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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2024
Police News Armed robbery
■ Port Phillip Crime Investigation Unit detectives have charged a man following an alleged armed robbery in Balaclava on Sunday night (Oct. 6). It is alleged that a man, armed with a knife, entered a pharmacy on Carlisle St about 6pm. The man allegedly made demands to a shopkeeper to hand over several items. The man allegedly fled the scene on foot with various medications, before being spotted by Victoria Police Protective Services Officers. Police arrested the man on Carlisle St a short time later. Investigators recovered a bag of medications. The 20-year-old was charged with armed robbery and weapon related charges. He was remanded in custody to appear before Melbourne Magistrates' Court.
United Energy Around The Bay ■ An estimated 7000 riders joined the 30th anniversary celebrations of the United Energy Around The Bay event last Sunday (Oct. 6). The first wave of riders hit the road at 5.25am when around 200 people took on the 300km challenge.
LOCAL CANDIDATE ‘RETIRED’ FROM POLL
■ Until Friday (Oct. 11), Australian Red Cross Lifeblood is popping up at Beaumaris Uniting Church – St Martins for a blood donor event. One in three people in Bayside will need blood. Beaumaris Uniting Church - St Martins is at 78 Dalgetty Rd, Beaumaris. Open hours: ■ Wednesday, October 9. 12 Noon-8 pm ■ Thursday, October 10. 8 am-8 pm ■ Friday, October 11. 8 am-3 pm
■ Christine Maynard has been eliminated by the Victorian Electoral Commission from the Yarra City Council Melba Ward election. She was retired prior to ballot papers being printed and will not appear on ballot papers. The VEC said that Ms Maynard was found to be ineligible to nominate. Some 16 candidates across Victoria were removed, many of these are a result of routine checking by the Department of Government Services and Local Government Victoria crosschecking the VEC’s list of candidates with the register of local government candidate training. This process identified that as of Monday, September 30, 12 candidates did not complete their training as declared in their nominations. “It is a legislative requirement for candidates to complete this training in the two years before election day, in order to be able to nominate,” said a VEC representative. “As part of the nomination process, candidates are required to declare they have completed the training and specify a completion date for the training. Over 99 per cent of candidates successfully completed the training. “Before retiring each candidate, the Victorian Electoral Commission provided them with an opportunity to respond to the intention to retire them, as required by the Local Government (Electoral) Regulations 2020. “As a result, some candidates were subsequently matched against the register of local
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And at 5.30am almost 2000 riders set off on the Classic 220km ride, in timed starting waves. Tour de France champion Richie Porte, SBS commentator Simon Gerrans, and Warrnambool winner Matilda Raynolds, were among the luminaries participating.
Questions over election signs ■ An anonymous email campaign has questioned Kingston Council election signs seemingly erected on public land. The campaign has questioned if the signs are within the rules for the election.
● Alongside railway land.
● Station St/Nepean Hwy.
● Mordialloc road crossing
● Christine Maynard government candidate training and were not retired. This brings the total number of retired candidates to 16, after four candidates were retired just after the close of nominations after being found ineligible to nominate. This brings the current total number of candidates running in the elections to 2215.”
● On a parked truck.
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