Lucy Callander

Sep 9, 2024 | geelongadvertiser.com.au | Lucy Callander

Voters gearing up to have their say at the 2024 local council elections will have to navigate a raft of changes before any boxes are ticked. More than half the state’s 79 councils have moved to single councillor wards – many of them with new names – and up to a million ratepayers who were previously given an automatic right to vote, now have to enrol.

Jul 8, 2024 | heraldsun.com.au | Lucy Callander

Voters gearing up to have their say at the 2024 local council elections will have to navigate a raft of changes before any boxes are ticked. More than half the state’s 79 councils have moved to single councillor wards – many of them with new names – and up to a million ratepayers who were previously given an automatic right to vote, now have to enrol.

Dec 28, 2023 | theaustralian.com.au | Anthony Anderson |Emily Holgate |Lucy Callander

Schoolies party to Kylie Minogue on Rosebud PierVideo paused due to user inactivityContinue watching? The body of a man on an inflatable kayak has been pulled from the water off Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula. Emergency services were called to Rosebud Pier at Rosebud, about 61km south of Melbourne’s CBD, about 3.30pm Thursday after reports of a man in trouble on the kayak 300-800m offshore.

Oct 26, 2023 | adelaidenow.com.au | Alex White |Lucy Callander

Developers in Frankston will be able to plough ahead with new projects up to 12 storeys high, after a state government order restricting new buildings to just three-levels has been overridden. The move is expected to be welcomed by developers, but will divide the community with some groups supporting big build projects and others saying it would ruin the vibe of the seaside suburb. Supporters of development, Advance Frankston, founder Garry Ebbott was “gobsmacked” by the decision.