Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt and Former Victorian Premier Jeff Kennett are among several senior Liberals encouraged to endorse a candidate in the forthcoming Aston by-election.
Early voting opened late in 21 booths because of wet weather and a failure to get ballots in time, while the Liberal Party’s direction of preferences remained a sore point.
Liberal candidate for Richmond Lucas Moon has been threatened with enforcement action by the Greens-majority Yarra City Council for campaigning without a council permit.