the leadup to early voting officially opening on April 22.

Early voting locations in Melbourne’s inner north

Panarcadian Association
570 Victoria St, North Melbourne VIC 3051

Tue 22 Apr – Thu 24 Apr: 8:30am–5:30pm
Sat 26 Apr: 9am–4pm
Mon 28 Apr – Thu 1 May: 8:30am–5:30pm
Fri 2 May: 8:30am–6pm
Sat 3 May: 8am–6pm

Brunswick Masonic Centre
6 Davies St, Brunswick VIC 3056

Tue 22 Apr – Thu 24 Apr: 8:30am–5:30pm
Sat 26 Apr: 9am–4pm
Mon 28 Apr – Thu 1 May: 8:30am–5:30pm
Fri 2 May: 8:30am–6pm
Sat 3 May: 8am–6pm

Salvation Army Hall
704-710 High St, Thornbury VIC 3071

Tue 22 Apr – Thu 24 Apr: 8:30am–5:30pm
Sat 26 Apr: 9am–4pm
Mon 28 Apr – Thu 1 May: 8:30am–5:30pm
Fri 2 May: 8:30am–6pm
Sat 3 May: 8am–6pm

Early voting in the inner eastern suburbs

276 High St
276 High St, Kew VIC 3101

Tue 22 Apr – Thu 24 Apr: 8:30am–5:30pm
Sat 26 Apr: 9am–4pm
Mon 28 Apr – Thu 1 May: 8:30am–5:30pm
Fri 2 May: 8:30am–6pm

Abbotsford Convent
1 St Heliers St, Abbotsford VIC 3067

Tue 22 Apr – Thu 24 Apr: 8:30am–5:30pm
Sat 26 Apr: 9am–4pm
Mon 28 Apr – Thu 1 May: 8:30am–5:30pm
Fri 2 May: 8:30am–6pm

Inner west early voting centres

Holy Family Parish
17 Lyons St, Maidstone VIC 3012

Tue 22 Apr – Thu 24 Apr: 8:30am–5:30pm
Sat 26 Apr: 9am–4pm
Mon 28 Apr – Thu 1 May: 8:30am–5:30pm
Fri 2 May: 8:30am–6pm

Ascot Vale Uniting Church
60-64 Maribyrnong Rd, Moonee Ponds VIC 3039

Tue 22 Apr – Thu 24 Apr: 8:30am–5:30pm
Sat 26 Apr: 9am–4pm
Mon 28 Apr – Thu 1 May: 8:30am–5:30pm
Fri 2 May: 8:30am–6pm

Early voting in the inner south

St Kilda Life Saving Club
34 Jacka Bvd, St Kilda VIC 3182

Tue 22 Apr – Thu 24 Apr: 8:30am–5:30pm
Sat 26 Apr: 9am–4pm
Mon 28 Apr – Thu 1 May: 8:30am–5:30pm
Fri 2 May: 8:30am–6pm
Sat 3 May: 8am–6pm

Early voting in Melbourne’s outer suburbs

Northern suburbs

All Saints Anglican Church
14 Church St, Greensborough VIC 3088

Tue 22 Apr – Thu 24 Apr: 8:30am–5:30pm
Sat 26 Apr: 9am–4pm
Mon 28 Apr – Thu 1 May: 8:30am–5:30pm
Fri 2 May: 8:30am–6pm

Macedonian Orthodox Church St Petka
281-285 Plenty Rd, Mill Park VIC 3082

Tue 22 Apr – Thu 24 Apr: 8:30am–5:30pm
Sat 26 Apr: 9am–4pm
Mon 28 Apr – Thu 1 May: 8:30am–5:30pm
Fri 2 May: 8:30am–6pm

63-65 Ricky Way
63-65 Ricky Way, Epping VIC 3076

Tue 22 Apr – Thu 24 Apr: 8:30am–5:30pm
Sat 26 Apr: 9am–4pm
Mon 28 Apr – Thu 1 May: 8:30am–5:30pm
Fri 2 May: 8:30am–6pm

Craigieburn Central Tenancy B00-08A
Craigieburn Central, 340 Craigieburn Rd, Craigieburn VIC 3064

Tue 22 Apr – Thu 24 Apr: 8:30am–5:30pm
Sat 26 Apr: 9am–4pm
Mon 28 Apr – Thu 1 May: 8:30am–5:30pm
Fri 2 May: 8:30am–6pm

