Politics
Melbourne’s biggest graffiti clean-up transforms Flinders St landmark
On September 6, the City of Melbourne embarked on its largest graffiti removal project to date, aiming to restore the iconic 555 Flinders St to its original brilliance.
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Nick Reece and Arron Wood go tit for tat over Free Tram Zone extension
Lord Mayoral front runners Nick Reece and Arron Wood have both put extending the city’s Free Tram Zone at the forefront of their policy agendas ahead of October’s City of Melbourne elections.
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Renewed Arron Wood “energised” about the road ahead at Town Hall
“A fresh start, a proven record” is the message at the heart of Arron Wood’s reinvigorated bid for the City of Melbourne, citing a lack of vision for the city as his prime motivation for returning for another crack at Town Hall.
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City of Melbourne elections: where things are at
We’ve learned plenty more during this past month about the makeup of the field competing for Melbourne Town Hall at October’s City of Melbourne elections. Here’s a snapshot …
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A look to Postcode 3000: Jamal Hakim announces Esther Anatolitis as deputy
Lord Mayoral hopeful Jamal Hakim has revealed his running mate for Town Hall as renowned writer and CBD resident Esther Anatolitis, who has stressed the importance of “Postcode 3000” in shaping the area’s future.
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Greens reveal housing policy for the City of Melbourne
The Greens are pushing for an “abundance of affordable homes” in the City of Melbourne as the central policy initiative of its election campaign for Town Hall.
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Labor reveals its team for the City of Melbourne
The Labor Party has unveiled a five-person team and its theme for the upcoming City of Melbourne local government elections: “keeping local government local”.
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Almost 100K homes empty in the middle of a housing crisis
97,861. That is the number of homes that were left empty in Melbourne last year according to Prosper Australia’s recent report.
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“Gets Good Done”: Nicholas Reece launches bid to become Lord Mayor
Long-standing councillor Nicholas Reece has officially announced his intention to run for Lord Mayor at the upcoming City of Melbourne local government elections in October.
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Councillors scrap controversial civic reception for Julian Assange
A proposal for a civic reception at Melbourne Town Hall to celebrate the release of WikiLeaks founder and former Carlton resident Julian Assange has been quashed.
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Melbourne’s secret sign language mural
Rates to rise as cap doubles, but “modest” increase frustrates
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