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Monday, November 16, 2026
Laverton MLA Sarah Connolly (pictured) says that she was witness to a slew of the most appalling racist commentary on her social media by people parroting messages.“In my 43 years I have never seen anything like it. This included the racial vilification of students in grade six in one of my wonderful local schools in…
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Rachael Westaway has claimed victory for the Liberal Party in last Saturday’s by-election for the State seat of Prahran.As vote counting resumed on Monday (Local Paper press-time), the Victorian Electoral Commission had counted the votes of 64.29 per cent of the enrolled electorate.There werte 29,884 formal votes of the total enmrolment of 48,164. Ms Westaway…
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As Werribee by-election vote counting resumed on Monday (Feb. 10), the neck-and-neck race between Labor’s John Lister and the Liberal’s Steve Murphy continued.Progress voting, with 75.22 per cent of the nallots total enrolled voters counted, the primary votes were:• Raheem A. Rifai, Australian Greens, 2977, 7.47 per cent• Steve Murphy, Liberal, 11,578, 29.04%• Matthew Emerson,…
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11.30PM SATURDAY Vote-counting is neck-and-neck in the by-elections being held in Prahran and Werribee. In Prahran, the two candidate preferred vote count has Rachel Westaway (Liberal) ahead with 15,406 (51.60 per cent), against Angelica De Camillio on 14,452 (48.40 per cent). Ms Westaway’s primary vote to date has been 10,829 (36.24 per cent), wiuth Ms…
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Euroa MLA Annabelle Cleeland says the Allan Labor Government is not listening to local residents.“My question is for the Minister for EconomicGrowth and Jobs [Danny Pearson]. How many businesses have closed across the Euroa region in the past 12 months?“Across my region we are seeing an alarming trend: shops and businesses are closing at a…
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Rowville MLA Kim Wells last week asked in State Parliament about when the Allan Labor Government will take action to provide long-term solutions for the roads in Knox, which have led to accidents and deaths?“More than a year ago we had a fatality on Wellington Rd in Rowville just outside Wellington Village,” Mr Wells said.“My…
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The State Government says that is another step closer to delivering better emergency care at the Northern Hospital in Epping, revealing a first look at the designs for a new Ambulatory Care Centre. Melissa Horne, Minister for Health Infrastructure (pictured), announced the project will make up stage one of a massive $813 million hospital redevelopment…
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Polling booths will be open from 8am-6pm on Saturday, February 8, for the Prahran by-election caused by the resignation of former local Greens MLA Sam Hibbins. Although Premier Jacinta Allan refused to nominate a Labor candidate, there are 11 candidates for the seat:• Nathan Chisholm• Rachel Westaway, Liberal• Janine Hendry• Genevieve Gilbert, Family First Victoria•…
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Polling booths will be open from 8am-6pm on Saturday, February 8, for the Werribee by-election caused by the resignation of former local MLA Tim Pallas. There are 12 candidates for the seat, previously regarded as ‘sale Labor’:• A. Raheem Rifai, Australian Greens• Steve Murphy, Liberal• Matthew Emerson, Family First Victoria• Xavier Menta, Legalise Cannabis Victoria•…
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander flags in Darebin are to be set at half-post on Sunday (Jan. 26), “as a mark of recognition, respect and mourning”lags will be lowered “, says the local Council. The move follows Council’s consultation with the Darebin Aboriginal Advisory Committee. “January 26 marks the beginning of the British invasion of…
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