Many ACT school P&Cs are running BBQs and more this election day.
29 April 2025
In brief:
- The 2025 Australian Federal Election will be held Saturday 3 May 2025.
- This story lists schools that are polling places and will also offer a barbecue or other food and drink.
The 2025 Australian Federal Election will be held on Saturday 3 May 2025.
Many schools are election day polling places. School Parents and Citizens’ Associations (P&Cs) across Canberra will operate BBQs, bake sales and more to raise funds to support their initiatives.
These are:
NORTHSIDE SCHOOLS
Ainslie School
BBQ (vegan, and gluten free sausages available), drinks, hashbrowns and cakes.
From 9am–3pm (or until the BBQ runs out).
Amaroo School
BBQ (beef, chicken, and vegetarian sausages and gluten free bread available) baked goods and soft drinks.
Campbell Primary School
BBQ and bake sale (dairy free, vegan and gluten free options available).
Fraser Primary School
BBQ and bacon & egg rolls (gluten free bread available), and a cake stall.
Giralang Primary School
BBQ and bacon and egg rolls (vegetarian and gluten free available), cold drinks, coffee, and cake and plant stall.
The school fete will be held the same day offering face painting, hair spray, milkshakes, popcorn, fairy floss, and a book stall.
Harrison School
BBQ, egg and bacon sandwiches, and soft drinks.
Latham Primary School
BBQ, cake stall, drinks and more.
Lyneham Primary School
BBQ (including vegan option), bake sale, plants and coffee and activities for the kids.
From 8am–3pm.
Macgregor Primary School
Sausage sizzle, bacon and egg rolls, vegan, gluten free options, cake stall, ice cream truck
Macquarie Primary School
BBQ, cake stall, books and games stall and more.
Majura Primary School
BBQ with traditional and vegetarian sausages, cake stall and face painting.
From 9am–3pm.
Maribyrnong Primary School
BBQ (with vegan options) and a cake stall.
Neville Bonner Primary School
BBQ, egg and bacon rolls (until sold out), and cake and slice stall. Gluten free options available for bread and cakes.
Palmerston District Primary School
BBQ and bake sale.
Southern Cross Early Childhood School
BBQ (gluten free and vegan options), drinks, lolly bags, jellybean guessing jar, and cake stall.
Turner Primary School
BBQ (with onion and sauce of course), drinks and baked goods.
From 8am–2pm.
Weetangera Primary School
BBQ and a cake stall.
From 8am–2pm.
SOUTHSIDE SCHOOLS
Arawang Primary School
BBQ, bacon and egg rolls (gluten free and vegan available) drinks, coffee, fairy floss and a second-hand book stall.
Bonython Primary School
BBQ (halal, vegan and gluten free options) and a cake stall.
From 8am–4pm.
Calwell High School
BBQ and drinks.
Caroline Chisholm School
BBQ, egg and bacon rolls, and a cake stall.
From 8am–3pm.
Curtin Primary School
BBQ (dietaries available) and bake sale.
Duffy Primary School
BBQ, egg and bacon rolls, pulled pork and slaw rolls, vegan sausages (gluten free options available), and a cake stall.
Fadden Primary School
BBQ and a cake stall.
Farrer Primary School
BBQ, bacon and egg rolls (with vegetarian options available), bake stall, plant stall and second-hand book sale.
Gordon Primary School
Bake sale only.
Gowrie Primary School
BBQ (gluten free available) and bake stall.
Isabella Plains Early Childhood School
Bacon and egg rolls and coffee in the morning, as well as BBQ (gluten free and vegan options) cold drinks, markets, raffles and more.
Namadgi School
BBQ, bacon and egg rolls, and the vegetarian option of corn fritters, as well as cakes, books, school-made preserves, plants and more.
Taylor Primary School (Kambah)
BBQ, bacon and egg rolls (while they last), cake stall, cold drinks, and coffee van (to be confirmed).
Telopea Park School
The French school will offer patisseries in the morning and a BBQ in the afternoon, including a ‘Galettes aux saucisses’ which is a sausage in a crepe. Cakes will be served all day.
Torrens Primary School
BBQ (including vegan and halal) and baked goods.
From 9am–2.30pm.
Wanniassa School (senior campus)
BBQ, bacon and egg rolls, plant stall, book stall and fairy floss machine.
Yarralumla Primary School
BBQ and bacon and egg rolls (until sold out). There will be vegetarian options and drinks.
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