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VICTORIA VOTES - THE BATTLE FOR BASS
Candidates tackle the big questions
When a church hosts an election forum, don’t expect the usual questions about mending potholes and building swimming pools.
Where to hear your candidates
TWO election forums this week will focus on the farming community and a conservation-minded audience.
NEWS
The school of hard knocks
Renovate or demolish? Newly released documents offer insights into condition of the old Wonthaggi Tech.
Golf club thinks big
Wonthaggi Golf Club has taken the first small steps in its grand plan for a multi-sport country club.
Kernot bridge back on track
The timbered pieces have arrived and the new Kernot bridge is taking shape. Rob Parsons reports.
VIEWPOINT
In good hands
At his most vulnerable, Brian Beardwood experienced the best of multicultural Australia. He has a few questions for those who would shut the door.
‘We owe it to Helen’
Disagreement is the basis of democracy, says Liberal MP Mary Aldred, but the attack on Helen Haines reminds us that how we disagree makes a difference.
Want a job? Dream on!
Job service providers don’t actually provide many jobs, writes Jessica Harrison, but they do have the power to penalise jobseekers.
FEATURES
A girl from the hills
She danced, sang, played golf, ran a real estate business, and was deputy mayor of Wonthaggi. Rae Haines was a natural leader.
How to cap a tip
Some creative thinking helped to save us a cool $14 million. Words by Catherine Watson, photos by Julie Paterson
The man behind the trail
John Cuttriss never boasts about what he’s achieved. He’s too busy thinking about the next project.
A life well played
Olga Bolitho has a century of memories, including a musical adventure that took her all the way to Italy. By Carol Robinson
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