Legislative Assembly · District of Frankston
Bree Ambry
Last verified 29 Sept 2026
Seat context — Frankston›
Frankston is a Labor-held but historically volatile seat on Melbourne's south-eastern/Mornington Peninsula fringe, having swung between Liberal, Labor and an independent (Geoff Shaw) multiple times since the 1960s. Paul Edbrooke has held it for Labor since 2014 and won a roughly 8.7-point two-candidate-preferred margin in 2022. He was promoted to cabinet in an April 2026 reshuffle (Minister for Consumer Affairs, Cost of Living, Renters, and the state's first-ever Minister for Men and Boys), then reassigned in a second reshuffle in early August 2026 — after Jacinta Allan resigned as Premier on 28 July 2026 and Ben Carroll succeeded her — to Minister for Police, Minister for Emergency Services, Minister for Crime Prevention, and Minister for Multicultural Affairs; the Men and Boys portfolio was abolished in that reshuffle. His continued cabinet role through two reshuffles is a strong signal he intends to recontest. Update (2026-09-23): Liberal candidate Bree Ambry and Greens candidate Katie Goulas have both since been confirmed for Frankston, alongside independent Chrysten Abraham and Animal Justice's Julie Harman, giving 2026 a six-candidate field matching or exceeding the 2022 contest.
Background
A former nurse and healthcare operations manager, per Bayside News; a search summary adds she is a project manager with Peninsula Health. RReported — BAYSIDE-AMBRY, BAYSIDE-CANDSBayside News, "Liberals lock in candidate"View sourceBayside News, "More election candidates confirmed"View source
No first-party biography was found, and her employment was not independently confirmed.
Is Secretary of the Frankston Dolphins Netball Club and trains lifesavers at the Frankston Life Saving Club. RReported — BAYSIDE-AMBRYBayside News, "Liberals lock in candidate"View source
A search summary of Bayside News says she serves on the board of the Southern Football Netball League. RReported — BAYSIDE-CANDSBayside News, "More election candidates confirmed"View source
Platform
Where they stand, issue by issue — grounded in 2026 Victorian polling, not assumed. Every position is tagged with how we know it.
Healthcare, roads, community safety, schools, small-business pressures and cost of living, per Bayside News.
A Liberal Victoria statement says "Frankston deserves better than potholes, unopened hospital beds and sporting clubs desperately in need of upgrades".
What Victorians say matters most
5 poll-led issuesCost of living and crime have ranked 1st or 2nd in every Victorian poll since mid‑2025, with debt and housing close behind — see schema §3 for the polling this grouping is based on (DemosAU, Ipsos Issues Monitor, Roy Morgan). The 0-10 'priorityScore' on each candidate's issue entries is NOT a measure of true importance or an independent ranking of what a candidate actually cares about. It reflects how much detail and specificity exists in what that candidate has actually said publicly on that issue -- a named policy mechanism and a verified voting record score higher than a one-line stated priority, regardless of the issue's real-world weight. Render this distinction in the UI wherever the score appears; do not label it just 'Priority' without the qualifier.
Cost of living
Names cost of living among her priorities, without a specific measure.
Crime and community safety
Names community safety among her priorities.
The Coalition's bail and sentencing policy, per the ABC, would automatically deny bail to reoffenders under a one-strike rule and treat burglary, serious assault and attempted murder as adult offences.
Housing affordability and supply
The Coalition would lift the first-home buyer threshold to remove stamp duty on homes up to $1 million, per a housing-policy comparison; nothing is attributed to Ambry personally.
State government debt and fiscal management
Not detailed in sources reviewed.
Infrastructure and public transport delivery
The Liberal statement backing her names "potholes" and road maintenance, and she names roads as a priority.
Also on the record
6 substance issuesThese don't top “biggest issue” polling, but carry real 2026 policy weight and genuine differences between parties.
Education and training
Names schools among her priorities.
Health and healthcare access
Names healthcare as a priority, and the Liberal statement cites "unopened hospital beds" in Frankston.
She is a former nurse and works in healthcare operations.
Urban planning and housing density
Not detailed in sources reviewed.
Climate and energy transition
Not detailed in sources reviewed.
Treaty and First Nations affairs
Not detailed in sources reviewed.
Regional and rural Victoria
Not detailed in sources reviewed.
Local & party context
2 fieldsNot scored the way the eleven issues above are — these are fixed facts about the seat and the party, not positions with more or less emphasis behind them.
Unopened hospital beds at Frankston hospital, per the Liberal statement. RReported — BAYSIDE-AMBRYBayside News, "Liberals lock in candidate"View source
Potholes and road maintenance, and upgrades for local sporting clubs. RReported — BAYSIDE-AMBRYBayside News, "Liberals lock in candidate"View source
Ambry's priorities track the Coalition's health, roads and safety themes, and the statement announcing her is a Liberal Victoria one. RReported — BAYSIDE-AMBRY, ABC-BAIL-2026Bayside News, "Liberals lock in candidate"View sourceABC News, "Victorian opposition announces bail, sentencing policy including 'one strike' bail rule"View source
No point of divergence was found. Coalition costings on energy, debt and other issues could not be retrieved, so those issues are left empty.
Track record & prior candidacies
She is not among the candidates in the 2022 Frankston result; the Liberals' 2022 candidate was Michael O'Reilly (29.4%). VVerified — WIKI-FRANKSTON-RESULTSWikipedia, "Electoral results for the district of Frankston"View source
No earlier campaign was found, so this appears to be her first.
Campaign, money & endorsements
Campaign logistics
Endorsements & Donations
Per the Victorian Electoral Commission's funding guidance (vec.vic.gov.au, accessed 2026-09-29 via search snippets of its independent-candidate and registered-party funding pages), a candidate is eligible for public election funding if they receive at least 4% of first-preference votes in their contest, or are elected. Funding is reimbursed against an audited statement of campaign expenditure, and advance funding must be repaid in full if the threshold is missed.
Ambry has not previously contested an election, so she has no funding entitlement from an earlier contest. The Liberals' 2022 Frankston candidate polled 29.4%.