Published: November 13, 2018
There is a mood for change in country Victoria, where the success of Cathy McGowan has inspired a movement to unseat men in safe seats
Something is stirring at this Victorian election. Whether it will mean safe seats toppling on 24 November, or whether even one falls to an independent, is anyone’s guess. But something is going on, especially in country Victoria, and particularly around the north-east of the state – Cathy McGowan country.
McGowan’s astonishing defeat of Liberal frontbencher Sophie Mirabella in 2013 in the federal seat of Indi, and again in 2016 with an increased majority, was a psychological shift for the region, says Jenny O’Connor, independent candidate for Benambra.
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