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Orange and Dubbo are pretty close to each other both would be close to being in the first half of the drive to Cobar. But they have a bit to see and do.
If you're not used of long distance driving I'd suggest having a break in Nyngan as there is only a small pub between it and Cobar, and it's about halfway between Cobar and Dubbo.
I won't get jaded doing the trip only once. I just can't be arsed driving through the Western Motorway and the Blue Mountains again. The speed limit is pretty low around the twists of the Great Western Highway and it really twists my knackers. At least I want to know if it's worth it on the other end.
I'm thinking of taking my MX-5 on a trip to Broken Hill or somewhere nearby. I want to visit the Mad Max scene and take some astrophotography pictures. I'm not sure if I can or should go now, though.
Thanks mate. Looking forward to seeing that part of the country.
Yeah, I don't want to stick to sealed roads only to get to a national park I want to see and think "shit, I really wish I'd have taken the 4x4 now".
My partner and I are planning a trip from Sydney - Yorke Peninsula SA. We’re thinking of smashing out the drive from Sydney - Cobar in one day. I thought Bathurst, Dubbo and Nyngan would be good stops. I’m glad I found this thread and your comment saying there isn’t anything between Nyngan and Cobar!!
Just wondering if you’d have any suggestions on any nice sites to see too?
I guess it depends what you're looking for. If you like looking at huge stretches of nothing, punctuated with stunted trees and road kill, you'll love it. I, personally, hate the drive out there and hate everything about living in the outback. It's not my cup of tea. But the people are usually fairly nice and have strong connections to their communities. Orange and Dubbo are still reasonably metropolitan, but Cobar is not. It has an IGA, though, so that's a bonus. And a really nice thai restaurant and Bryan's Empire Hotel did an awesome feed. I found the water out there is very hard, though, and I never felt truly clean.
The problem with Sydney to Cobar in a day is that it is over 8 hours without stopping.
By the time you try and slot some site seeing in it makes a very long day and it makes spacing the sites out very important to actually arrive when things are open.
Check in at Cobar depending on where you're staying may need to be arranged if you're coming in late and I don't think all of the hotels have late check in. The drive between Nyngan and Cobar is a whole lot of nothing at the end of a long leg so is very tiring with basically no way to back out after you've left Dubbo (with 3 hours to go) if it is getting late.
As for sites this may be somewhat difficult as well. A lot of the things to do and see are more experience type things that take time. Mt Panorama is a quick lap at Bathurst, but the Wineries and food in Orange are a bit of a time sink. Maybe Mt Caonobolas is worth a drive but it's a bit of a detour. Wellington Caves are nice, Burrundong Dam is another detour although not far if you go from Orange to Wellington via Burrundong Way and you can't see much of it quickly. Dubbo has the zoo but that's nearly a day in itself, and the old goal is a quick one though. Bathurst has a collection of museums and some Goldfields history around.
If you can spare the day, I'd be thinking Dubbo for night one, then do Dubbo to Broken Hill as the hellish 8 hour stretch. Be aware there is pretty much nothing worth stopping for the 5 hours between Cobar and Broken Hill. Fill up with petrol, go to the toilet, eat, rest up in Cobar. There are roadhouses at Emmdale and Little Topar, and there is Wilcannia but it's not an overly pleasant place.
Mount Grenfell just out of Cobar is a pretty cool site with Aboriginal rock art.
White cliffs is pretty cool for the mining history. Menindee Lakes may also be worth a look but both are off the path.
Yeah we’re not planning to stop and do anything big on the way, but some nice look outs or a nice bakery along the way in some small town or an interesting truck stop to see or something like that on our way. Leaving very early of course, stop at Bathurst to refresh and grab breakfast, then on to Dubbo to refresh again, then Nyngan probably lunch or something, then to Cobar where we will camp. Next day onto Broken Hill (I’ve been told to not stop in Wilcannia if we can avoid it but it is a halfway point so we’ll see how we go with that). I’ll look into Emmdale and Little Topar. Yeah we have thoughts of going up to White Cliff but still in the early planning stages.
Oh we love seeing Aboriginal rock art so that’s an awesome suggestion. Thank you!
Wife and I love the Rockabily Cafe in Bathurst.
Dubbo, Alchemy on Victoria (although it has changed hands and I'm unsure if the quality remains), Shortstreet Cafe, CSC or Sushi Zen is where I usually eat in Dubbo.
Nyngan's main street has a couple of nice cafes I can't remember the name of...
I’m going camping this weekend in Kosciuszko National Park and there are public bbqs at the camp site. Do I need to bring my own gas bottle or is it supplied by NPWS as part of the machine?
My partner says all the public bbqs he has used in Melbourne you have to byo gas, but I never remember this being a thing growing up in NSW.
