Politics
No joking matter: Push for swimmable river continues
Despite being the subject of an April Fool’s Day joke by the Lord Mayor, the push for a swimmable Yarra River has gathered pace in recent months.
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Calls for a summit as “residents ignored in election priorities”
The leaders of the CBD’s two residents’ groups have criticised the City of Melbourne for failing to include city-dwellers in its 2022 election priorities to the state and federal governments, calling for a more “deliberative decision-making process.”
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Paterson’s push for Melbourne
In less than two months, Labor candidate Keir Paterson will look to return Melbourne as a Labor seat in the upcoming federal election — but he faces an uphill battle.
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“An enormous safety problem”: CBD locals meet with council CEO
In an open address to Residents 3000 last month, the City of Melbourne’s CEO Justin Hanney threw the challenge to locals to “come up with great ideas and initiatives” for the city, as he dealt with a number of contentious issues affecting the CBD.
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Community weighs in on future of CBD living
The first phase of community engagement for the future of Melbourne’s CBD is now complete, with the City of Melbourne (CoM) now considering feedback on how it can make the city an even better place live. But community leaders say there is still a long list of challenges that need to be addressed to improve liveability.
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QVM People’s Panel members speak out after recommendations “broadly ignored” by council
Members of the City of Melbourne’s Queen Victoria Market (QVM) People’s Panel, formed to give the community a greater voice in the market’s redevelopment, have called on the council to “cease misrepresenting” them.
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Works begin on theatre forecourt
The City of Melbourne began work on a $1 million expansion of the Princess Theatre forecourt on Spring St.
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Thank you to our community healthcare heroes and everyone getting vaccinated
On my way to Parliament recently, I popped in to say hello and thank you to the amazing nurses and staff from Cohealth and the City of Melbourne who are running a pop-up vaccination clinic at Melbourne Town Hall.
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“It’s time for a public review”: Push for election overhaul
City of Melbourne councillors have urged the state government to begin a review into the council’s “unique” electoral system by next year, in time for the 2024 election
Read MoreCouncillor’s federal politics bid could pave way for city first
City of Melbourne Cr Roshena Campbell has begun a bid to enter Federal Parliament, in a move that could see her replaced by Town Hall’s first ever indigenous councillor.
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The experimental politician
Final John Nixon works on show
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