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25th May 2010BRUMBY BUNGLES POKIES AUCTION

24th May 2010HEALTH ON THE MORNINGTON PENINSULA

15th April 2010ANZAC LEGEND STRONG IN NEPEAN ELECTORATE

12th April 2010COMPENSATION FOR LOST REVENUE

8th April 2010Liberals to recruit an extra 1600 police to make Nepean Safer

26th March 2010WELCOME GRANTS FOR LOCAL SPORTING CLUBS

26th March 2010Letter to the Editor - Cross Peninsula Bus

22nd March 2010RESCUE PORTSEA BEACH

19th March 2010SENTENCING REVIEW - TOO LITTLE TOO LATE!

16th March 2010Letter to the Editor

15th March 2010A QUIETER FREEWAY

21st January 2010NEW DOCTORS SURGERY OPEN NOW AT MC CRAE PLAZA

21st January 2010Letter to the Editor

15th December 2009MELBOURNE WATER SCARS DROMANA BEACH

16th November 2009DSE faces the heat over Pt Nepean blaze

16th October 2009CALLS FOR FAIR GO FOR RYE PRIMARY SCHOOL

29th September 2009LOCALS HAVE THEIR SAY ON LAW AND ORDER

7th July 2009Water initiatives too expensive and too late

2nd June 2009TAXI COMPLAINTS

26th May 2009Fracas at hub of site rally

23rd April 2009LETTER TO THE EDITOR

3rd April 2009WORK EXPERIENCE - April Jacobs

27th March 2009ACTIVE CLUB GRANTS FOR THE MORNINGTON PENINSULA

12th March 2009PARKS VICTORIA RULES OUTEXISTING CHAIRLIFT INFRASTRUCTURE

3rd March 2009Chairlift lease expires

1st March 2009Government to clear fire risk

5th February 2009Sound Barriers for Mornington Peninsula Freeway - When??

4th February 2009COALITION MPs SIGN UP FOR FEBFAST

25th January 2009Police crisis claim CBD blitz `leaves coast towns short'

19th August 2008Quicker, the better

4th August 2008Nominations for Outstanding Women

4th August 2008Point Nepean - Handover of Former Defence Land

23rd July 2008PENINSULA TO RECEIVE 2ND CLASS WATER

10th July 2008DEFENCE LAND UNCERTAINTY

22nd May 2008Letter to the Editor

28th April 2008VICHEALTH GRANTS FOR PENINSULA CLUBS

28th April 2008LETTER TO EDITOR

11th April 2008SHADOW MINISTER FOR PLANNING VISITS MORNINGTON PENINSULA

5th March 2008PENINSULA COMMUNITY HEALTH MERGER A FARCE

3rd March 2008RURAL LAND SHOULD BE PUBLIC

19th January 2008BAILLIEU TO PRESSURE FOR FULL DISCLOSURE OF ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING ON DREDGING

15th January 2008POOR PLANNING CONTRIBUTES TO CHAOS

7th January 2008ANOTHER BROKEN PROMISE

7th January 2008PENINSULA ROAD CHAOS AGAIN!

7th January 2008BOAT RAMP BLUES

14th December 2007HOONS WRECKING NEIGHBOURHOODS

11th December 2007Ruining the coast

9th October 2007Recreational fishing Licence Trust Grants 2007/08

27th September 2007IT'S TIME - REPAIR ROSEBUD PIER

6th September 2007MINISTER, PLEASE HELP!

6th September 2007COLCHESTER ROAD SWIMMING COMPLEX

24th August 20072007 SPORT AND RECREATION AWARDS

24th August 2007IMPROVED TAXI SERVICES NEEDED NOW

1st August 2007YOUTH MAKE BUS REVIEW SUBMISSION

24th July 2007CHANNEL DEEPENING QUESTIONS NEED ANSWERS

20th July 2007MORNINGTON PENINSULA MP'S OUTRAGED AT PLANS

11th July 2007NEPEAN NEWS

19th June 2007RYE/ROSEBUD/SORRENTO NEWS

29th May 2007REDUCTION OF POLICE SERVICES

25th May 2007IN THE COMMUNITY - MARTIN DIXON

24th May 2007EXTENSION OF COMMUNITY BUS ROUTE NEEDED

18th May 2007GUNNAMATTA CLOSED BY 2012!

7th May 2007NO EXTENSON FOR COMMENT

3rd May 2007NO OVERSEAS DOCTORS FOR ROSEBUD

2nd May 2007LITTLE BUDGET JOY FOR PENINSULA

1st May 2007IS THE SHIP SUNK!

