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“Opportunity to reset”: Council to stage a 2050 summit for Melbourne

“Opportunity to reset”: Council to stage a 2050 summit for Melbourne

January 22nd, 2025 - Jon Fleetwood

As the curtains drew to a close at Town Hall during the final meeting of 2024, the City of Melbourne endorsed the creation and delivery of a summit that will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of Melbourne.

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Lord Mayor Nick Reece’s eye-watering campaign donations revealed

December 12th, 2024 - Jon Fleetwood

Newly elected Lord Mayor Nick Reece received just shy of $1 million in donations towards his 2024 bid for the City of Melbourne in what is the largest amount of money generated for an election campaign in the city’s history.

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Nick Reece sworn in as Melbourne’s Lord Mayor

November 20th, 2024 - Jon Fleetwood

In what was a tight race for Town Hall amid one of the most stacked and competitive fields in recent memory, incumbent Lord Mayor Nick Reece has emerged successful and was sworn in as Melbourne’s Lord Mayor on November 19. 

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Cr Camillo wants Melbourne to be most liveable city again

November 20th, 2024 - David Allen

Restoring Melbourne as the world’s most liveable city, boosting tourism, and improving city amenities and basic council service delivery will be priorities for newly elected City of Melbourne councillor Rafael Camillo.

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“An extraordinary councillor”: Rohan Leppert calls time at the City of Melbourne

October 23rd, 2024 - Sean Car

Few figures are respected and admired right across the political spectrum, but outgoing Greens councillor Rohan Leppert leaves behind one such legacy at the City of Melbourne after 12 years of dedicated community service. 

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Housing, clean, green and safe streets are CBD’s top requests to council

September 18th, 2024 - David Allen

Housing affordability, homelessness services, a need for more green and open spaces, and better roads and transport options have topped a City of Melbourne survey as the CBD community’s top priorities.

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Melbourne’s biggest graffiti clean-up transforms Flinders St landmark

September 9th, 2024 - Georgie Atkins

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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Councillors scrap controversial civic reception for Julian Assange

July 24th, 2024 - Jon Fleetwood

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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Lord Mayor puts landowners on notice over graffiti

July 17th, 2024 - Sean Car

Newly appointed “hands on” Lord Mayor Nicholas Reece has wasted no time in zeroing in graffiti in the city calling on private and government entities to pull their weight.

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Nicholas Reece sworn in as 105th Lord Mayor of Melbourne

July 3rd, 2024 - Sean Car

Long-standing councillor Nicholas Reece was officially sworn in as the 105th Lord Mayor of Melbourne on July 2, pledging to be a “a hands-on Lord Mayor”.

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