As Victoria’s tougher bail laws take effect, significantly more offenders are being remanded in custody, according to the Member for Bentleigh Nick Staikos. Crime and punishment are the first item on the agenda in this podcast as Nick Staikos chats to Southern FM newsman Colin Tyrus. Nick Staikos is the Minister for Local Government and Minister for Consumer Affairs in
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In this podcast from A Newsman and His Music, Kingston Mayor Cr Georgina Oxley has the latest news from Kingston City Council. Colin bestows “super-hero status” on Monitor Man… the municipal monitor appointed by Local Government Minister Nick Staikos to keep a watchful eye over the councillors for the next few months.
Read moreLocal Government Minister Nick Staikos says the appointment of Municipal Monitors to oversee Kingston City Council is “not a punitive measure”. The Minister told Southern FM newsman Colin Tyrus that the start of the new council (elected last year) has been “less than ideal”. In the 2024 Kingston Council elections, three councillors were re-elected and eight new faces joined the
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On A Newsman and His Music, Colin Tyrus regularly catches up with the Member for Bentleigh Nick Staikos who is also the Minister for Local Government and Minister for Consumer Affairs. Have a listen to their latest chat on Southern FM, as broadcast on 16 June 2025. Listen to A Newsman and His Music on Mondays 9 AM to 11
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In this podcast the Member for Bentleigh Nick Staikos chats with Colin Tyrus about his work as Minister for Local Government and Minister for Consumer Affairs in the Allan Labor Government. Among the topics, crime and punishment, council governance, and some local projects. As broadcast on Southern FM’s A Newsman and His Music on Monday 17 March 2025.
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The State Member for Bentleigh Nick Staikos provides an update on projects and initiatives in his electorate as well as calling for donations to help people in need this festive season. Have a listen to the podcast of the broadcast on 2 December 2024. Nick will be back next year as a guest of Colin Tyrus on A Newsman and
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