30th April 2007FUNDING NEEDED FOR BOATING COASTAL ACTION PLAN (CAP)

26th April 2007SUPPORT OBSTETRIC SERVICES IN ROSEBUD

23rd April 2007DIXON SUPPORTS CHAIRLIFT PETITION

28th March 2007SUPPORT OBSTETRIC SERVICES IN ROSEBUD

23rd March 2007ROSEBUD HOSPITAL SHOULD BE A PRIORITY

23rd March 2007CHANNEL DREDGING A FOREGONE CONCLUSION!

20th March 2007GRANT SUCCESS FOR LOCAL CLUBS

9th March 2007FIX OUR HOSPITAL MINISTER

8th March 2007SUSTAINABLE WATER ON THE PENINSULA

8th March 2007A SAD DAY FOR ROSEBUD HOSPITAL

5th March 2007MEDIA ALERT

5th March 2007WOOL DESPERATELY NEEDED

23rd February 2007MORE POKER MACHINES FOR THE MORNINGTON PENINSULA

20th February 2007MOBILEMUSTER CLEANS UP

17th November 2006PUGH HAS 'SEEN THE LIGHT'

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4th June 2010COALITION TO EXTEND SOMERVILLE SECONDARY COLLEGE TO YEARS 11 & 12

2nd June 2010SCHOOLS DISAPPEAR AT AN ALARMING RATE

27th May 2010BRUMBY BER INCOMPETENCE EXPOSED

26th May 2010BRUMBY'S ‘HEAR NO EVIL' EDUCATION POLICY ATTACKED

24th May 2010BRUMBY DOES NOT TRUST PRINCIPALS

14th May 2010EDUCATION MINISTER FAILS ACCOUNTABILITY AT PAEC

10th May 2010ANOTHER BRUMBY BLOWOUT

6th May 2010NOTHING NEW: EDUCATION NO LONGER BRUMBY'S PRIORITY

15th April 2010ALL PARTY COMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE VIC BER SHAMBLES

15th April 2010PIKE INSULTS PRINCIPALS

12th April 2010PIKE MUST ENSURE NAPLAN TESTING IS ADMINISTERED BY TEACHERS

31st March 2010RETURN DISCIPLINE TO VICTORIAN SCHOOLS

29th March 2010BRUMBY TURNS A BLIND EYE TO VIOLENCE AND BULLYING IN SCHOOLS

26th March 2010BRUMBY BULLIES SCHOOLS OVER BER FUNDING

26th March 2010BRUMBY MAKES SCHOOLS PAY OFF DISENGAGED TEACHERS

16th March 2010PARENTS GIVE BRUMBY'S EDUCATION SYSTEM AN ‘F'

15th March 2010STOP THE INCREASE IN VIOLENCE IN SCHOOLS

5th March 2010BRUMBY RELOCATES SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT SCHOOL AGAINST PARENTS' WISHES

8th February 2010VICTORIA SCHOOLS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE NATIONAL CLASS AGAIN

1st February 2010SCHOOLS RETURN TO THE SAME BRUMBY GOVERNMENT PROBLEMS

28th January 2010JOHN BRUMBY SLUGS VIC PARENTS FOR

26th January 2010Protesters demand public funding for blind school

21st January 2010MINISTER PIKE AWOL AGAIN

20th January 2010BRUMBY WATERS DOWN EDUCATION

15th November 2009Battle for bush learning

14th November 2009Primary English test 'a waste' Wildly inaccurate, teachers say

11th November 2009Schooled in old rooms

11th November 2009CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WORSE OFF UNDER BRUMBY

11th November 2009PORTABLE classrooms are a health risk at several south-west schools, the Opposition has claimed.

11th November 2009Schools punish off the record

11th November 2009Old portables `do the job'

7th November 2009Schools delay blow to fire survivors

4th November 2009Portable classrooms too old and misused, says Opposition

3rd November 2009School space race

2nd November 2009Pain worth the gains

3rd August 2009Failing to deliver

3rd August 2009Maryborough schools merger 'hasn't worked'

