Lord Mayor sets out 17-point election wishlist
MELBOURNE Lord Mayor Sally Capp has set out a 17-point state election wishlist to the major parties three months out from the poll.
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STATE government body Heritage Victoria is under fire for the way it’s intervened in projects affecting Federation Square and Queen Victoria Market.
Motorists’ fines and fees bolster bottom line
PARKING fines in central Melbourne poured about $120,000 a day into council coffers last financial year. But it was revenue from the construction boom that lifted the council’s surplus to a bumper year.
Tiptoe through the treetops plan for our park
A TREETOP walk with views to the Yarra and closing traffic lanes are among the latest proposals to improve Melbourne’s much-loved Domain Parklands.
Ferries’ pontoon rebuild under way
WORK has begun on building floating landings for ferry operators stopping at the Southgate waterfront in Melbourne’s CBD.
Pleas for safety upgrade on Flemington thoroughfare
TRUCKS crashing into bridges and tram wires are causing constant lengthy delays for motorists and commuters on a busy arterial road, prompting transport lobbyists to call for road improvements.
Why Melbourne will never get rid of oBike scourge
THE company behind oBikes quit Melbourne in June, leaving councils and water authorities to clean up the mess. But there’s one place dozens of abandoned bikes could be stuck forever.
Greens propose Melbourne Metro 2 rail link
THE Greens will pledge their support for Melbourne Metro 2, a rail project proposed to link Mernda and Werribee, with a tunnel between Clifton Hill and Newport.
Why is Victoria Police bizarrely averse to this word?
POLICE command may be patting themselves on the back for “moving on” the youths wreaking havoc in Taylors Hill last week, but the aversion to the word “gang” and lack of arrests convey weakness, writes Rita Panahi.
There’s freedom in farewelling new fatherhood
RICHARD Gere is joining celebrities like Mick Jagger in embracing fatherhood in his autumn years. He must be mad, writes Patrick Carlyon.
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