Campaign begins: Labor MP Mark Dreyfus (left) and Liberal candidate Jeremy Hearn (right) will stand for the two major parties for the seat of Isaacs. Pictures: Supplied THE federal election has officially been called for 18 May, with four candidates having put their hands up so far for the seat of Isaacs. The seat has been held by Labor since 1996, with incumbent MP Mark Dreyfus acting as the sitting member since 2007. Mr Dreyfus will again contest the seat, which he retained with a 5.73 per cent margin in 2016. Contesting against the shadow attorney general is Liberal candidate…
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ONE of Australia’s favourite performers, Jonathan Biggins, is Paul Keating – visionary, reformer and rabble-rouser – in a highly anticipated new comedy, The Gospel According to Paul. Full of intelligence and wit, The Gospel According to Paul is a funny, insightful and occasionally poignant portrait of Paul Keating, the man that – as he tells it – single-handedly shaped contemporary Australia. Jonathan Biggins’ performance as Paul Keating is well known from the long-running Sydney Theatre Company success story, The Wharf Revue. Beyond the canny impersonation, Jonathan, like so many Australians, has long been fascinated by Keating and what Keating means…
THE 3rd Frankston Music festival has its headquarters at Frankston Arts Centre and features over 63 performances supported by 25 live venues and 13 community groups across greater Frankston – it finishes on 4th May. Festival Director Robert Thurley believes that this community-based initiative will truly showcase Frankston’s diverse and vibrant live music scene and further connect our amazing community. The Festival offers patrons high quality live music across many genres from Folk, Jazz, Boogie Woogie, Blues, Rock, Big Band, Country Rock etc through to Classical at a range of price points and affordability (many free). Most venues offer outstanding…
A BOX Hill South man is facing serious charges after a gate-crasher was allegedly assaulted outside a party on Frankston-Flinders Road, Hastings, 12.15am 7 April. The 36-year-old is alleged to have hit the 21-year-old Bittern man over the head with a bag of stubbies causing serious facial injuries, including having his jaw broken in a number of places and several teeth broken. The Box Hill man appeared at Melbourne Magistrates’ Court charged with intentionally causing serious injury and recklessly causing serious injury, Wednesday 10 April. He will reappear at a later date. Somerville CIU Detective Senior Sergeant Miro Majstorovic said…
A MAN was arrested and charged after allegedly barricading himself and another person into a Beach Street motor inn on 9 April. Police attended the alleged incident at around 10.30am after reports a man had been behaving erratically, breaking windows, and holding another man against his will at the property. When the critical incident response unit arrived they were able to extract the man being held, and arrest the offender. The alleged incident was resolved around midday. The 38-year-old Frankston man was charged with false imprisonment and associated charges. He appeared at the Frankston Magistrates Court on 11 April. A…