31st July 2009Parent unhappy with Corio South plans

28th July 2009Brumby caned over school maintenance funds

27th July 2009Opposition pledge for $20m Torquay secondary school

17th July 2009Labor `gagged' school heads

17th July 2009Schools have to sign for cash

17th July 2009School gagging alarm

16th July 2009BRUMBY BULLIES PRINCIPALS AGAIN

16th July 2009Vic: Minister denies gagging principals over computer funding

15th July 2009BRUMBY REVEALS SCHOOL HIT LIST-LODDON MALLE REGION

14th July 2009BRUMBY REVEALS SCHOOL HIT LIST-NORTHERN REGION

14th July 2009BRUMBY REVEALS SCHOOL HIT LIST

14th July 2009BRUMBY REVEALS SCHOOL HIT LIST-SOUTHERN METRO REGION

14th July 2009BRUMBY REVEALS SCHOOL HIT LIST-GRAMPIANS REGION

14th July 2009BRUMBY REVEALS SCHOOL HIT LIST-GIPPSLAND REGION

14th July 2009BRUMBY REVEALS SCHOOL HIT LIST-EASTERN METROPOLITAN REGION

14th July 2009BRUMBY REVEALS SCHOOL HIT LIST-WESTERN METROPOLITAN REGION

14th July 2009BRUMBY REVEALS SCHOOL HIT LIST

9th July 2009SHADOW EDUCATION MINISTERS TAKE A STAND AGAINST BULLYING

8th July 2009Funds lure for schools in mergers

6th July 2009Closure fears aired for Portland schools

2nd July 2009School hit list kept a secret

1st July 2009Victoria's disappearing schools

30th June 2009School closures stealthy

29th June 2009LETTER TO THE EDITOR

24th June 2009School closure fears as merger plan stepped up

23rd June 2009State silent on school closures

11th June 2009BRUMBY MISMANAGES EDUCATION BUILDING FUNDS

3rd June 2009ULTRANET

24th May 2009Schools slam state 'rip-off'

21st May 2009Teachers to go on performance pay

17th May 2009Bullying inquiry 'badly flawed'

14th May 2009MINISTER CANCELS SCHOOL COUNCIL ELECTIONS HURSTBRIDGE PRIMARY SCHOOL

13th May 2009Bullying case botched

8th May 2009ANOTHER LESSON IN HOW TO FAIL EDUCATION

4th May 2009Furore at school building funds

24th April 2009EDUCATION SURVEY REVEALS NO CONFIDENCE IN BRUMBY'S HOLLOW WORDS

23rd April 2009Expel policy backflip

22nd April 2009STATE SCHOOL EXODUS

20th April 2009EXODUS FROM GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS

14th April 2009Schools' cash spurge

13th April 2009Attack on school funding

12th April 2009Call to spread bully dob-in

6th April 2009CLASS WARS Wealthy schools hit jackpot as needy miss out

6th April 2009`48 hours to decide on schools merger' Parents feel the pinch

5th April 2009Schools lose out on cash Claims of state `grab'

4th April 2009Bushfire kids' holiday bungle Bureaucrats stop free trip to Gold Coast

2nd April 2009IT IS TOOTGAROOK'S TURN

31st March 2009Schools missing out on vital repairs

29th March 2009Primary school `rip-off'

