Capp scooped $330K in donations
LORD Mayor Sally Capp scooped up hundreds of thousands of dollars in campaign donations for the recent by-election, the city council has revealed. Here’s how much other candidates received.
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A MASSIVE $250 million apartment complex overlooking Princes Park has been thrown out by Moreland councillors — but that’s not the end of it.
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Shadow cast in $250m flat plans row
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War statue to be restored for Remembrance Day
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Melbourne brews up first micro hotel
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Golf course lifeline for clubs bumped by North East Link
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Posties told to drive electric bikes to work
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Clean-up blitz for Queen Vic Market
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Chinese ride-share giant DiDi takes on Uber
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