Yes, that's me wearing orange..........
It was freeeeeeeeezing, standing there for my allotted two hours. Most voters were being sensible and waiting to see if the weather was going to warm up. That meant we, the various pamphleteers, had plenty of time to get to know each other.
The Nationals had a couple of lovely, young Uni students, (they were up from Perth to support their Dad, the local candidate), whilst the Liberals had a Queensland metallurgist,who had been living in Kal for about eight years. The Greens' candidate was a rather loud, red haired lady who took exception to an official from the electoral commission telling her, and a number of others, that they were blocking the entrance and looked quite intimidating. Personally I tended to agree, but to be honest I think they were simply taking shelter from what was a biting wind.
I also got to cast my first absentee vote, which was quite amusing, considering I knew even less about the candidates in my own electorate than I did about those in Kalgoorlie. Still we don't, as many of you know, have an option here in Australia. Voting IS compulsory, so like all good citizens I voted.
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