Victorian council elections
As Victorians prepare to vote in council elections in October, find out who the candidates are and what they stand for in your local area.
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Mayoral hopeful pitches to make Melbourne flush with public toilets
Jamal Hakim also wants to rebrand maternal healthcare centres in a change for fathers with babies’ nappies.
- by Cara Waters
Opinion
The idea that selling off the Regent will help the arts is laughable
The lord mayor has outlined a plan to take from the arts to give to the arts. Melbourne deserves better.
- by Elizabeth Flux
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Why Melbourne’s lord mayor wants to sell the Regent Theatre
The century-old Collins Street institution is estimated to be worth between $40 million and $50 million, and the council owns a 51 per cent stake.
- by Cara Waters
Opinion
Voting, donations reform will make for better council elections
With October’s Melbourne City Council elections approaching, another troubling disconnect between the city and the wider metropolis has resurfaced: that between how voting works in the council and everywhere else in Victoria.
- by The Age's View
Analysis
‘The worst in the country’: Business and the wealthy favoured in race for Town Hall
A voting system riddled with anomalies and rule quirks could see former Carlton star Anthony Koutoufides lose out as lord mayor but his team still dominate council chambers.
- by Cara Waters
Rip up the bike lanes: Liberals launch Melbourne mayoral bid
The party’s candidate, Mariam Riza, says the city needs to be easier for people to access. She instead wants more lanes for traffic and new parking spaces.
- by Cara Waters
Lord mayor candidate says he will axe ‘flawed’ green walking trail
Arron Wood has vowed to scrap former lord mayor Sally Capp’s passion project, a green walking track through the city, and fund new parks and gardens instead.
- by Henrietta Cook
From bike lanes to business help, what the lord mayor candidates promise for Melbourne
The race for the next lord mayor of Melbourne is under way. The Age has interviewed the candidates and outlined their key policies and vision.
- by Cara Waters
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‘Irresistible for developers’: The lord mayor’s plan to turn offices into apartments
Ageing office buildings in Melbourne’s CBD could be converted into thousands of new apartments under a new proposal by Lord Mayor Nick Reece.
- by Cara Waters
Updated
What ‘Kouta’ has planned if he becomes lord mayor – and why he’s not playing the footy card
Anthony Koutoufides said he was committed to bringing Melbourne “back alive”, taking aim at the work-from-home culture, planning permits, bike lanes and car parking.
- by Sophie Aubrey
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Democracy manifest: The bikini entrepreneur who wants to be deputy lord mayor
Multi-millionaire Triangl Swimwear co-founder Erin Deering is putting her hand up at the City of Melbourne council election. The first thing people say to her when they hear is, ‘Why would you do that?’
- by Cara Waters
The innocuous vote that exposed the murky world of council donations
How a debate about an “ugly duckling” South Yarra apartment building offered a peek into the largely hidden world of campaign donations at City of Melbourne.
- by Cara Waters and Rachael Dexter
Lord mayoral candidate Arron Wood promises rate freeze
The former deputy lord mayor thinks he might be “slightly looney” to be running for the city’s top job again, but he’s back and promising to freeze rates if he is elected to Town Hall.
- by Cara Waters
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Jamal Hakim to run for Melbourne Lord Mayor and push to reveal donors
Independent councillor says he won’t accept donations from property developers, tobacco companies, gambling companies or weapons companies.
- by Cara Waters
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Three votes, Kouta: Carlton champ mulls run for Melbourne lord mayor
Blues legend Anthony Koutoufides is weighing up a run for lord mayor of Melbourne in the upcoming October council elections.
- by Cara Waters and Broede Carmody
New lord mayor to target ‘completely unacceptable’ safety issues, cleanliness
Nick Reece has been sworn in as lord mayor, but it’s just a few months until the next City of Melbourne elections and he’s yet to announce a run for the top post.
- by Cara Waters and Sophie Aubrey
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