NEWS DESK
Labor’s late start in Nepean THE Labor Party has finally announced its candidate for the seat of Nepean being vacated by retiring MP, Martin Dixon. The choice of Chris Brayne, right, comes months after the Liberals’ Russell Joseph hit the campaign trail and some weeks after the Greens Paul Saunders said he too would be wooing voters in Nepean. Mr Bayne said if Labor was returned to office and also won Nepean it would ensure the seat became marginal and “have the attention of everyone including myself as the local MP, the Premier [presumably Daniel Andrews] and the government itself”. “Imagine the opportunity our electorate can achieve with an MP who has to actually work for their job.” The three state electorates which cover the Mornington Peninsula are all comfortably held by Liberal MPs: Mr Dixon in Nepean; David Morris, Mornington; and Neale Burgess, Hastings. Mr Joseph, the Liberal candidate, was formerly Mr Dixon’s electoral officer. While appearing to admit that the current Labor government did not pay much attention to the peninsula, Mr Brayne said he would “fight for the things that keep our peninsula the special place it is”. His initial news release describes the popularity of the peninsula with visitors and tourists while being “filled with working families, school kids and retirees alike, all of whom have chosen, for obvious reasons, to live their lives in this special part of Australia”. “But although our peninsula is so great, there are issues that seem to be ignored the more time goes on,” Mr Brayne said. “How is our community best served by having a shoe-in each election? The people of Nepean would get better bang for their buck when their local politicians have to work for their vote, not expect to win every time regardless of how hard
they’ve worked for you.” Mr Brayne said he would “fight to keep the Green Wedge, and ensure all inappropriate development is halted before they gain too much traction”. He would “prevent overreaching property and business development” while working “to ensure our tourism industry needs are coupled with the need to protect our serene way of life”. “I will work with tourism bodies to keep our tourism industry strong and our local population happy,” Mr Brayne said. “I’ve lived on the Mornington Peninsula my entire life. I know this electorate, I know the people of this electorate and I know this electorate deserves more attention than it gets.” His news release ended with the assertion that “it’s time to get a Brayne in Parliament”. Keith Platt
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Slip sliding away: The Mornington Yacht Club slipway has been given the all clear after a safety check. Picture: Yanni
Slipway gets the all clear A DIVER surveyed and repaired the well-worn slipway at Mornington Yacht Club last week to ensure it was capable of carrying heavy yachts. A relieved Commodore Bret Levenspiel said Thursday 27 September that the diver “did a hell of a lot of work” on the ageing timbers and supports before giving the slipway the ‘all clear’. Members were told earlier this month that the slipway pilings had deteriorated due to naval shipworm and that the crossheads and rails were “compromised”. Some of the clamps were loose and that acrow props used to secure the slipway
during the last slipping day had dislodged. There is some urgency in getting the slipway shipshape as skippers will want their boats in the water by the club’s opening day, Sunday 21 October. Commodore Levenspiel said members were “looking for a good weather window” to slip their boats last weekend and next. “The highest priority is to have our fleet return to the water timely and safely,” he said. “The safety of boats should always remain a concern as slipping is never without risk.” Stephen Taylor
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Southern Peninsula News 2 October 2018
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