28th March 2009Sex-case school under investigation

27th March 2009PRINCIPALS CONDEMN BRUMBY GOVERNMENT

25th March 2009Headline-grabbing

24th March 2009Schools crumbling, Opposition says

18th March 2009BRUMBY'S MILLION DOLLAR MAINTENANCE BACKLOG

18th March 2009Fury at school shame Millions unspent as classrooms rot

11th March 2009PIKE EITHER MISLEADS PARLIAMENT OR HAS LOST CONTROL OF HER DEPARTMENT

11th March 2009LETTER TO THE EDITOR

6th March 2009State school numbers on the slide

5th February 2009Funding splurge fails to improve student results

4th February 2009BRUMBY FAILS VIC STUDENTS AS MATHS AND SPELLING SKILLS SLUMP

4th February 2009Vic: Students continue to struggle with spelling and maths

3rd February 2009Draft urges school closures, mergers

31st January 2009SCHOOL BUDGETS CUT: LOWEST IN AUSTRALIA

31st January 2009Victoria bottom of class in education funding

30th January 2009Parents abandoning public schools

24th January 2009Battle to boost year 12 completion rates

19th January 2009CATHOLIC PETITION NOT A PRIORITY FOR HERBERT

14th January 2009BRUMBY LACKS RESPECT FOR SCHOOL PRINCIPALS

5th January 2009Schools accused of abusing system `Sick' kids in exam scam

20th August 2008LABOR MPs DO NOT OPPOSE MOTION TO BETTER FUND CATHOLIC EDUCATION

4th August 2008UNIONS WALK OUT OF THE STONE AGES ON PERFORMANCE PAY

31st July 2008BRUMBY GOVERNMENT CONFIRMS LACK OF COMMITMENT TO CATHOLIC EDUCATION

29th July 2008BRUMBY GOVERNMENT REFUSES TO MATCH COALITION COMMITMENT TO EDUCATION

2nd July 2008COALITION TO RESTORE BALANCE ON CATHOLIC SCHOOLS FUNDING

29th May 2008BRUMBY CAUSES FIRST EVER PRINCIPAL STRIKE

27th May 2008BRUMBY ATTEMPTS TO CONCEAL TEACHER CRISIS

26th May 2008ULTRANET PROGRAM FACES COSTLY DELAYS

14th May 2008SCHOOLS WILL PICK UP THE BILL FOR RUDD'S COMPUTERS

2nd May 2008DISINTEGRATION OF SCHOOLS IS ONLY THING ACCELERATING UNDER BRUMBY GOVERNMENT

16th April 2008BRUMBY GOVERNMENT WANTS TO CLOSE MACLEOD COLLEGE BY STEALTH

16th April 2008LABOR UPPER HOUSE MEMBERS SUPPORT COALITION POLICY

15th April 2008LABOR TO VOTE ON TEACHER PAY RISE

9th April 2008VICTORIA TO PAY FOR RUDD'S COMPUTERS IN SCHOOLS PROMISE

7th April 2008EDUCATION BLUEPRINT A SECOND-RATE COPY OF LIBERAL POLICY

31st March 2008TEACHERS FURTHER BEHIND AS INFLATION SOARS

14th March 2008PUBLIC ANGER FORCES BRUMBY TO FINALLY TALK TO UNDERPAID TEACHERS

29th February 2008BRUMBY'S MAINTENANCE BLITZ A BANDAID

27th February 2008TEACHERS TO STRIKE IN GIPPSLAND

25th February 2008TEACHERS TO STRIKE IN NORTHERN VICTORIA

22nd February 2008TEACHERS TO STRIKE IN PREMIER'S ELECTORATE

13th February 2008TEACHERS STRIKE WHILE BRUMBY CHALKS UP FREQUENT FLYER POINTS

8th February 2008THE PENNY PINCHING PREMIER

5th February 2008PARENTS VOTE WITH THEIR FEET

4th February 2008BRUMBY MUST NOT PUT CHILDREN IN DANGER

1st February 2008TEST RESULTS A SHAM

31st January 2008BRUMBY SHORT-CHANGES EDUCATION

29th January 2008SCHOOL IS BACK, BUT PIKE'S BEEN ON HOLIDAYS FOR SIX-MONTHS

15th January 2008VCE STUDENTS OVERLOOK TEACHING PROFESSION

14th January 2008DANGEROUS KIDS OUT

19th December 2007REPORT CARD: EDUCATION MINISTER FAILS

14th December 2007MASSIVE SURPLUS BUT NO AIR CONDITIONING FOR SWELTERING SCHOOLS

11th December 2007PPP = SCHOOLS FOR ALP MATES

3rd December 2007SCHOOL PLACES FOR SALE

21st November 2007Teachers Strike

21st November 2007Vic: Teachers to continue striking if pay dispute unresolved

21st November 2007A striking lesson

20th November 2007VIC: Opposition slams government over teacher strike

12th November 2007BRUMBY SAYS ME TOO WITH LIBERAL EDUCATION POLICIES

1st November 2007VCE HARD WORK WILL PAY OFF

1st November 2007Migrants strain schools

1st November 200725 teachers ousted for child sex crimes

31st October 2007BRUMBY GOVERNMENT FAILS FIRST REPORT CARD

31st October 2007Funding cuts for schools

28th October 2007LOOMING TEACHERS STRIKE - BRUMBY MUST ACT

22nd October 2007Students fall into trouble

21st October 2007Found on our kids; Violence feared in student 'arms race'

18th October 2007New Secondary a Must for Growth Corridor

10th October 2007AUDITOR-GENERAL'S REPORT IS DAMNING OF BRUMBY GOVERNMENT

24th September 2007Kids' portable grief

22nd September 2007Foreign students take on state over discrimination - Transport fares concession row boils

20th September 2007DIVISIVE, NOT DECISIVE ACTION ON ASSAULT IN OUR SCHOOLS

31st August 2007EDUCATION TO SUFFER AGAIN

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18th May 2010BATCHELOR ADMITS $800 MILLION SMART METER BLOWOUT

