Real election quandary for voters

THE bookies and the surveys say the Coalition candidates, either former Bass Coast Mayor Brett Tessari or ex-South Gippsland councillor Aaron Brown, have a very good chance of winning the State seat of Bass.

Of course, that’s up to the voters and voting isn’t due to start until ‘early voting’ centres open on Monday, November 14.

Prior to that, the other important date is Tuesday, November 8 at 8pm when the electoral roll closes to new voters or those seeking to change their enrolment details.

You can enrol to vote online at https://www.vec.vic.gov.au/enrolment/enrol-to-vote

The point is that every vote will count, especially in the seat of Bass where the result must still rest on a knife-edge.

The big question for Bass voters is do you want to have a Member who is part of the Government, in Jordan Crugnale, with a Dan Andrews’ team almost certainly set to be returned, or are you voting for change locally by supporting Mr Tessari or Mr Brown?

There’s also the issue of a $42 million promise for the Phillip Island pool by the Coalition and a $290 million promise for Stage 2 of the Wonthaggi hospital by Labor to be considered.

So, what should you do? That’s up to you to consider as this newspaper will not be making any recommendations.

As for the electorate of Gippsland South, sitting MP Danny O’Brien is universally acknowledged as doing a good job, even to the point of getting his party to commit to funding a redevelopment of ‘Kamikaze Corner’ in Leongatha!

We’d also like to see Labor match that promise which would be a fair test for Labor’s Gippsland South candidate Denise Ryan.