Googling has found me nothing, so hoping someone here can help.
all the ones I have used around nsw have them built in
dunno if the national park does it differently though sorry
I've never been there but have also never seen byo gas in the National parks I've been to. You may even find that they're electric.
If you are bringing your own gas BBQ first check to see if there is a park fire ban in place or not. During park fire ban periods, all campfire and solid fuel (wood, heat beads, charcoal, briquettes, hexamite) barbecues and stoves are prohibited. Visitor-owned gas and electric barbecues and cookers are also prohibited.
[https://www.meatinapark.com.au/](https://www.meatinapark.com.au/)
might help be useful if not now but later on but basically a searchable list of public BBQs some with photos and reviews. I only have seen electric ones and maybe once upon a time a coin-operated one
All the public barbecue facilities I've ever used/seen in NSW were all electric.
Seems dangerous to expect anyone to carry around gas bottles and the possible conflicts if someone leaves their bottle behind and goes back to retrieve it, only to find someone else using it and claiming it is theirs.
if you know the name of the park you intend to visit, and what council electorate the park is in. google that council, scroll down to parks/recreation option and scroll down till you find the park you want.
Go to [kosciuszko-national-park](https://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/visit-a-park/parks/kosciuszko-national-park/visitor-info#Facilities) to find a list of campgrounds with BBQ facilities.
Each campground has a list of "facilities" under the "visitor info" tab. It looks like its bring your own firewood.
If it’s a park BBQ then nope they are commercial grade and so they wouldn’t connect to domestic gas bottles. I don’t remember if they have a massive gas bottle inside or like a gas line, but either way you won’t need a gas bottle. I worked for a company that sold them to local councils, and it’s their job to keep them maintained including the gas.
If you have to bring your own bottle, may as well bring a little bbq.
Sounds silly having facilities without having the gas. Like having a hotel and you have to BYO bed.
Which campground specifically? I’ve camped at most of them regularly and should be able to tell you what kind of cooking facilities are available.
Not at all they all have built in gas
The BBQ's on site for NPWS usually have their own gas supply concealed underneath the BBQ.
Or they are a steel plate above a plinth for you to build a fire on.
I've been seeing more and more running electric due to less fire/explosion risk from people being dumb. Also the gas ones kept getting broken into and the bottle stolen...
Usually electric
All good, sounds like we probably won’t have to worry. Seems weird if it was too different from the rest of the state.
Ok fab, that’s definitely reassuring! Thank you
Looks like no fire bans expected for this weekend so hopefully all good on this front. Thanks!
Thanks! The NPWS website is super helpful. I’d had a look on there but it doesn’t tell you what type of bbq it is (gas/electric/wood). We’re bringing our own firewood anyway but didn’t and to be stuck unable to cook properly if it ends up byo gas
Park Fire Bans and fire bans are different.
You need to look at which campground you want to use to find what you need.
For example [Blue Waterholes Campground](https://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/camping-and-accommodation/campgrounds/blue-waterholes-campground/visitor-info#Facilities) shows "Wood barbecues (bring your own firewood)"
[cooleman mountain campground](https://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/camping-and-accommodation/campgrounds/cooleman-mountain-campground/visitor-info#Facilities) shows "Wood barbecues (bring your own firewood) Fire rings (bring your own firewood)"
Ahh thank you! I was looking at the campground and only seeing the ‘overview’ page, not realizing there was more specific facilities info on the ‘visitor info’ page. This was super helpful.
Ita's influence on the ABC. When you can't contact someone who actually knows anything, write
an article about "the community."
That poor baby :(
That councillor looks like he's smirking. Not a good photo choice.
These poor bastards were promised a fix at the last election.
I have family who live in Yass, they don't jump up and down about it enough imo, they've adapted their life around it which is awful, bottled water, rain tanks and the like. The worst part is that the government gave the council money to fix the problem and it's still not resolved.
Libs hold the seat by 3.1% - they'll be worried.
State government promised the money, then made the process of getting it too difficult for the small local council. Very long article in the Yass Valley Times this week explains.
I mean if they are re-elected I guess that means this is the situation the residents want? Good luck to them.
No it doesn't mean that. I used to live there, everyone hates the water and have wanted a fix for years. The problem is that it's a small town in a big electorate.
