2 weeks Ago By Angus Thomson
Follow our live coverage of the 2025 federal election here . Footage has emerged showing a man removing Liberal signage from a truck that accidentally struck an early voting centre in western Sydney, shunting a roof from its supports and onto the vehicle’s cab. The Quakers Hill Community Centre will be closed for voting on Tuesday as the truck carrying branding for the Liberal candidate for Greenway, Rattan Virk is still wedged underneath the collapsed roof.
Photographs of the scene show some Liberal branding still remains near the top of the truck. The Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) confirmed the centre would be at least temporarily closed. “The AEC is assessing the damage to this facility and will make a decision about whether the facility can be used or will need to be relocated in coming days,” the commission said in a statement.
All nearby early voting centres listed on the AEC’s website will be open from 8.30am to 5.30pm today and every day until the election.
Communications Minister Michelle Rowland holds the seat of Greenway on a margin of 7.9 per cent. A Liberal spokesman said: “Yesterday, a truck delivering materials to Quakers Hill Community Hall dislodged a portico.
We sincerely regret any inconvenience this has caused for the local community.” The spokesman did not respond to questions about the removal of the branding. NSW Police were contacted for comment.
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