New England
Candidate Forum
Sapphire City Church on the Corner is hosting a candidates forum for all of the churches and Christian communities in the region.
Come and hear from the candidates on the issues that you care about.
Date:
Due to the change in election date, the date for this event is still being negotiated with the candidates to ensure their availability.
Please check back again later for the final date.
The date is still being negotiated with the candidates to ensure their availability.
Please check back closer to the time for the final date.
Location:
Sapphire City Church on the Corner
Live Stream
Ask your questions
You can ask your questions during the event at:
Promotion resources
Promotional material will be available when the date has been confirmed. Please check back later.
Promotion resources
The date for this forum is still being negotiated with the candidates to ensure their availability. However, please promote the forum so people are aware it is coming.
Check back closer to the time for the final date and more resources (including PowerPoint and flyers).
Newsletter or announcement text
Use this template for a notice in a church or school newsletter, or as the basis of an announcement:
Meet your candidates for the Federal Election
Churches across Australia are hosting candidate forums to hear from the major parties for the Federal election.
Sapphire City Church on the Corner is planning to hold a forum on Thursday, 01 May 7pm (this date is being negotiated with the candidates to ensure their availability, and might change).
Come and hear from the candidates on issues that you care about. There will be a few set questions on issues of concern to Christians, and time for questions from the audience.
Most forums will be live-streamed and recorded for those who cannot attend on the night.
You can find more details of this forum, and details of other forums near you at meetyourcandidates.org.au
Promotion resources
These resources have been created to help you promote the forums at your school, church or other Christian network.
Newsletter or announcement text
Use this template for a notice in a church or school newsletter, or as the basis of an announcement:
Meet your candidates for the Federal Election
Sapphire City Church on the Corner is hosting a candidate forum for all of the Christians in the area to hear from the major parties for the Federal election.
Come and hear from the candidates on issues that you care about. There will be a few set questions on issues of concern to Christians, and time for questions from the audience.
If you live in another area, you can find nearby events at meetyourcandidates.org.au
Details:
Thursday, 01 May 7pm
Sapphire City Church on the Corner
21 Mansfield Street, Inverell
Keep up to date
Sign up to be notified as forums are confirmed, and get the latest updates.
Frequently asked questions
What is a "candidate forum"?
A candidate forum is an event held a few weeks before an election where the main candidates for a specific electorate are invited to speak to a group of people and answer their questions. These events are frequently run by issues groups (environment, housing etc) or the local chamber of commerce, and are about getting a specific demographic of people together and giving the politicians the opportunity to speak directly to their concerns.
These forums are being hosted by the churches of the electorate, to allow politicians to specifically hear the concerns of the Christian community, and give specific and direct responses.
Which candidates will be invited?
Where possible, all candidates will be invited to speak at the forum. In electorates with a large number of candidates, invitations might need to be limited to give attendees the opportunity to hear in more detail from the candidates most likely to win the electorate or impact the election.
What questions will be asked?
Most forums will spend some of their time asking pre-determined questions, and some of their time taking questions from the attendees.
The organising churches will determine the initial questions and communicate them to the candidates well before the forum. Suggested questions have been developed by the combined heads of churches to reflect the concerns that are common amongst Christians.
You can read the recommended questions here.
The questions from the attendees are usually taken through an online question portal, to allow live-stream viewers to also ask their questions.
Which churches are invited?
The forum is being hosted by a group of churches from the electorate. Everyone is welcome to come.
Do you have any other questions?
Authorised by Mike Southon, Freedom for Faith, 168 Chalmers St, Surry Hills NSW
Get promotional materials
Download promotional materials for this event,
including newsletter text, a PowerPoint slide and a flyer.