It's in the Goulburn electorate so if Goulburn with over 3 times the population of Yass decides they like the coalition then how Yass votes doesn't end up mattering all that much. And Goulburn voters aren't likely to be swayed much by the issue of Yass water since they don't have to drink it. And the same applies for all the other towns in the electorate they aren't affected by the water so they're unlikely to change their vote based on that.
Absolutelt
WTF is that jumbled word salad of a post
prime minister is the one who needs to fix it all up..he dont suffer with his pay
Now we have to get rid of horses and pigs so the frogs have a fighting chance
r/wholesome
is great they are saved !!!
i worry that back burning often traps animals and causes more animals to die
Hii everybody,
Is anyone else struggling to find a job at the moment?
I'm f22 in the south-western suburbs of Sydney. :((
What type of work are you looking for?
Fantastic
Was this the guy that wanted to give it to them anyway?
There have been a number of acquisitions like that up there over the years and I've lost track, especially since the current mob keep re-annoucing everything.
Totally eestwa little deal
If true then horrific!
I just hope we save some coal for our own power generation. Why should China and India only benefit from our high quality coal?
Sorry but the Greens and Government haven’t really thought this through. We had steel manufacturing plants in Australia and we screwed them over and now the resources we need to create renewables are exported so we pay twice as much for the same products one produced here.
We won’t phase out coal without rebuilding our manufacturing industry again.
Just look at Victoria with there astronomical gas prices just to keep them going.
Coal is a main product to create steel as is iron ore which are both in this country why sell it to China who don’t want to progress with carbon neutral goals.
The NSW state election is on Saturday March 25th. If we want change on the big things such as climate change, healthcare, education, infrastructure, and child care, we desperately need a change in government. Look into your local candidates on websites such as theyvoteforyou.org.au to find out how your representatives vote on the issues that matter to you. Make an informed voting decision that really represents you and your values.
Don’t you not even don’t know what a money is ???????
“Why sell it to China who don’t want to progress with carbon neutral goals?”
I’ll give you 1 gue$$…
I live in a current safe seat for the lib/nats, and I am appalled at the lack of effort all the candidates are putting into getting elected. There is one sign, one! on the highway saying Vote 1 for the current member, and I don't even know who the candidates are for labour or the greens. I was keen to vote out the present incumbent, and the rest of the coalition hopefully, but I'm concerned at the total lack of effort from the other candidates. Is this an indication of their total lack of interest in this area, and would I be doing the area a disservice by voting against the current minister, who is a douche, but at least shows his face around town for the odd photo opportunity?
This comment is my personal opinion only and I encourage you to continue to research the candidates in your area and come to your own conclusions.
They are probably not doing a lot of campaigning if the seat is considered ‘safe’ for the libs and instead putting resources and funding toward more marginal seats. My electorate is not considered a safe Lib seat and the current representative is facing sexual assault charges, so there’s a lot of campaigning going on by the Labor candidate because they really do have a shot here.
If you feel like your area needs a change I would encourage yourself and any of your family/friends to sign up with your chosen political party and start to attend regular branch meetings. There will be no ‘hype’ and no hope for a change unless the actual people living in that community desire a change and demand it through branch meetings, campaigning, and voting. You absolutely should vote for who you actually WANT to win the seat, not the current candidate just because it seems hopeless.
Even if the other candidates don’t win, a message will be sent to the Lib candidate that they aren’t as popular as they think, the seat isn’t as safe as they think, and a growing portion of the constituents actually don’t support them. They should then be forced to consider the wants of all constituents if they truly do want the seat to remain safely theirs, thus reviewing their policy standpoint to appeal to more people, whatever that looks like.
Politics is absolutely not a hopeless game, especially for young people. We’ve just grown up being told it is the way it is, being subjected to mainstream media that are very conservative leaning, and told our opinions won’t make a difference. But sitting by and doing nothing is just complacency and feeds that cycles. Get out there and join the movement. Educate yourself on the parties’ policies and values, and talk to your friends and family about your values and who you think represents them best. Your vote counts.
Also posted to r/newenglandnsw
Heyyy y'all,
Today I'm doing an exercise for my uni journalism class and I require some responses to the following questions concerning the upcoming state election. Your responses are much appreciated :)
1. Are you aware of the upcoming NSW Election this month on Saturday March 25?
2. What issues will influence your vote?

