A BAN on en-bloc voting will be trialled as part of a series of anti-corruption measures set to be introduced by Kingston Council. Kingston Council has been drafting changes to its processes in the wake of Operation Sandon, the IBAC investigation which toppled Casey Council. At their most recent council meeting, Kingston councillors agreed to trial new measures to reduce corruption risk, including to ban en-bloc voting and record individual votes in published meeting minutes. Council will also develop briefing and pre-meeting protocols, and practice notes relating to meeting procedure. Training sessions on procedure and best practice will also be…
Author: Brodie Cowburn
PETA Murphy’s first speech as federal member for Dunkley quoted her literary hero, Pippi Longstocking. Pippi was being warned by her friend Annika to refrain from taking on “the world’s strongest man” in competition. “Man, yes,” said Pippi. “But I am the world’s strongest girl, remember that!” The speech came just weeks after Murphy received a devastating cancer re-diagnosis. She was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 2011, and again in 2019 around the time she was elected the first ever female member for Dunkley. Murphy carried Pippi Longstocking’s attitude with her during her four years in Parliament. In spite…
A CHELSEA Heights man was among those arrested as part of a police operation targeting the Comanchero and Finks Outlaw motorcycle gangs last month. Police nationwide made 25 arrests and seized around $200,000 worth of cash and firearms last month. As part of the operation they raided a premises in Chelsea Heights allegedly linked to the Comanchero OMCG. A 46-year-old Chelsea Heights man is expected to be charged on summons in relation to a rifle and shotgun found at his address, police say. Victoria Police crime command acting commander Jason Kelly said police would continue to work to stamp out…
PETA Murphy, the member for Dunkley since 2019, has died. Murphy passed away on the afternoon of 4 December aged just 50. Her family was by her side. In 2011, Murphy was diagnosed with breast cancer. She was re-diagnosed in 2019 shortly after her election. Murphy was married to husband Rod Glover for more than 20 years. Glover released a joint statement alongside Murphy’s parents and sisters Bob, Jan, Jodi and Penni on the day she died. “I am devastated to have to inform you of the passing of our wonderful wife, daughter and sister, and always your member for…
FRANKSTON serial killer Paul Denyer will not be released from prison until he is permanently incapacitated. Denyer murdered Elizabeth Stevens, Deborah Fream, and Natalie Russell in Frankston’s surrounding suburbs in 1993. He was handed a life sentence with a 30-year non-parole period, which ended this year. Last week, Victorian Parliament passed a proposed change to the law to keep Denyer behind bars for life. The bill read that Denyer cannot be released until the adult parole board is satisfied he is “in imminent danger of dying, or is seriously incapacitated, and as a result he no longer has the physical…