federal election
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Chesters wins Bendigo
Labor’s Lisa Chesters has retained the federal seat of Bendigo she has held since 2013 despite a swing away from Labor. The Bendigo seat came right down to the wire, with first-time Nationals candidate Andrew Lethlean proving to be a strong opponent. Results were uncertain until Friday afternoon. Lethlean, a publican and businessman, ran a…
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Nature repair needs accelerator funding
A local environmental alliance is reminding federal election candidates of the toll natural disasters take on central Victorian communities already struggling with a cost-of-living crisis. Biolinks Alliance and 12 of its member groups said repairing nature was vital to mitigating the impacts of droughts, floods and fires and their flow-on effects. “For so many at…
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“We’re not giving up”
Mount Alexander Shire Council is advocating for federal funding to deliver an affordable housing development in Castlemaine ahead of the upcoming federal election. The project will create 22 affordable rental apartments on council land at 65 Templeton Street. Apartments will be a mix of one and two bedrooms, a household type that is currently lacking…