Orange and Dubbo are pretty close to each other both would be close to being in the first half of the drive to Cobar. But they have a bit to see and do.

If you're not used of long distance driving I'd suggest having a break in Nyngan as there is only a small pub between it and Cobar, and it's about halfway between Cobar and Dubbo.

I won't get jaded doing the trip only once. I just can't be arsed driving through the Western Motorway and the Blue Mountains again. The speed limit is pretty low around the twists of the Great Western Highway and it really twists my knackers. At least I want to know if it's worth it on the other end.

I'm thinking of taking my MX-5 on a trip to Broken Hill or somewhere nearby. I want to visit the Mad Max scene and take some astrophotography pictures. I'm not sure if I can or should go now, though.

Thanks mate. Looking forward to seeing that part of the country.

Yeah, I don't want to stick to sealed roads only to get to a national park I want to see and think "shit, I really wish I'd have taken the 4x4 now".

My partner and I are planning a trip from Sydney - Yorke Peninsula SA. We’re thinking of smashing out the drive from Sydney - Cobar in one day. I thought Bathurst, Dubbo and Nyngan would be good stops. I’m glad I found this thread and your comment saying there isn’t anything between Nyngan and Cobar!!

Just wondering if you’d have any suggestions on any nice sites to see too?

I guess it depends what you're looking for. If you like looking at huge stretches of nothing, punctuated with stunted trees and road kill, you'll love it. I, personally, hate the drive out there and hate everything about living in the outback. It's not my cup of tea. But the people are usually fairly nice and have strong connections to their communities. Orange and Dubbo are still reasonably metropolitan, but Cobar is not. It has an IGA, though, so that's a bonus. And a really nice thai restaurant and Bryan's Empire Hotel did an awesome feed. I found the water out there is very hard, though, and I never felt truly clean.

The problem with Sydney to Cobar in a day is that it is over 8 hours without stopping.

By the time you try and slot some site seeing in it makes a very long day and it makes spacing the sites out very important to actually arrive when things are open.

Check in at Cobar depending on where you're staying may need to be arranged if you're coming in late and I don't think all of the hotels have late check in. The drive between Nyngan and Cobar is a whole lot of nothing at the end of a long leg so is very tiring with basically no way to back out after you've left Dubbo (with 3 hours to go) if it is getting late.

As for sites this may be somewhat difficult as well. A lot of the things to do and see are more experience type things that take time. Mt Panorama is a quick lap at Bathurst, but the Wineries and food in Orange are a bit of a time sink. Maybe Mt Caonobolas is worth a drive but it's a bit of a detour. Wellington Caves are nice, Burrundong Dam is another detour although not far if you go from Orange to Wellington via Burrundong Way and you can't see much of it quickly. Dubbo has the zoo but that's nearly a day in itself, and the old goal is a quick one though. Bathurst has a collection of museums and some Goldfields history around.

If you can spare the day, I'd be thinking Dubbo for night one, then do Dubbo to Broken Hill as the hellish 8 hour stretch. Be aware there is pretty much nothing worth stopping for the 5 hours between Cobar and Broken Hill. Fill up with petrol, go to the toilet, eat, rest up in Cobar. There are roadhouses at Emmdale and Little Topar, and there is Wilcannia but it's not an overly pleasant place.

Mount Grenfell just out of Cobar is a pretty cool site with Aboriginal rock art.

White cliffs is pretty cool for the mining history. Menindee Lakes may also be worth a look but both are off the path.

Yeah we’re not planning to stop and do anything big on the way, but some nice look outs or a nice bakery along the way in some small town or an interesting truck stop to see or something like that on our way. Leaving very early of course, stop at Bathurst to refresh and grab breakfast, then on to Dubbo to refresh again, then Nyngan probably lunch or something, then to Cobar where we will camp. Next day onto Broken Hill (I’ve been told to not stop in Wilcannia if we can avoid it but it is a halfway point so we’ll see how we go with that). I’ll look into Emmdale and Little Topar. Yeah we have thoughts of going up to White Cliff but still in the early planning stages.

Oh we love seeing Aboriginal rock art so that’s an awesome suggestion. Thank you!

Wife and I love the Rockabily Cafe in Bathurst.

Dubbo, Alchemy on Victoria (although it has changed hands and I'm unsure if the quality remains), Shortstreet Cafe, CSC or Sushi Zen is where I usually eat in Dubbo.

Nyngan's main street has a couple of nice cafes I can't remember the name of...

