Channel 9 calling it early?

Arthur Sinodinos told Channel 9 that the Coalition would have "real problems" if it didn't retain Calare. Do you agree?

Andrew Gee’s Calare win is all but confirmed at this point. The only question left is by how much?

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In the cold late afternoon in the bush three Labor volunteers have been there from the opening of the Wellington Scout Hall polling centre at 8am.

Patrick Bourke who has handed Labor material for 8 federal elections senses people are wanting change but he wondered how far they will go.

''People usually push us our away but this year they are actually taking out our cards and looking at us.

Is this the most Australian photo from Election Day 2016 yet?

Afternoon reading | Young voters take time to decide vote

Nadine Morton from the Western Advocate talked to Peter Simmons in Bathurst.

Andrew Gee has continued his tour around Calare on Election Day.

As seen on Twitter | Vote 1 cake puns

Stuart Town is a village between Wellington and Orange and famous for the story of one of Australia's great poets and his story the Man from Ironbark.

One said they were voting because they had to. When we asked if there was not compulsory voting they said ''We wouldnt vote, its a chore.''

But Mark McLean who come hundreds of kilometres to see his girl friend said he wanted to vote because it was his democrat right.

''I am voting absentee so I will just have to vote for who I see on the ballot paper because I have forgotten who any of them are but at least I get to vote.''

What do young voters think are the important issues that face them this election?

We gave the Mudgee Guardian Snapchat account over to a group of Mudgee High students who are fundraising on Election Day.

Just a quick visit | Bill Shorten makes election day campaign visit to Blue Mountains

Democracy was alive and well at polling booths across Lithgow for the federal election on July 2.

Snags for a good cause | Mudgee High School students Maddie Hartfield, Nick Pearce, Helena Sheerman, Taryn Lynch, Tayler Barzilay, Allie McNeill, Jade Cooksley, Tom Christofis and Zac Kelly fundraising for local emergency services at the Mudgee High School polling booth.

In Wellington, Marcus Cooke of Cookies cafe says he's getting some good business from a sign on the Mitchell Highway. Wellington is voting in the seat of Calare.

Video | Declan Rurenga from the Central Western Daily captured this great timelapse of voters in Orange this morning.

#democracysausage | Important sausage update for Orange

Is the Animal Justice Party the name of a real party or is it fake? Take our quiz and find out.

And you thought $1.01 was short odds | Andrew Gee rated a $1.001 certainty to win the Calare vote

Hey, quick question. Did you pre poll?

Not sure how to vote? We have that covered too.

The Mudgee Guardian, Western Advocate and Central Western Daily will work together to follow the election process throughout the day and into the evening as one of the candidates is announced as the member for the Federal seat of Calare. 

Click on the banner above for more information about the Federal Election and the candidates for the seat of Calare.

Need to know where you can vote in the electorate of Calare? Click on your town followed by the location to give you details about the polling places. 

All polling places are open from 8am to 6pm on Saturday, July 2. 

As they appear on the ballot paper: 

SKY Delanie – The Greens 

GEE Andrew – The Nationals 

DAVID Glen – Liberal Democrats 

GESLING Bernie – Christian Democratic Party (Fred Nile Group)

CRAIG Anthony Gerard – Independent

BLOOMFIELD Rod – Nick Xenophon Team

JENNINGS Jess – Labor

Calare covers an area from Lithgow in the east to Eugowra in the west, Wellington and Mid-Western Regional Councils in the north to Blayney Shire Council and Oberon Council in the south.

The main industries and products associated with the area are mining, mixed farming, fruit, timber, vineyards, meat and wool processing, transport, tourism, light engineering, white goods manufacturing, tertiary education services, agricultural and pastoral support.