Hitendra Joshi, independent candidate for Ashwood, expresses deep concern for Helen Haines, the Member for Indi, and sends support to her family, her staff and the Wangaratta community.
Hitendra Joshi says the approval of the Hunter Valley Operations coal mine extension is a warning for Victoria, and calls on the federal government to block it.
20 September 2026 Police have charged three teenagers after a police officer was struck by an allegedly stolen vehicle in Ashwood in the early hours of Saturday morning. Victoria Police say officers located the vehicle — allegedly stolen during a home invasion in Cranbourne East about half an hour earlier — in Gubbah Court just
18 September 2026 Community independent candidate for Ashwood, Hitendra Joshi, says today’s reports of a former Victorian Government Purchasing Board director alleging politicisation of public procurement confirm what voters have long suspected — that government purchasing and tendering has been used to reward political supporters rather than deliver value for taxpayers. “These aren’t isolated claims.
26 August 2026 — Local engineer and long-term Mount Waverley resident puts his hand up to give Ashwood an independent voice. Voices of Ashwood has selected local resident and engineer Hitendra Joshi as its community-backed candidate for the seat of Ashwood at the November 2026 Victorian State Election. A strong local connection Hitendra Joshi has
