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Nick Reece pledges to deploy city safety officers if re-elected
A 30-person team of city safety officers would be deployed 24/7 across Melbourne’s high traffic areas and crime hot spots including Elizabeth St if Lord Mayor Nick Reece is re-elected in October.
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Greens candidate Karl Hessian withdraws from City of Melbourne election race
First-time Greens candidate for the City of Melbourne Karl Hessian has been forced to withdraw from October’s election because he hadn’t received his Australian citizenship in time to nominate.
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Gary Morgan campaigns for a “bigger Melbourne” that includes Yarra, Port Phillip
Serial Lord Mayoral contender Gary Morgan has announced his team ahead of the City of Melbourne elections in October, with a familiar local face to the CBD running in his number one councillor spot.
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The Liberals enter the race for the City of Melbourne
For the first time in its history, the Liberal Party will formally endorse a team to run in October’s City of Melbourne elections.
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Team Wood will save Melbourne’s iconic Regent Theatre
Melbourne’s Regent Theatre is far more than just a building – it’s a cultural jewel that has stood at the heart of our city’s artistic landscape for nearly a century.
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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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Foreign renters can vote
Gary Morgan campaigns for a “bigger Melbourne” that includes Yarra, Port Phillip
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