There was no major surprise in the Victorian election result where Labor has been comfortably returned. Interesting aspects include: The Nats defied doomsday predictions and retained party status. The Liberals and Greens failed to increase their primary votes. The media darlings (Greens) won't win a lower house seat. Labor no longer holds any seats in [...]
Victorian election
Political junkies will be interested in this article from The Age and will recognise the significance it holds for the seat of Morwell, which includes Traralgon where I grew up. Several high-profile members of the Traralgon ALP branch have quit the party and one, Lisa Proctor, will stand as an independent and direct preferences to [...]
Me and Jackie Weaver
I don’t have any celebrity tales to tell, except this one. Jackie Weaver is a moderately famous actress in Australia. She appeared in the classic film “Picnic at Hanging Rock” and many others. Her stage reputation is supreme. Jackie must have a love for regional Australia, and I admire her for that. She recently came [...]
Snow in Porepunkah
The cold weather came and brought snow flurries this afternoon. It started with hail about 4pm and then turned to snow. The fall lasted about 10 minutes and just settled on the ground when it stopped and turned to rain. It was cold all day and I expected snow, but we didn’t get the precipitation [...]
Process issues in local government
I’ve published an article by Linette Treasure, of Buchan, in the Alpine Community Forum (no longer available) regarding process implications in local government. This will interest everyone who’s concerned about the loss of democracy in Victorian councils since the so-called Kennett reforms and subsequent changes by the Labor Government. The only true democracy in local [...]
