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Arts Centre hosts open exhibition Dunkley Liberals line up 20 years and was twice runner-up on the reality TV program, Survivor. Ms Kmetj, originally from Ukraine, lives outside the Dunkley electorate in Mount Martha and is a self-employed business manager. None of the Liberal hopefuls could provide comments due to the preselection rule which prohibits nominees from revealing information to the media before they’ve been selected. The preselection is due to happen imminently providing there are no further delays due to lockdowns or rescheduled Victorian Liberal Party council meetings. In March, $7 million car parking expansions at Kananook and Seaford stations announced by Mr Crewther in May 2019 were abandoned by the federal government. Ms Murphy said last week that the car parks were “just an attempt at a political fix, never to be delivered”. Joseph Misuraca and Keith Platt
FORMER Liberal Dunkley MP Chris Crewther wants the chance to regain the seat he lost to Labor’s Peta Murphy at the 2019 election. Mr Crewther succeeded fellow Liberal Bruce Billson in 2016 but failed to hold onto the seat that had been held by Mr Billson for 20 years. Mr Crewther is now one of four Liberals seeking preselection for Dunkley. The other contenders are Donna Hope, Sharn Coombes and Chrestyna Kmetj. Ms Hope (formerly Mrs Bauer) was the state MP for Carrum until 2014, when she lost her seat to Labor’s Sonya Kilkenny. She unsuccessfully contested the seat in 2018 and has since been working as a Jetstar flight attendant and staffer for federal MP, Katie Allen. Ms Coombes, who is soon to move to live in the Dunkley electorate, has been a criminal barrister for more than
LOCAL artists can go in the running for a $1000 prize through the Frankston Arts Centre’s Open Exhibition. This year’s theme is Change, inspired by the events of the last 18 months. Competition winner in 2019, Karina Laird, said “it was great to have my work seen and recognised by others. It has encouraged me to continue photographing things I love. It’s a great feeling to get your work out of the house and into a supportive environment like the Frankston Arts Centre.” Ms Laird will hold a solo exhibition at the Arts Centre later this year, opening on 4 November. Online applications for the open exhibition close 11 July. Entry fee $16. The open exhibition display will open on 30 July 6pm to 8pm. For more information visit artscentre.frankston. vic.gov.au/Whats-On/Art-Exhibitions/ Competition-FAC-Open-ExhibitionChange
Labor ‘wins’ in boundary change the normally solid Liberal peninsula with the election in 2019 of Chris Brayne in Nepean, sees his margin clipped from 0.9 per cent to 0.6 per cent. Mornington, held by Liberal David Morris since November 2006, remains unchanged at 5 per cent. In neighbouring Frankston, Labor’s Paul Edbrooke sees his margin increase from 9.7 per cent to 10.2 per cent. Keith Platt
CHANGES to state electoral boundaries see Labor as having a small winning margin in two of the Mornington Peninsula’s three seats. However, both major parties have reduced margins in seats they already hold on the peninsula. Hastings, held by Liberal Neale Burgess since 2006, has swung 1.5 per cent to Labor, changing Mr Burgess’s 1.1 per cent winning margin to a 0.4 per cent loss in Labor’s favour. Labor, which gained a foothold on
2019 Frankston Arts Centre open exhibition winner Karina Laird. Picture: Supplied
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6 July 2021
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