Docklands Election Warning
JUNE 2010 ISSUE 54 PRICELESS WWW.DOCKLANDSNEWS.COM.AU : Docklands_News Council plans Docklands TV cycle by-pass has arrived See page 3 See page 5 Harbour Esplanade Destination Docklands redevelopment to start gets underway See page 4 See page 10 Docklands election warning With both state and federal June Survey elections likely later this year, Are you enrolled to vote? If not, tell us why. Docklands risks losing out Have your say online at because only about a third of its www.docklandsnews.com.au/enrol population is enrolled to vote. Cabinet, Department of Treasury and Th e State Government goes to the polls on Finance, VicUrban, and numerous highly November 27 and a federal election must resourced developers.” be held before next April, but only 2275 “If residents are not active, and able to Docklanders are currently enrolled to have use their political clout, their rights will be their say. trampled in the rush,” he said. Docklands’ population is estimated at more “Enrolment to vote is one important way to than 6000, but no one really knows the actual have an infl uence, and where there appear number. Th e 2006 census found only 3348 to be many residents not enrolled, this will Mother and daughter team Emily (left) and Kate Whitehead took out the title of Docklands Fashionistas on May 27. Docklands residents. And with a 30 per cent reduce the power of residents in that area.” per annum estimated turnover, it is likely that less than 1000 of these people still live here. Local MP Bronwyn Pike agrees.
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