Melton’s new hospital hasn’t even been built,but it’s already too small

Melton’s new hospital hasn’t even been built,but it’s already too small

The new 274-bed hospital will need to double in size soon after it opens,the state government has conceded.

  • byRachael Dexter

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Covering the west means a new take on political gridlock

Covering the west means a new take on political gridlock

Reporter Rachael Dexter reflects on the marginal election campaign waged in Melton,part of our special coverage.

  • byRachael Dexter
‘Confident but not too confident’:Labor holding on in Melton

‘Confident but not too confident’:Labor holding on in Melton

Labor appears to have fended off a concerted effort by independents and the Liberals in the seat of Melton,but complicated preferences mean the result might not be known for days.

  • byRachael Dexter
Noodles,sledging and a circus:last day on the Melton campaign trail

Noodles,sledging and a circus:last day on the Melton campaign trail

With the finish line in sight the candidates tussling for this marginal seat say they are tired but optimistic.

  • byRachael Dexter
‘It’s price fixing in a way’:Melton voters want fuel price action
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‘It’s price fixing in a way’:Melton voters want fuel price action

Driving around Melton,Gary Mitchell is able to predict the prices at every servo in town after spotting just one.

  • byRachael Dexter
ALP pulls in the big guns as Melton contest heats up

ALP pulls in the big guns as Melton contest heats up

Labor is calling in big party names to help its candidate in Melton,as the powerful United Firefighters Union begins a mega offensive backing independent contender Dr Ian Birchall.

  • byRachael Dexter
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No teeth,scurvy diagnoses:Cost of living drives food bank pressures

No teeth,scurvy diagnoses:Cost of living drives food bank pressures

Away from the theatrics of the campaign trail,the most pressing issue for Victorians this election - the cost of living - is on stark display at lines at Melbourne food relief centres.

  • byBianca Hall andRachael Dexter
Feed frenzy:How your local candidate is all up in your socials

Feed frenzy:How your local candidate is all up in your socials

State political advertising in key seats is now less about the leader and more about the local candidate.

  • byBianca Hall,Clay Lucas andRachael Dexter
‘We’re full up from them’:Biserka part of bigger headache for major parties in Melton

‘We’re full up from them’:Biserka part of bigger headache for major parties in Melton

Illegal political posters,an attack-ad and pouring rain;the first day of early voting in Melton for the state election had it all.

  • byRachael Dexter
Riding along on Juliana’s epic Melton to Footscray commute

Riding along on Juliana’s epic Melton to Footscray commute

Melton voter Juliana Byers has one key wish from this election:to get to uni in under two hours.

  • byRachael Dexter
‘I’m flabbergasted’:Melton’s leading independent candidate buoyed by ballot draw

‘I’m flabbergasted’:Melton’s leading independent candidate buoyed by ballot draw

Leading Independent Ian Birchall will sit above the Liberal and Labor candidates on the ballot.

  • byRachael Dexter