WITH less than three weeks until the Victorian state election, nominations have closed for candidates planning to contest the poll.
At the time of printing, six candidate nominations for the seat of Mornington had been posted onto the Victorian Electoral Commission’s website: Melissa Goffin (Independent), Kai Titcher (Greens), Gene Brownlie (Victorian Socialists), Kerry Macdonald (Labor), Chris Crewther (Liberal) and Ashli Beards (One Nation).
A number of other candidates are expected to have nominated for the poll.
Among the big ticket items committed to by Liberal Chris Crewther are $7m to complete the Emil Madsen Reserve development, $5m towards major facility upgrades at the Mornington Baseball Club and $8m to rebuild Narambi Reserve in Mornington.
Independent Melissa Goffin has also committed to funding the Emil Madsen Reserve redevelopment.
Both Crewther and Goffin have committed millions to redevelopment projects at Mt Eliza Secondary College, while both those two and also Labor’s Kerry Macdonald have committed millions to Mornington Secondary College.
Homelessness has been a hot topic with a number of candidates committing funds to the area, including Labor’s Kerry Macdonald announcing Labor has acquired land on the Mornington Peninsula to build 20 beds for supported accommodation, and One Nation’s Ashli Beards announcing her party’s policy in Mornington two weeks ago.
Other topics that have garnered wide support from candidates are the resourcing of Mornington Police Station to ensure it is open extended hours, better funding for community centres, and fixing the state’s roads.
Goffin and Independent Adrian Maher have supported enhanced mental health services for the peninsula, and Maher has touted a high speed ferry service between Mornington and Melbourne.
First published in the Mornington News – 10 November 2026