I’m going camping this weekend in Kosciuszko National Park and there are public bbqs at the camp site. Do I need to bring my own gas bottle or is it supplied by NPWS as part of the machine?

My partner says all the public bbqs he has used in Melbourne you have to byo gas, but I never remember this being a thing growing up in NSW.

Googling has found me nothing, so hoping someone here can help.

all the ones I have used around nsw have them built in

dunno if the national park does it differently though sorry

I've never been there but have also never seen byo gas in the National parks I've been to. You may even find that they're electric.

If you are bringing your own gas BBQ first check to see if there is a park fire ban in place or not. During park fire ban periods, all campfire and solid fuel (wood, heat beads, charcoal, briquettes, hexamite) barbecues and stoves are prohibited. Visitor-owned gas and electric barbecues and cookers are also prohibited.

[https://www.meatinapark.com.au/](https://www.meatinapark.com.au/)

might help be useful if not now but later on but basically a searchable list of public BBQs some with photos and reviews. I only have seen electric ones and maybe once upon a time a coin-operated one

All the public barbecue facilities I've ever used/seen in NSW were all electric.

Seems dangerous to expect anyone to carry around gas bottles and the possible conflicts if someone leaves their bottle behind and goes back to retrieve it, only to find someone else using it and claiming it is theirs.

if you know the name of the park you intend to visit, and what council electorate the park is in. google that council, scroll down to parks/recreation option and scroll down till you find the park you want.

Go to [kosciuszko-national-park](https://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/visit-a-park/parks/kosciuszko-national-park/visitor-info#Facilities) to find a list of campgrounds with BBQ facilities.

Each campground has a list of "facilities" under the "visitor info" tab. It looks like its bring your own firewood.

If it’s a park BBQ then nope they are commercial grade and so they wouldn’t connect to domestic gas bottles. I don’t remember if they have a massive gas bottle inside or like a gas line, but either way you won’t need a gas bottle. I worked for a company that sold them to local councils, and it’s their job to keep them maintained including the gas.

If you have to bring your own bottle, may as well bring a little bbq.

Sounds silly having facilities without having the gas. Like having a hotel and you have to BYO bed.

Which campground specifically? I’ve camped at most of them regularly and should be able to tell you what kind of cooking facilities are available.

Not at all they all have built in gas

The BBQ's on site for NPWS usually have their own gas supply concealed underneath the BBQ.

Or they are a steel plate above a plinth for you to build a fire on.

I've been seeing more and more running electric due to less fire/explosion risk from people being dumb. Also the gas ones kept getting broken into and the bottle stolen...

Usually electric

All good, sounds like we probably won’t have to worry. Seems weird if it was too different from the rest of the state.

Ok fab, that’s definitely reassuring! Thank you

Looks like no fire bans expected for this weekend so hopefully all good on this front. Thanks!

Thanks! The NPWS website is super helpful. I’d had a look on there but it doesn’t tell you what type of bbq it is (gas/electric/wood). We’re bringing our own firewood anyway but didn’t and to be stuck unable to cook properly if it ends up byo gas

Park Fire Bans and fire bans are different.

You need to look at which campground you want to use to find what you need.

For example [Blue Waterholes Campground](https://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/camping-and-accommodation/campgrounds/blue-waterholes-campground/visitor-info#Facilities) shows "Wood barbecues (bring your own firewood)"

[cooleman mountain campground](https://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/camping-and-accommodation/campgrounds/cooleman-mountain-campground/visitor-info#Facilities) shows "Wood barbecues (bring your own firewood) Fire rings (bring your own firewood)"

Ahh thank you! I was looking at the campground and only seeing the ‘overview’ page, not realizing there was more specific facilities info on the ‘visitor info’ page. This was super helpful.

Ita's influence on the ABC. When you can't contact someone who actually knows anything, write

an article about "the community."

That poor baby :(

That councillor looks like he's smirking. Not a good photo choice.

These poor bastards were promised a fix at the last election.

I have family who live in Yass, they don't jump up and down about it enough imo, they've adapted their life around it which is awful, bottled water, rain tanks and the like. The worst part is that the government gave the council money to fix the problem and it's still not resolved.

Libs hold the seat by 3.1% - they'll be worried.

State government promised the money, then made the process of getting it too difficult for the small local council. Very long article in the Yass Valley Times this week explains.

I mean if they are re-elected I guess that means this is the situation the residents want? Good luck to them.