Wandong Public Hall
19 Rail St, Wandong VIC 3758

Tue 22 Apr – Thu 24 Apr: 8:30am–5:30pm
Sat 26 Apr: 9am–4pm
Mon 28 Apr – Thu 1 May: 8:30am–5:30pm
Fri 2 May: 8:30am–6pm

Gisborne Community Hall (Scout Hall)
63 Howey St, Gisborne VIC 3437

Tue 22 Apr – Thu 24 Apr: 8:30am–5:30pm
Sat 26 Apr: 9am–4pm
Mon 28 Apr – Thu 1 May: 8:30am–5:30pm
Fri 2 May: 8:30am–6pm

South east

Dandenong Stadium
270 Stud Rd, Dandenong North VIC 3175

Tue 22 Apr – Thu 24 Apr: 8:30am–5:30pm
Sat 26 Apr: 9am–4pm
Mon 28 Apr – Thu 1 May: 8:30am–5:30pm
Fri 2 May: 8:30am–6pm

Lyndale Secondary College
170-174 Gladstone Rd, Dandenong North VIC 3175

Sat 3 May: 8am–6pm

Moodemere Scout Hall
Noble Park Reserve, via Aenone Avenue, Noble Park VIC 3174

Tue 22 Apr – Thu 24 Apr: 8:30am–5:30pm
Sat 26 Apr: 9am–4pm
Mon 28 Apr – Thu 1 May: 8:30am–5:30pm
Fri 2 May: 8:30am–6pm

1st Rowville Scout Group Hall
61 Turramurra Dr, Rowville VIC 3178

Tue 22 Apr – Thu 24 Apr: 8:30am–5:30pm
Sat 26 Apr: 9am–4pm
Mon 28 Apr – Thu 1 May: 8:30am–5:30pm
Fri 2 May: 8:30am–6pm

Mackie Road Neighbourhood House
36 – 42 Mackie Rd, Mulgrave VIC 3170

Tue 22 Apr – Thu 24 Apr: 8:30am–5:30pm
Sat 26 Apr: 9am–4pm
Mon 28 Apr – Thu 1 May: 8:30am–5:30pm
Fri 2 May: 8:30am–6pm
Sat 3 May: 8am–6pm

Narre Warren South Scout Hall
101 Oakgrove Dr, Narre Warren South VIC 3805

Tue 22 Apr – Thu 24 Apr: 8:30am–5:30pm
Sat 26 Apr: 9am–4pm
Mon 28 Apr – Thu 1 May: 8:30am–5:30pm
Fri 2 May: 8:30am–6pm

1st Cranbourne Scout Hall
255-257 South Gippsland Hwy, Cranbourne VIC 3977

Tue 22 Apr – Thu 24 Apr: 8:30am–5:30pm
Sat 26 Apr: 9am–4pm
Mon 28 Apr – Thu 1 May: 8:30am–5:30pm
Fri 2 May: 8:30am–6pm
Sat 3 May: 8am–6pm

Akoonah Park Centre
2 Cardinia St, Berwick VIC 3806

Tue 22 Apr – Thu 24 Apr: 8:30am–5:30pm
Sat 26 Apr: 9am–4pm
Mon 28 Apr – Thu 1 May: 8:30am–5:30pm
Fri 2 May: 8:30am–6pm

Clyde Public Hall
30 Railway Rd, Clyde VIC 3978

Tue 22 Apr – Thu 24 Apr: 8:30am–5:30pm
Sat 26 Apr: 9am–4pm
Mon 28 Apr – Thu 1 May: 8:30am–5:30pm
Fri 2 May: 8:30am–6pm

Early voting along the Mornington Peninsula

Functions By The Bay
Cnr Plowman Pl and Young St, Frankston VIC 3199

Tue 22 Apr – Thu 24 Apr: 8:30am–5:30pm
Sat 26 Apr: 9am–4pm
Mon 28 Apr – Thu 1 May: 8:30am–5:30pm
Fri 2 May: 8:30am–6pm

Lyrebird Community Centre
203 Lyrebird Dr, Carrum Downs VIC 3201

Tue 22 Apr – Thu 24 Apr: 8:30am–5:30pm
Sat 26 Apr: 9am–4pm
Mon 28 Apr – Thu 1 May: 8:30am–5:30pm
Fri 2 May: 8:30am–6pm
Sat 3 May: 8am–6pm

