Democracy, Sausage. The Australian Federal Election is scheduled to take place on or before Thursday 17 May, three years since the last one, so no need to feel like a silly sausage if you’ve forgotten how some of it works. Plus, some changes have been introduced in the past few elections and it can be…
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Many voices at Community Forum
L-R: Glen Hepburn from the VFF, Martha Haylett MP, Maree Edwards MP, Gaelle Broad MP and Deputy Mayor Toby Heydon. A community forum at Baringhup Hall on Wednesday 26 March attracted close to 50 attendees, many with comments and questions about the State Government’s proposed Emergency Services and Volunteer Fund (ESVF). Arranged and hosted by…
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Local council election notices
The Victorian Electoral Commission (VEC) is reminding those who did not vote in the October 2024 local council elections that the VEC is required to issue a fine of $99 if a person fails to respond in writing within 28 days. Close to 530,000 Victorians failed to vote in the election have an opportunity to…
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Wrong signage puzzle
Map courtesy Google Maps. Residents of Maldon continue to be perplexed about errors with local road signage, with a new incorrect sign — naming Phoenix Street as Vincent Street — appearing in the past few months. It comes after queries to Council about why the street sign at Langs/Woodlocks Lane was changed (at some unknown…
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