No it doesn't mean that. I used to live there, everyone hates the water and have wanted a fix for years. The problem is that it's a small town in a big electorate.

It's in the Goulburn electorate so if Goulburn with over 3 times the population of Yass decides they like the coalition then how Yass votes doesn't end up mattering all that much. And Goulburn voters aren't likely to be swayed much by the issue of Yass water since they don't have to drink it. And the same applies for all the other towns in the electorate they aren't affected by the water so they're unlikely to change their vote based on that.

Absolutelt

WTF is that jumbled word salad of a post

prime minister is the one who needs to fix it all up..he dont suffer with his pay

Now we have to get rid of horses and pigs so the frogs have a fighting chance

r/wholesome

is great they are saved !!!

i worry that back burning often traps animals and causes more animals to die

Hii everybody,

Is anyone else struggling to find a job at the moment?

I'm f22 in the south-western suburbs of Sydney. :((

What type of work are you looking for?

Fantastic

Was this the guy that wanted to give it to them anyway?

There have been a number of acquisitions like that up there over the years and I've lost track, especially since the current mob keep re-annoucing everything.

Totally eestwa little deal

If true then horrific!

I just hope we save some coal for our own power generation. Why should China and India only benefit from our high quality coal?

Sorry but the Greens and Government haven’t really thought this through. We had steel manufacturing plants in Australia and we screwed them over and now the resources we need to create renewables are exported so we pay twice as much for the same products one produced here.

We won’t phase out coal without rebuilding our manufacturing industry again.

Just look at Victoria with there astronomical gas prices just to keep them going.

Coal is a main product to create steel as is iron ore which are both in this country why sell it to China who don’t want to progress with carbon neutral goals.

The NSW state election is on Saturday March 25th. If we want change on the big things such as climate change, healthcare, education, infrastructure, and child care, we desperately need a change in government. Look into your local candidates on websites such as theyvoteforyou.org.au to find out how your representatives vote on the issues that matter to you. Make an informed voting decision that really represents you and your values.

Don’t you not even don’t know what a money is ???????

“Why sell it to China who don’t want to progress with carbon neutral goals?”

I’ll give you 1 gue$$…

I live in a current safe seat for the lib/nats, and I am appalled at the lack of effort all the candidates are putting into getting elected. There is one sign, one! on the highway saying Vote 1 for the current member, and I don't even know who the candidates are for labour or the greens. I was keen to vote out the present incumbent, and the rest of the coalition hopefully, but I'm concerned at the total lack of effort from the other candidates. Is this an indication of their total lack of interest in this area, and would I be doing the area a disservice by voting against the current minister, who is a douche, but at least shows his face around town for the odd photo opportunity?

This comment is my personal opinion only and I encourage you to continue to research the candidates in your area and come to your own conclusions.

They are probably not doing a lot of campaigning if the seat is considered ‘safe’ for the libs and instead putting resources and funding toward more marginal seats. My electorate is not considered a safe Lib seat and the current representative is facing sexual assault charges, so there’s a lot of campaigning going on by the Labor candidate because they really do have a shot here.

If you feel like your area needs a change I would encourage yourself and any of your family/friends to sign up with your chosen political party and start to attend regular branch meetings. There will be no ‘hype’ and no hope for a change unless the actual people living in that community desire a change and demand it through branch meetings, campaigning, and voting. You absolutely should vote for who you actually WANT to win the seat, not the current candidate just because it seems hopeless.

Even if the other candidates don’t win, a message will be sent to the Lib candidate that they aren’t as popular as they think, the seat isn’t as safe as they think, and a growing portion of the constituents actually don’t support them. They should then be forced to consider the wants of all constituents if they truly do want the seat to remain safely theirs, thus reviewing their policy standpoint to appeal to more people, whatever that looks like.

Politics is absolutely not a hopeless game, especially for young people. We’ve just grown up being told it is the way it is, being subjected to mainstream media that are very conservative leaning, and told our opinions won’t make a difference. But sitting by and doing nothing is just complacency and feeds that cycles. Get out there and join the movement. Educate yourself on the parties’ policies and values, and talk to your friends and family about your values and who you think represents them best. Your vote counts.

Also posted to r/newenglandnsw

Heyyy y'all,

Today I'm doing an exercise for my uni journalism class and I require some responses to the following questions concerning the upcoming state election. Your responses are much appreciated :)

*1. Are you aware of the upcoming NSW Election this month on Saturday March 25?*

*2. What issues will influence your vote?*