Voting for the third time, Henty’s Natalie Terlich said she has started to take a bit more notice of politics and policies.
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This year she used the voting compass to help reinforce who she should vote for.
“I found it useful to confirm the things I wanted,” she said.
Ms Terlich would recommend young voters to remember that their vote counts.
“I think what happened in Britain (the exit from the European Union) was a bit of a wake up call,” she said.
The changes to voting this year made the process a bit slower according to Ms Terlich with the line up stretching almost 10 metres.
“It seemed to take a bit longer,” she said.
Another Henty resident, Noel Stein, has been working the polling booth handing out pamphlets for 20 years. While he is a members of the Nationals he was helping Susan Ley in Henty.
Mr Stein has been more involved in politics recently compared to when he was younger.
“Life priorities are different (when you're young), you are raising a family and trying to get set up,” he said.
“(Young people) should try to be more aware of issues.”
However, Mr Stein said he was disappointed in the politics of today.
“There are polarising issues on certain things and people are not open to other views,” he said.
“If they (political parties) don’t go with the swing they are frowned upon and I think that’s a real issue.”
Carol Stroh from Henty has been handing out pamphlets for the Christian Democrats for the last 10 years and was pleased to be back this year.
“I love seeing people,” she said.
Another Henty resident, Stephen Hanckel has been involved with polling for the last 12 years with the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers party.