Hordes of Sunshine Coast residents will head to the polling booths on federal election day, and many will be able to grab a snag while they’re there.
An estimated 110,000 people will cast their votes at more than 60 locations in the electorates of Fairfax and Fisher on May 3.
A selection of venues will have sausage sizzles, cake stalls and other fundraisers, allowing locals to tuck in and support community groups.
Scroll down to see the full list of fundraiser locations
Website Democracy Sausage has a map and details for more than 750 fundraising events at locations around the country, with ‘principal sausage technologist’ Keith Moss saying plans were well underway for the big day.
“We’ve been working with our event partners at the Australian Electoral Commission to load up the 2025 polling places and are happy to say they’re ready to serve up,” he said.
“In 2022, we snagged information about over 2000 election day fundraisers and we’re looking forward to putting even more on the map in 2025.”
There will be more than 30 election day voting locations in Fairfax, which covers an area from Coolum Beach to Maroochydore and west to Mapleton. There will also be more than 30 election day voting places in Fisher, which stretches from Alexandra Headland to Caloundra and west to Conondale.
Meanwhile, Masterfoods has taken the democracy sausage to the next level, producing a limited edition rebrand of their iconic tomato sauce. It’s been labelled ‘Democracy Sauce’.
Election day voting locations (8am-6pm)
Fairfax
- Bli Bli – Bli Bli State School (sausage sizzle)
- Bli Bli North – Good Samaritan Catholic College (sausage sizzle and drinks – EFTPOS only)
- Buderim – St Mark’s Anglican Church Hall (cake stall)
- Buderim North – Lakeshore Community Church of Christ
- Buderim South – Fusion Alcooringa Centre (no fundraiser)
- Buderim West – Eden Lea Retirement Village (sausage sizzle for Orange Sky)
- Burnside – Nambour Special School (no fundraiser)
- Coolum Beach – Coolum State School (no fundraiser)
- Coolum Beach North – Coolum Beach Uniting Church Hall (sausage sizzle for SOS – Save Our Street)
- Cotton Tree – Maroochy Neighbourhood Centre (sausage sizzle by Buderim Rotary plus onsite cafe for coffee)
- Diddillibah – Diddillibah Community Hall
- Eumundi – Eumundi State School (no fundraiser)
- Forest Glen – The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- Kenilworth – Kenilworth State Community College (sausage sizzle for Year 6’s graduation day)
- Kuluin – Kuluin State School
- Kureelpa – Kureelpa Public Hall (no fundraiser)
- Mapleton – Mapleton State School (sausage sizzle and cake stall)
- Maroochydore – Maroochydore State High School
- Maroochydore East – Millwell Road Community Centre
- Mooloolaba – Mooloolaba State School (cake sale)
- Mountain Creek – Mountain Creek State School (no fundraiser)
- Mountain Creek South – Brightwater State School (no fundraiser)
- Mudjimba – North Shore Community Centre
- Nambour – Nambour State College Junior Campus
- Nambour West – Nambour Heights Bowls Club
- North Arm – North Arm State School
- Pacific Paradise – Pacific Paradise State School (sausage sizzle)
- Peregian Springs – Peregian Springs State School
- Sippy Downs West – Chancellor State College Secondary Campus (sausage sizzle)
- Woombye – Woombye State School
- Yandina – Yandina School of Arts Hall
Fisher
- Baringa – Baringa State Primary School
- Beerburrum – Beerburrum School of Arts Hall (no fundraiser)
- Beerwah – Beerwah Community Hall (sausage sizzle)
- Bokarina – Kawana Waters Uniting Church
- Buddina – Kawana Tennis Club (no fundraiser)
- Caloundra – CCSA Hall
- Caloundra West – Unity College
- Conondale – Conondale State School
- Currimundi – Currimundi State School (sausage sizzle)
- Currimundi West – Talara Primary College (sausage sizzle and cake stall)
- Dicky Beach – Caloundra Church of Christ
- Eudlo – Eudlo Public Hall (sausage sizzle)
- Glass House Mountains – Glass House Mountains State School
- Glenview – Glenview State School
- Golden Beach – Golden Beach State School (store run by Local Chaplaincy Committee raising funds for the school chappy)
- Kawana Waters – Kawana Waters State College
- Landsborough – Landsborough State School
- Maleny – Maleny State School
- Maroochydore East – Millwell Road Community Centre
- Meridan Plains North – Meridan Community Centre (sausage sizzle for Red Frogs Chaplaincy Network from 9am-2pm, plus onsite cafe from 7am-3pm)
- Meridan Plains South – Meridan State College (no fundraiser)
- Montville – Montville State School (barbecue for school P&C from 8am-noon)
- Mooloolaba – Mooloolaba State School (cake stall)
- Mooloolah – Mooloolah State School (sausage sizzle and cake stall)
- Nirimba – Nirimba State Primary School (sausage sizzle)
- Palmview – Palmview State Primary School
- Palmwoods – Palmwoods State School (sausage sizzle)
- Peachester – Peachester Hall (no fundraiser)
- Pelican Waters – Caloundra City Private School
- Sippy Downs East – Chancellor State College Primary Campus (no fundraiser)
- Sippy Downs West – Chancellor State College Secondary Campus (sausage sizzle to support families and students in need)
- Witta – Witta Recreational Club
- Woombye – Woombye State School (no fundraiser)
Find out more, including polling locations for the Noosa region (in the Wide Bay electorate), and mobile and postal voting details via the Australian Electoral Commission website.
Organisers of fundraisers at election day voting places can email news@sunshinecoastnews.com.au for their event to be added to this article.
