Face off in #IndiVotes where @martycorboynats firms as main challenger to @IndigoCathy: Photos @jansant

Sky’s Paul Murray talking to the audience at the Pinsent Hotel, Wangaratta. Photo: @jansant

Independent member for Indi, Cathy McGowan being mic’d up before the show. Photo: @Jansant

Liberal candidate for Indi Sophie Mirabella, challenges McGowan to deny alleged pushing incident reported in Benalla Ensign. Mirabella claims she has been defamed. Photo: @jansant

McGowan declined to confirm or deny, asking Mirabella if she wants to discuss the alleged incident at the forum, Photo: @jansant

Mirabella tells the audience her “integrity has been abused” by the allegation. Photo: @Jansant

McGowan again declines to discuss the alleged incident saying she thinks it causes emotional distress to Sophie. Mirabella again asks for a denial of the incident on “national TV”, McGowan replies ‘I think I just want to leave it, Sophie”. Photo: @Jansant

Mirabella tells Murray she joins many others who are “really looking forward to electing a new local council”. Some Wangaratta residents allege interference by Mirabella resulted in infighting and bullying and finally the dismissal of The Rural City of Wangaratta Council. Photo: @Jansant

Before taking questions from the audience, Murray asked Mirabella who she would’ve supported in the Liberal leadership spill. A source told No Fibs at the time Mirabella worked the phones for Turnbull. Photo: @Jansant

Jenny O’Connor (Grns) and Eric Kerr (ALP) listening to McGowan responding to a question. Photo: @Jansant

There were questions on the child abuse Royal Commission and funding cuts to the ABC. McGowan reminded the audience the Coalition promised no cuts to the ABC at the last election, saying funding should be restored. Photo: @Jansant

Mirabella answers the question about ABC funding cuts by decalring “it would be great if the ABC was totally independent. Photo: @jansant

Jacky says offshore detention of refugees is expensive and cruel asking if Australians are getting good value for money. Photo: @jansant

McGowan and Mirabella listen to Jacky’s question. Photo: @Jansant

Kerr uses the opportunity to speak out against his own parties policy stating it’s not good value for money, refugees are locked up out of sight and kept in appalling conditions way below what could be considered humane. Photo: @Jansant

Australian Country Party Senate candidate, Phil Larkin complains they have not been included in the forum. Murray takes responsibility for the call not to include them and gives him 90 seconds to tell people why they should vote for them. Photo: @Jansant

Nationals candidate Marty Corboy during a commercial break. By the time polling day arrives he’ll likely be the dominant coalition candidate. Photo: @Jansant

The live broadcast resumes after the break. Photo: @Jansant

Sophie defends the Abbott/Turbull government’s record on climate change by declaring “the alternative was the carbon tax”. Photo: @jansant

McGowan says if we can’t change the minds of the Coalition on climate change then it’s critical scientists and the CSIRO get our support for their innovative work, so farmers can deal with the changes. Photo: @jansant

O’Connor says “we can talk about live exports, bees and water, but unless we do something about climate change all of that becomes a redundant discussion. Photo: @Jansant

Australian Country Party (ACP) candidate, Julian Fidge ia a former Rural City of Wangaratta Councillor. Locally, he is considered a close political ally of Mirabella. No Fibs believes ACP are intending to run an open ticket, but their two local candidates Fidge (HoR) and Larkin (Sen) want to allocate preferences. The camps of other candidates are expecting Fidge to preference Mirabella. If as expected Indi is a tight race, ACP’s preferences could be critical to the result, Photo: @Jansant

Mirabella tells Indi Wangaratta hospital had $10M in funding revoked because McGowan won the seat in 2013, not her. Photo: @Jansant

The live broadcast ends and questions continue off air. Photo: @Jansant

Up close and personal. Mirabella and McGowan face off. Photo: @Jansant

Up close and personal. Mirabella and McGowan face off. Photo: @Jansant

Up close and personal. Mirabella and McGowan face off. Photo: @Jansant

Up close and personal. Mirabella and McGowan face off. Photo: @Jansant

Mirabella takes the floor while McGowan laughs it off. Photo: @Jansant

Is election 2016 Mirabella’s political swansong? Photo: @Jansant

Kerr calls on the state government to finally fix the rail service in Victoria’s North East. Photo: @Jansant

Kerr tells people to write to Premier Andrews, a Wangaratta boy, to demand a decent rail service. Photo: @Jansant

Corbiy suggests local Member Tim McCurdy (MV) is best placed to address the state issue of Mt Buffalo Chalet. Photo: @Jansant

Murray and Fidge after the Show. Photo: @Jansant

Wangaratta ALP branch member George Dimopoulos, with Kerr. Photo: @Jansant