Quake shakes Frankston A SMALL earthquake struck close to the coast of Frankston last week. The earthquake struck at 5.41am on 18 September. The tremor had a magnitude of 2.4. The epicenter of the earthquake was in Port Phillip Bay, a short distance out from Seaford Beach. In a statement online, the Victorian SES confirmed that no damage reports had been made. “[There have been] no calls for assistance to VICSES. There is no Tsunami threat,” the statement read.
More than 300 people reported feeling the earthquake to Geoscience Australia. The national geoscience research body says that the earthquake occurred at a depth of six kilometers.
THE epicentre (orange) of an earthquake which struck near Seaford last week. Picture: Geoscience Australia
DUNKLEY MP Peta Murphy. Picture: Supplied
Murphy set for UN in New York DUNKLEY MP Peta Murphy will represent Australia at the United Nations General Assembly. The UN General Assembly begins in New York this month, and continues until December. While overseas, Murphy says she will address local matters remotely. “I will continue with my local work as the member for Dunkley and my parliamentary committee work while at the United Nations,” she said. “We’ve become very familiar with
online meetings and the Dunkley office will remain fully operational while I work remotely.” Nationals MP Darren Chester will also attend. Murphy said that being appointed to the role was an “honour”. “I look forward to bringing our local voice to global discussions on economic growth, social inclusion, and environmental protection and to bringing home international approaches to solving local issues
such as housing affordability and workforce training,” she said. “Over the past few years, I have advocated strongly for Australia to adopt a wellbeing budget. I am pleased that the federal treasurer’s October budget will start the process. I intend to gather best practice approaches to measuring wellbeing while in New York, as we look at actions to tackle growing poverty and inequality, empower women and girls, and address the climate emergency.”
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Frankston Times
20 September 2022
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