Mount Eliza Community Hall
90-100 Canadian Bay Rd, Mount Eliza VIC 3930

Tue 22 Apr – Thu 24 Apr: 8:30am–5:30pm
Sat 26 Apr: 9am–4pm
Mon 28 Apr – Thu 1 May: 8:30am–5:30pm
Fri 2 May: 8:30am–6pm

4th Mordialloc Sea Scouts Hall
24 Park St, Mordialloc VIC 3195

Tue 22 Apr – Thu 24 Apr: 8:30am–5:30pm
Sat 26 Apr: 9am–4pm
Mon 28 Apr – Thu 1 May: 8:30am–5:30pm
Fri 2 May: 8:30am–6pm

Outer west

Bacchus Marsh Uniting Church
12 Gisborne Rd, Bacchus Marsh VIC 3340

Tue 22 Apr – Thu 24 Apr: 8:30am–5:30pm
Sat 26 Apr: 9am–4pm
Mon 28 Apr – Thu 1 May: 8:30am–5:30pm
Fri 2 May: 8:30am–6pm

Melton Uniting Church Hall – Grace Community
17 Yuille St, Melton VIC 3337

Tue 22 Apr – Thu 24 Apr: 8:30am–5:30pm
Sat 26 Apr: 9am–4pm
Mon 28 Apr – Thu 1 May: 8:30am–5:30pm
Fri 2 May: 8:30am–6pm
Sat 3 May: 8am–6pm

St Anne’s Catholic Church Hall
101-103 Riddell Rd, Sunbury VIC 3429

Tue 22 Apr – Thu 24 Apr: 8:30am–5:30pm
Sat 26 Apr: 9am–4pm
Mon 28 Apr – Thu 1 May: 8:30am–5:30pm
Fri 2 May: 8:30am–6pm

1st Caroline Springs Scout Centre
115 Tenterfield Dr, Burnside Heights VIC 3023

Tue 22 Apr – Thu 24 Apr: 8:30am–5:30pm
Sat 26 Apr: 9am–4pm
Mon 28 Apr – Thu 1 May: 8:30am–5:30pm
Fri 2 May: 8:30am–6pm
Sat 3 May: 8am–6pm

Lara Community Centre
9-11 Waverley Rd, Lara VIC 3212

Tue 22 Apr – Thu 24 Apr: 8:30am–5:30pm
Sat 26 Apr: 9am–4pm
Mon 28 Apr – Thu 1 May: 8:30am–5:30pm
Fri 2 May: 8:30am–6pm

Corio Spanish Club
40 The Boulevard, Norlane VIC 3214

Tue 22 Apr – Thu 24 Apr: 8:30am–5:30pm
Sat 26 Apr: 9am–4pm
Mon 28 Apr – Thu 1 May: 8:30am–5:30pm
Fri 2 May: 8:30am–6pm
Sat 3 May: 8am–6pm

Ryrie Street Commercial
40-48 Ryrie St, Geelong VIC 3220

Tue 22 Apr – Thu 24 Apr: 8:30am–5:30pm
Sat 26 Apr: 9am–4pm
Mon 28 Apr – Thu 1 May: 8:30am–5:30pm
Fri 2 May: 8:30am–6pm

Cylinders Drive Commercial
20 Cylinders Dr, Torquay VIC 3228

Tue 22 Apr – Thu 24 Apr: 8:30am–5:30pm
Sat 26 Apr: 9am–4pm
Mon 28 Apr – Thu 1 May: 8:30am–5:30pm
Fri 2 May: 8:30am–6pm
Sat 3 May: 8am–6pm

For interstate wanderers looking for early voting locations, dedicated interstate voting centres will save you from that “I forgot to vote” panic. Simply use the AEC’s online tool to find your closest option. The AEC continues updating polling locations right up to voting day, so checking before you trek to your local school, church or community hall is essential. Remember – you can vote at any polling place in your state on election day proper.

Get in early, skip the queues, and make your democratic mark with minimal fuss (and just have a democracy sausage any day, from Bunnings like a normal person). Your future self will thank you.

For the most exhaustive, up to date information about the closest early voting centre to you, head here and enter your postcode.

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