This page will be regularly updated with information for South Sudanese people who are voting in the referendum.
UPDATE 14/1:
As the Brisbane Convention Centre is unavailable due to flood clean-up, the Brisbane Voting Centre has been moved to:
ST JAMES ANGLICAN CHURCH HALL
56 ENOGGERA RD
NEWMARKET
BRISBANE
(map)
Please note that voting dates and times are now as follows:
Sunday 16th January 12 noon to 6pm
Monday 17th January 9am to 6pm
Tuesday 18th January 9am to 6pm
UPDATE 12/01:
Voting in Brisbane for the Southern Sudan Referendum has been suspended due to the threat of flooding
Please note:
Due to the threat of flooding at the Brisbane Convention Centre voting for the Southern Sudan Referendum has been suspended until further notice
We will send updates on this situation when they become available
We are sorry for any inconvenience caused
Out-of-Country Voting for Southern Sudan Referendum
International Organization for Migration (IOM)
Australia
UPDATE 17/12:
Voting for the South Sudan Referendum will be held from Sunday 9th January 2011 to Saturday 15th January 2011 and the polling centres are located:
- MELBOURNE:
The Brownlow Room
The Whitten Oval
417 Barkly Street
West Footscray
(Opposite the West Footscray train station)
Open daily 8.00 am-5.00 pm
- SYDNEY:
The Waratah Room
Sydney Olympic Park Hockey Centre
Olympic Park
Sydney
Open daily 8.00 am-5.00 pm
A map of Olympic Park can be found here.
The parking is at P4 on the map and trains stop at the Olympic Park Station.
- CANBERRA:
Copland Building
The Australian National University (ANU)
A map of the ANU can be found here. The Copland Building is Building 24 on this map.
Open daily 8.00 am-5.00 pm
- PERTH:
Uniting Church in the City
97 William Street (end of Murray Street Mall)
Perth City
WA
A map can be found here (map)
Open daily 9.00 am-6.00 pm
- BRISBANE:
Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre
Merivale Street
South Bank Brisbane
Open daily 9.00 am-6.00 pm
Exception: on the 9th of January only, voting will take place (9.00 am-6.00 pm)
Rydges Hotel
9 Glenelg Street
South Bank Brisbane
UPDATE 1/12:
- IMPORTANT NEWS MELBOURNE REGISTRATION CENTRE
As you are aware the registration period for the South Sudan Referendum has been extended in Melbourne until 8 December.
Due to a ‘Rock Concert’ at the Melbourne Showgrounds this Saturday the registration centre has been changed to:
This Saturday 4 December 2010, 8am to 5pm
The Brownlow Room
The Whitten Oval
417 Barkly Street
West Footscray
(Opposite the West Footscray train station)
Note: The registration Centre will return to the Showgrounds from Sunday 5 December.
UPDATE 29/11:
- The South Sudan Referendum Commission (SSRC) has decided to extend the registration period by 7 days. The closing dates for each centre are:
Melbourne, Sydney and Canberra: 8 December 2010
Brisbane: 9 December 2010
Perth: 12 December 2010
Same locations as announced before.
UPDATE 26/11:
- Voter registration in Perth is no longer going to be held at the Filipino Club.
The Perth Registration Centre will be at:
Uniting Church in the City
97 William Street (end of Murray Street Mall)
Perth City
WA
(map)
Registration will be held from the 26th of November until further notice.
OLDER NEWS:
- Voter registration is now available in Brisbane, with registration details as follows (please note that opening dates and times in Brisbane are different to other cities):
The Brisbane Registration Centre will be at:
Hospitality Suite
Exhibition Hall 1
Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre
Merivale Street
South Bank Brisbane
Tuesday 23 November to Thursday 2 December 2010
9 am to 6 pm
Please note: Monday 29 November the centre will be open from 1 pm to 6 pm
- The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) has provided a list of frequently asked questions about the referendum in the Arabic language. To view this list, please follow this link.
- The IOM has put together an information brochure about voting and registration requirements. To download it, click here.
- To find out how to register, click here, information provided by the Southern Sudan Referendum Commission
- November 15: The registration has been delayed. The South Sudan Referendum Committee (SSRC) is considering opening up additional polling sites,
as well as the current sites in Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra. “The SSRC has instructed that OCV Registration in Australia and the USA to be suspended until petitions for additional sites have been considered. Final approval will rest with the SSRC,” says SSRC Spokesperson, George Maker Benjamin. - November 16: The South Sudan Referendum Commission (SSRC) has approved the opening of the registration on 16th November in the three designated centres (Canberra, Melbourne and Sydney).
Registration centres in Australia:
- The Sydney Registration Centre will be at:
The Waratah Room
Sydney Olympic Park Hockey Centre
Olympic Park
Sydney
A map of Olympic Park can be found here.
The parking is at P4 on the map and trains stop at the Olympic Park Station.
- The Melbourne Registration Centre will be at:
Meaklim Pavillion
Melbourne Showgrounds
Entry by Gate 7
Leonard Crescent (off Langs Road)
Epsom Road
Ascot Vale
Victoria 3032
A map of the Melbourne Showgrounds can be found here.
Public transport: Bus No. 472 (Williamstown to Moonee Ponds) and Tram No. 57 (West Maribyrnong to Elizabeth Street, City)
- The Canberra Registration Centre will be at:
Copland Building
The Australian National University (ANU)
A map of the ANU can be found here. The Copland Building is Building 24 on this map.
- All registration centres will be open from Monday, the 15th of November until Wednesday, the 1st of December. Opening times are 8:00 am – 5:00 pm from Mondays to Saturdays, and 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm on Sundays.
- If you have any enquiries, please email ausinfo@iom.int or phone 1800 938 936.
- If you wish to download this information as a Word document, please click here.
