PAUL Mercurio pulled off an unlikely victory in 2022, swinging the seat of Hastings to Labor for the first time in 16 years. Less than two months out from the next state election, and marked as the underdog, Mercurio plans to prove the doubters wrong once again. On the wrapping up of parliament two weeks ago, Mercurio expressed his gratitude in a social media post, stating: “I never really thought I’d be doing this but thank you very much to everyone who has supported me in being here.” After serving as the Member for Hastings for nearly four years, Mercurio…
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THE Victorian Labor Party has rejected more than six years of planning for an expanded Port of Hastings. Last week it released a jobs and investment strategy dumping its support of Hastings in favour of the so-called “Bay West” option, a new port proposed for the western side of Port Phillip between Geelong and Werribee. The decision is a massive about-face as the ALP proposed building a three-stage port at Hastings when it was in government. Hastings Liberal MP Neale Burgess said “Labor has abandoned more than 40 years of bipartisan support for the Port of Hastings, deserted the people…