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Race to the finish line for new seat Eleven candidates are contesting the new seat of Pakenham, with David Farrelly drawing the top spot on the ballot. Independent Brett Owen is in sixth spot followed by Labor’s Emma Vulin in seventh. In Bass, where there are 10 candidates, The Nationals’ Brett Tessari is in first spot, with Labor’s Jordan Crugnale in fifth and the Liberals’ Aaron Brown in seventh. The candidate orders for ballot papers for the Victorian election were drawn last Friday following the close of nominations. STORY PAGE 5
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Fifty years for Cooks
The Gazette kicks off its series of candidate profiles this week. In this edition, candidates for the seats of Pakenham and Bass who responded to questions by deadline are featured. There are 11 candidates contesting Pakenham and 10 in the race for Bass. Next week’s edition will feature candidates for Narracan, Monbulk and Berwick. PAGES 22-23, 26-27, 30
Thursday 10 November was a special day on the calendar for David and Norrie Cook, who celebrated 50 years of marriage. The couple tied the knot in their early 20s at St Mary’s
Church in Dandenong in 1972 – a significant location in the narrative of their time together, as it was where they first met as 18 and 17-year-olds, respectively. STORY PAGE 11
David and Norrie Cook celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary last week. 307621
Road fate sealed and Roads for Community Initiative, 110km of unsealed roads in Cardinia Shire and 187km in the Yarra Ranges would have been sealed between 2020 and 2029. The funding of $300 million was the result of an advocacy partnership between Cardinia Shire Council and Yarra Ranges Council to improve unsealed roads. The project was to be co-funded by prop-
erty owners via a special charge scheme. A spokesperson for the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts said some existing infrastructure projects had been reviewed, and in some cases, reduced or discontinued in the October budget. “This includes the Sealing Roads projects in the Dandenong Ranges for the Yarra Ranges
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La Trobe MP Jason Wood has slammed the Federal Government for “scrapping” a $300m road sealing project for the hills in the 2022-23 budget. “It is totally unfair that hills residents are subjected to second rate roads, with potholes in winter and dust in summer,” Mr Wood said. As part of the Sealing the Hills Road Project