Inside Melton
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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.
- by Rachael Dexter
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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.
- by Rachael Dexter
‘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.
- by Rachael Dexter
November 25
Victorian election
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.
- by Rachael Dexter
November 23
Petrol prices
‘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.
- by Rachael Dexter
November 22
Victorian election
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.
- by Rachael Dexter
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.
- by Bianca Hall and Rachael Dexter
November 18
Victorian election
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.
- by Bianca Hall, Clay Lucas and Rachael Dexter
November 14
Victorian election
‘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.
- by Rachael Dexter
November 12
Victorian election
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.
- by Rachael Dexter
November 11
Victorian election
‘I’m flabbergasted’: Melton’s leading independent candidate buoyed by ballot draw
Leading Independent Ian Birchall will sit above the Liberal and Labor candidates on the ballot.
- by Rachael Dexter
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