MEMBER for Nepean, Sam Groth, has announced he will not be recontesting his seat at the upcoming November state election, and will stand down as the Deputy Leader of the Opposition next month. In a statement released on Monday 5 January, Groth said “After many conversations with my wife and with a great deal of personal thought, I have informed the Leader of the Opposition that I have decided that I cannot continue in Parliament beyond the 2026 election”. “The public pressure placed on my family in recent months has been significant and realising that some of it came from…
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MEMBER for Nepean, and Deputy Leader of the Opposition, Sam Groth, has changed portfolios in a shadow cabinet reshuffle announced on Saturday 11 October.The leader of the Opposition, Brad Battin, in a statement said “Today we have appointed a shadow cabinet with the talent and experience to hold Jacinta Allan’s Labor government to account and to advocate our positive plan for Victoria: less waste, lower taxes and less crime.”Among the changes were a shift for Groth from previous portfolios, including shadow minister for tourism, sport, events and hospitality, and shadow minister for outdoor recreation.“Today I have been appointed as shadow…
DROMANA Secondary College has showcased its creativity after students participated in an art competition raising awareness of the threatened southern brown bandicoot. It was the second year running that the school joined forces with the Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF) Community Mornington to be a part of the initiative.The bandicoot, a small, nocturnal marsupial, native to eastern Australia, has seen a significant decline in numbers, with the last sighting on the peninsula being recorded in Hastings about 20 years ago. However, while its numbers were prevalent at the Cranbourne Royal Botanic Gardens, Dr Jodi Vermaas of ACF Mornington said the art…
TOURIST trips to the Mornington Peninsula are 5.7 per cent below December 2019 levels, while international visitor numbers remain below pre-COVID levels.Nepean MP and Shadow Minister for Tourism, Sport and Events Sam Groth said there had been 40,000 international visitors to the peninsula in 2023. In calling on the state government to not impose any more taxes in its upcoming budget Groth said tourism on the peninsula remained below pre-COVID levels, with many businesses “struggling to operate”. Groth said one of the most high-profile businesses which had announced it would close was the Donna Maria restaurant in Flinders. A spokesperson…