Victorian Liberal leader Matthew Guy appoints close friend as new chief of staff

Nick McGowan, who was best man at Guy's wedding, will take time off to run for an upper house seat in November state election

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Victoria's opposition leader, Matthew Guy, has hired close friend Nick McGowan to replace Mitch Catlin as his chief of staff.

Catlin resigned last week after the Age reported he had proposed to ask a Liberal party donor to make more than $100,000 in payments to his marketing company, Catchy Media Marketing and Management, for services described as supporting business interests".

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