They want the new Dunkley MP to champion insurance reform as their premiums spiral due to increased storm water problems.
The result means the face of Frankston City will face off against Labor’s Jodie Belyea at a federal byelection to be held in coming weeks.
Premier Jacinta Allan has shrugged off suggestions an almost 11 per cent swing against Labor in the Mulgrave byelection was a reflection of her new leadership.
Labor has declared victory in Saturday’s byelection in the seat of Mulgrave to replace former premier Daniel Andrews,despite a 10 per cent swing against the party.
The opposition doesn’t hold much optimism that they’ll win on Saturday. But if history is anything to go by,it won’t be smooth sailing for Labor either.
Documents detail a mounting legal bill in the fight against a caterer who accused former chief health officer Brett Sutton of unlawfully ordering the closure of his business.
Opposition Leader John Pesutto introduced Werner as “the future of this party” after the Liberals’ emphatic win in the north-east Melbourne seat.
Raymond Hoser last month said he planned to run as an independent to get “the snakes out of parliament”. But his name is missing from the final candidate list.
The decision gives Opposition Leader John Pesutto a boost to his leadership and his party’s winning odds.
A former youth pastor is running for the Liberal Party and a Greens member hopes to become Victoria’s youngest MP. They and other candidates hope to benefit from Labor’s likely absence from the August 26 vote.
Nicole Werner,the daughter of Chinese-Malaysian migrants,is on the cusp of becoming a member of parliament.