Nats show some grit in Gippsland

Posted by on June 29, 2008, 11:07am, 235 views,  Leave a comment

Darren Chester celebratesThe National Party exceeded most expectations to comfortably retain Gippsland at Saturday’s by-election.

The seven percent swing against Labor will cause some headaches for Kevin Rudd and his spin doctors.

Although Labor was never going to win the seat, they would have expected to hold their ground. Read more

Apathy in Gippsland

Posted by on June 5, 2008, 3:53pm, 225 views,  Leave a comment

I’ve just returned from four days in the Latrobe Valley where I visited my parents. Read more

Blow to Libs in Gippsland

Posted by on May 12, 2008, 9:31pm, 455 views,  Leave a comment

The Liberal Party’s campaign in Gippsland took a hit today when state campaign manager Susan Chandler resigned over sending an offensive email. Read more

State or federal election?

Posted by on May 10, 2008, 6:22pm, 239 views,  Leave a comment

Are National candidate Darren Chester and Liberal Rohan Fitzgerald playing website tiggy? And why are they campaigning on state issues? Read more

Chasing postal votes

Posted by on May 7, 2008, 7:14pm, 218 views,  Leave a comment

The Liberal and National parties are both chasing postal votes in Traralgon for the crucial Gippsland by-election. Read more