It is Election Day throughout Australia, as those who haven't voted in pre-poll head to the multitudes of voting centres in Page and Richmond to cast their vote to see which candidate will represent each federal seat for the next three years.

Wherever you vote, make sure you have an umbrella or raincoat as there is a very high chance of rain today with strong, cold southeasterly winds.

In the seat of Page, it would take a minor miracle for any of the ten other candidates to topple sitting member Kevin Hogan. After his win in 2022, Page is now considered a safe National Party seat with over 60% of the two-party preferred vote.

For Labor's Wendy Backhous and The Greens Dr Luke Robinson, the hope is to reclaim lost ground following the last federal election when Hanabeth Luke, the Teal candidate, took 13% of the primary vote.

We will discover how Page voted later tonight. In the meantime, if you are unsure of where to vote, click on the 2025 Federal Election button (orange) on the front page of the Lismore App. Click on 'Voting on Election Day' and enter your suburb, location or postcode. A list of voting centres close to you will display.

Voting hours are 8am to 6pm. If you choose not to vote, the fine is $20.

With the finish line in sight, the Lismore caught up with the three leading candidates to get their final thoughts and reasons why you should cast your vote their way.

KEVIN HOGAN - NATIONALS

(Kevin Hogan handing out 'How to Vote' cards at the Goonellabah pre-poll yesterday)

"I'm looking forward to the finish line. It's a big ask for a lot of volunteers that we have, and the people who support us for the 10 days of pre-poll. They're all volunteers handing out, so it's a big, big effort.

"But look, I'm feeling optimistic. A lot of positive feedback from the community. I've been on pre-poll every day, so you get to speak to a lot of people over the two weeks, which is always fun as well. Very positive feedback here. So I'm optimistic."

"There are national polls which might say otherwise, but the feeling here locally, in our community, is very positive; they want a change of government. They're happy. They're saying, look, keep going with what you're doing. But I'm getting a lot of despondency with the government. And I think, and I might be wrong, but I'd be very surprised, that the result here will show that people are despondent with the current government for all the reasons that they're telling me, cost of living amongst the most important."

WENDY BACKHOUS - LABOR

(Wendy Backhous (left) with volunteers at pre-poll in Grafton)

"A vote for Mr Hogan is a vote for Mr Dutton and his nuclear black hole, which will mean higher taxes and huge cuts to health, education, and the public services we all rely on. Labor will build a cheaper renewable future and a better, more productive Australian economy that unites rather than divides us and provides stability in these uncertain times."

DR LUKE ROBINSON - THE GREENS

(Dr Luke Robinson hamming it up outside the Goonellabah pre-poll centre yesterday)

"Well, this election, we have a choice between having clear, ambitious and costed policies from us in The Greens, or the current approach from the current member, Kevin Hogan, which seems to be for pork barrelling, little bribes around different people in the electorate, but nothing really serious to take long term approaches to the cost of living crisis we face and and the housing crisis and the climate crisis we face."

Is there a chance for The Greens to have the balance of power in a minority government?

"I think so. It's really difficult to tell with the polls, particularly when we have such diverse electorates over the country. The two-party preferred vote, I think, is an outdated way of looking at politics in Australia because everything's local now. You can have Teal's, you can have Greens, you can have other independents competing for the major parties in seats now. So, I think it's a seat-by-seat count, and it'll be very interesting to see how it goes.

"But I'm still expecting a likely minority Labor government that will need The Greens and other cross benches to get their support in the lower house and also in the Senate, which has always been the case."

In the nearby seat of Richmond, Labor's Justine Elliot has been in power since 2004. The margin is 8.2%, which says the seat is safe. However, when you look a little closer, it won't take much of a swing to The Greens Mandy Nolan to win the seat. This will depend on the National Party's Kimberly Hone.

In 2022, the gap between the three parties was only 4.5% when The Greens were excluded. Preferences flowed strongly to Justine Elliot, who was comfortably re-elected.

The interesting point is that if The Greens can beat Labor into the last two parties, then The Greens will win Richmond. As the margin was so close in 2022, that remains a real possibility.

The Lismore App will have live coverage of the 2025 Federal Election after polling centres close at 6pm on our Facebook page.