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Mum’s bundle of new love
Rupinder Kaur Rekhi and husband Gagandeep Singh Rehkhi with their 2-day-old son. (Damjan Janevski) 475083_06
While many mothers will be receiving breakfast in bed or handmade cards this Mother’s Day, Rupinder Kaur Rekhi will be spending her Mother’s Day cradling the newest addition to her family– a little baby boy. For Ms Rehki and her husband Gagandeep Singh Rekhi, the arrival of their son has been a heartwarming and emotional experience, bringing a mix of emotions and deep reflection. “It’s mixed feelings when you go into labour of course,” Ms Rekhi said. “But after that it’s all well – when we see the baby, it makes it all worth it.” While Mother’s Day might be a little more low-key this year, there will still be room for celebration. “Grandmother is here so maybe we will go out and have dinner to celebrate,” Ms Rekhi said. For Mr Rehki, witnessing his wife’s labour gave him renewed appreciation for the strength of mothers everywhere. “When I see my wife giving birth, I get even more respect for motherhood. I always have more respect for my mother and for my wife, for every mother in this world,” he said.
Mitchell holds McEwen By Georgia Tacey Rob Mitchell has retained the seat of McEwen. Mr Mitchell has been the McEwen MP since 2010, and despite the seat being marginal at recent elections, he has managed to keep his seat. Mr Mitchell holds 54.88 per cent of the two-candidate preferred votes, ahead of the Liberal candidate, Jason McClintock with 45.12 per cent, with a small swing towards the ALP. The seat of McEwen was called early
on election night, Saturday, May 3. Mr Mitchell thanked his supporters on social media. “To say we were humbled and grateful is an understatement,” Mr Mitchell said. “We know the Liberal Party has invested a lot of money to try and take us down and we could never match them dollar for dollar but we knew we had the right message to people about the right things that are important to our community. “I’ve never ever taken this seat for granted never ever will so it was good to see the backing and the support from our
community. “They’ve (McEwen voters) given me the greatest honour of my life and to put their trust in me again, I will continue to do what I’ve always done to make sure I deliver on every promise I’ve made.” Elsewhere, the seat of Bendigo, which takes in Kyneton, Malmsbury, Tylden, and Carlsruhe is currently too close to call. Labor’s Lisa Chesters holds the first preference count lead, with 29,729 votes, while Nationals candidate Andrew Lethlean trails closely behind with 27,234 votes. On
the two-candidate preferred for the seat, Mr Lethlean holds a slight lead over Ms Chesters, with 52.98 per cent and 47.02 per cent respectively. The seat will come down to preferences. In Hawke, Labor’s Sam Rae held on to the seat, attracting a small swing of votes. On the two-party preferred count, Mr Rae drew 57.64 per cent of votes, with Liberal candidate Simmone Cottom receiving 42.36 per cent. In a Facebook post, Mr Rae said he was “honoured to continue representing our wonderful community”.
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