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Temporary fencing at the site of the new Melton Hospital at Cobblebank in Melton.

Melton’s new hospital hasn’t even been built, but it’s already too small

The new 274-bed hospital will need to double in size soon after it opens, the state government has conceded.

  • Rachael Dexter

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Melton from above.

Covering the west means a new take on political gridlock

Reporter Rachael Dexter reflects on the marginal election campaign waged in Melton, part of our special coverage.

  • Rachael Dexter
Melton MP Steve McGhie fended off a tough campaign from the independents and Liberal Party.

‘Confident but not too confident’: Labor holding on in Melton

Labor appears to have fended off a concerted effort by independents and the Liberals in the seat of Melton, but complicated preferences mean the result might not be known for days.

  • Rachael Dexter
The leading candidates for the state seat of Melton.

Noodles, sledging and a circus: last day on the Melton campaign trail

With the finish line in sight the candidates tussling for this marginal seat say they are tired but optimistic.

  • Rachael Dexter
Gary Mitchell from the Melton Fuel Group wants answers from state election candidates on what they will do about the lack of fuel price competition in the area.

‘It’s price fixing in a way’: Melton voters want fuel price action

Driving around Melton, Gary Mitchell is able to predict the prices at every servo in town after spotting just one.

  • Rachael Dexter
Melton voters at an early voting centre housed in a disused Bunnings Warehouse on Tuesday.

ALP pulls in the big guns as Melton contest heats up

Labor is calling in big party names to help its candidate in Melton, as the powerful United Firefighters Union begins a mega offensive backing independent contender Dr Ian Birchall.

  • Rachael Dexter
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Kylie Whitlock, 36, and Aaron Eastgate , 28 with Evie , 13 months.

No teeth, scurvy diagnoses: Cost of living drives food bank pressures

Away from the theatrics of the campaign trail, the most pressing issue for Victorians this election - the cost of living -  is on stark display at lines at Melbourne food relief centres.

  • Bianca Hall and Rachael Dexter
Social media posts focused on hyper-local issues are increasingly prevalent during the state election campaign.

Feed frenzy: How your local candidate is all up in your socials

State political advertising in key seats is now less about the leader and more about the local candidate.

  • Bianca Hall, Clay Lucas and Rachael Dexter
Chris Thelma, 18, with Melton MP Steve McGhie.

‘We’re full up from them’: Biserka part of bigger headache for major parties in Melton

Illegal political posters, an attack-ad and pouring rain; the first day of early voting in Melton for the state election had it all.

  • Rachael Dexter
Juliana waits anxiously for the once-an-hour bus from Kurunjang to Melton Station for her train to university.

Riding along on Juliana’s epic Melton to Footscray commute

Melton voter Juliana Byers has one key wish from this election: to get to uni in under two hours.

  • Rachael Dexter

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