Council to host Election Forum in Horsham

Published on 01 May 2019

Horsham Rural City Council and Victorian Farmers Federation will host a Meet The Candidates Forum next Thursday at Horsham Town Hall.

Ahead of the Federal Election, voters from across the Mallee electorate will have the chance to hear from each of the candidates and quiz them on a range of issues prior to casting their ballot on Saturday 18 May.

The forum will be held in the Town Hall’s Heritage Hall from 6pm until 8pm on Thursday 9 May with most of the candidates confirming their attendance.

The free event is open to all community members.

The forum which will start with each of the candidates delivering a brief personal biography and their reasons for standing for election.

Wimmera Mail-Times editor Jessica Grimble will then ask each of the candidates a series of set questions before questions are invited from the floor.

The forum will be one of the final opportunities for voters to hear from the candidates prior to election day.

Meanwhile, early voting will be available in Horsham at 72-74 Firebrace Street from Monday 6 May until Friday 17 May between 8.30am and 5.30pm including Saturday 11 May from 9am to 4pm.

For further information regarding the election people are advised to visit www.aec.gov.au.