Articles tagged: election
Surf Coast leaders ready for big year
A Surf Coast Shire councillor has entered her third term as mayor after being elected this month, with a Winchelsea Ward councillor also in a new leadership role.
Meeting for the next mayor
Colac Otway Shire Council will meet tomorrow to elect its next mayor and potentially deputy mayor.
Watchdog probes MP’s election ads
A watchdog is looking at action over ads featuring Colac and district’s federal MP that aired during an election blackout period.
Non-voters should expect a letter
People who failed to vote in November’s state election can expect a letter in the mail asking them to explain their absence.
Session lets voters meet candidates
Colac Otway Shire voters will have an opportunity this week to learn more about 14 candidates standing at this month’s election.
Corangamite heading for narrow election
A Deakin University politics lecturer says he believes sitting MP Sarah Henderson will have a narrow victory after Saturday’s federal election.
Candidates differ over marriage law
Corangamite’s Family First candidate Alan Barron says he believes marriage is about “procreation” and not “love” and that he won’t support marriage equality if elected.
DOUBLING DOWN: Candidates prepared for federal election
CORANGAMITE voters are set to go to the polls on July 2, with the Federal Government using its inability to set up a building commission as the trigger for an early election.
Apollo Bay resident standing for federal Senate
APOLLO BAY’S Naomi Halpern says the Nick Xenophon Team’s focus on “finding solutions and the best outcome for people” was part of the inspiration behind her new political passion.
By-election vote count completed
THE VICTORIAN Electoral Commission declared Richard Riordan as the winner of the Polwarth by-election after officials finished counting votes yesterday.
Colac businessman wins Polwarth seat
RICHARD RIORDAN has had political aspirations for decades and Saturday’s Polwarth by-election delivered the result the Liberal candidate needed to catapult him into State Government.
Liberals launch plan to cut ice addiction
RECOVERING ice addicts make up more than half of the clients of Colac's leading drugs counsellor.
Election for Polwarth as MP Mulder retires
COLAC and district voters will have at least three choices when they go to the polls to elect a new State Parliament representative.
Re-elected MP Terry Mulder vows to fight for district projects
RETURNED Polwarth MP Terry Mulder says he’ll continue fighting for funding for Colac and district, despite his party no longer being in power in Victoria.
Extra train for Colac if Coalition returned
Colac travellers could have access to an additional return train service six days a week if a Coalition Government returns to power at the November 29 election.
