‘They’ve Given Up On Hastings’: Frank Schiefler Makes Liberal Pitch On Roads And Crime

Liberal candidate Frank Schiefler speaks with STPL News about housing, roads, crime and his push to restore 24-hour public access to Hastings police station.

Liberal candidate Frank Schiefler speaks with STPL News about housing, roads, crime and his push to restore 24-hour public access to Hastings police station.

Peter Angelico has been announced as One Nation’s candidate for Hastings, returning to the ballot after contesting the Nepean by-election earlier this year and following a 20-year association with the Liberal Party.

Victorian Labor has reportedly deprioritised Hastings despite the electorate's razor-thin margin. Community survey results and a growing three-way contest place Paul Mercurio under increasing pressure ahead of November's state election.

The latest edition of the Somerville Times will be in distribution from Monday 11 May 2026, with free copies available across the usual collection points in Somerville, Tyabb, Hastings, Baxter, Langwarrin and surrounding areas.

Seventeen volunteers braved wet and windy weather to remove four trailer loads of rubbish from areas around Somerville Railway Station as part of a Clean Up Australia event organised by Somerville Business Group.

Frank Schiefler has been chosen by the Liberal Party for endorsement as its candidate for Hastings at the November Victorian state election, with a formal public announcement still pending.

The Victorian Liberal Party appears to have repeated in Hastings the same top-down preselection play used in Nepean, raising fresh questions about rank-and-file members being shut out and the political cost of party arrogance.