6th May 2010VICTORIAN COALITION COMMITS TO MINIMUM ANNUAL STATE BUDGET SURPLUS OF $100 MILLION

18th April 2010BAILLIEU CHALLENGES BRUMBY TO BUILD FOR GROWTH WITH NEW $1 BILLION HEALTH FUND

6th April 2010COALITION ANNOUNCES 1,600 ADDITIONAL POLICE TO MAKE OUR STREETS SAFE AGAIN

23rd March 2010COALITION TO OPPOSE BRUMBY THREAT TO RIGHTS OF VICTORIANS

15th March 2010VIC COALITION THANKS SES VOLUNTEERS

24th February 2010Comments that can be attributed to Shadow Minister for Police Peter Ryan:

3rd February 2010LABOR REFUSES TO RELEASE BUSINESS CASE FOR EASTERN TREATMENT PLANT UPGRADE

22nd January 2010BAILLIEU GOVT TO CRUSH HOON DRIVING WITH TOUGH NEW LAWS

19th November 2009RACISM IN SCHOOLS IGNORED BY LABOR GOVERNMENTS

19th November 2009BRUMBY'S SHORT-TERM POLICING NOT ENOUGH TO RECLAIM OUR STREETS

19th November 2009FREEDOM OF INFORMATION - Key Reforms and Independent Commissioner

17th November 2009TAC PROVIDING INADEQUATE CARE AND COMPENSATION

8th July 2009Extra $21m for fuel reduction, but Opposition says ... It's too little, too late

23rd June 2009MINISTER HAS ONE WEEK TO COME CLEAN ON WATER TANK REBATES

27th May 2009Link to DVD featuring Mr Ted Baillieu Leader of the Opposition

25th May 2009Victoria has become a dirty state: Baillieu

14th May 2009JOHN BRUMBY MUST ANSWER ON TRIPLE ZERO DELAY

5th May 2009Budget of deception - Opposition Leader Ted Baillieu

20th April 2009BRUMBY MUST KEEP FAITH WITH BUSHFIRE VICTIMS

20th April 2009LABOR LEAVES VULNERABLE VICTORIANS IN ‘PERPETUAL NIGHTMARE'

31st March 2009GOVERNMENT ABANDONS PLAN TO DELAY BUSHFIRE REPORT

5th September 2008SO MUCH FOR TRANSPARENCY: GILLARD CONTINUES TO SIT ON NATIONAL LITERACY & NUMERACY TEST RESULTS

29th July 2008VIOLENT CRIME HITS A NEW HIGH IN THE MORNINGTON PENINSULA

9th July 2008FROM FEDERAL SHADOW MINISTER FOR EDUCATION, TONY SMITH - VIC SCHOOLS TAKE FIRST STEP TOWARDS PERFORMANCE PAY

30th May 2008Letter to the Editor

17th April 2008GOVERNMENT NEGLECTS COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE WORKERS

13th April 2008EXCERPT FROM TED BAILLIEU'S SPEECH TO LIBERAL PARTY STATE COUNCIL

29th February 2008BRUMBY'S NEGLECT EXPOSES ELDERLY TO VIOLENT ATTACKS

29th February 2008BAY DREDGING DOGGED BY $900 MILLION COST BLOWOUT

13th February 2008COALITION UNVEILS SHADOW MINISTRY

11th February 2008LIBERAL PARTY AND THE NATIONALS AGREE TO FORM COALITION IN VICTORIA

6th February 2008CRITICAL GP SHORTAGES EXPECTED IN VICTORIA

29th January 2008BAILLIEU RELEASES DRAFT BILL ON ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING OF DREDGING

22nd January 2008GOVT DISMISSES COMMUNITY NEED FOR REAL TIME BAY DREDGING ENVIRONMENTAL REPORTING

19th January 2008BAILLIEU TO PRESSURE FOR FULL DISCLOSURE OF ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING ON DREDGING

11th December 2007LIBERALS PREPARE FOR BUSHFIRE SEASON

31st October 2007RUSH ON CHANNEL DEEPENING PROJECT

31st October 2007 Don't bugger the bay, Napthine begs channel planners

10th October 2007PORT BILL PRE-EMPTS CHANNEL DEEPENING REPORT

10th October 2007REPORT SHOWS VICTORIA PLAYING CATCH-UP

10th October 2007THOUSANDS WAIT FOR YEARS ON SECRET HOSPITAL WAITING LIST

9th October 2007PAPERWORK TO HINDER VITAL FIRE WORK

9th October 2007SAFETY REPORTS FINDS RURAL AMBULANCE IN CRISIS

3rd August 2007ABOLISHING VICTORIAN COMMUNITIES

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