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Ian RoyallReporter and Opinion Editor

Ian Royall is a general news reporter and opinion editor for the Herald Sun, with more than three decades’ experience in journalism, home and abroad. Covers MotoGP too.

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Victoria

Albert Park resident to trial Australian-first kerbside electric vehicle charger for a private resident. Part of Port Phillip council trial for EV drivers who donÃt have access to a garage can power up on the street. The Kerb Charge unit retracts into the ground and locked outside the home after use. Picture: David Caird

EV chargers could soon be on Melbourne power poles

A trial that saw electric vehicle chargers installed on kerbs across Port Phillip council is set to be scrapped, with a plan to install units on power poles now being considered.

Victoria

Residents outraged at the removal of 25 mature and healthy trees from Burnley Golf Course as part of a Yarra council redesign. supplied

Yarra Council admits it bungled own rules at golf course reno

Red-faced Yarra Council bosses have confessed they didn’t follow their own rules when they chopped down more than 20 mature trees during the Burnley Golf Course redevelopment.

News

‘Rapid-fire’ clean-up teams to target surge in CBD graffiti

A 24-hour a day graffiti clean-up team, which promises to respond to reports of offensive tagging within an hour, is hitting the streets of Melbourne this week.

Victoria

Safety barriers were knocked down by a truck at the corner of City rd and Power St, Southbank, a notorious blackspot where five people were struck on the footpath in the same location, and $3.8m was later spent on improvements.

Truck wipes out safety fence at notorious City Rd corner

A large truck has taken out protective fencing installed at a notorious Southbank corner where five people were hit by a truck in 2021.

Victoria

Statue of Liberty and New York City Skyline with Manhattan Financial District, Battery Park, Water of New York Harbor, World Trade Center, Empire State Building, Governors island and Blue Sky with Puffy Clouds. HDR image. Canon EOS 6D (full frame sensor) camera. Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L IS USM Lens.Escape 10 March 2024Destinations - NY with kidsPhoto - iStock

What Melbourne leaders want under a new mayor

Some want the City of Melbourne under a new mayor to get back to basics like rubbish while others want an “icon” with the status of the Eiffel Tower or Statue of Liberty built — but leaders agree the time is ripe for change.

Opinion

Sally Capp announces she is stepping down as Mayor of Melbourne and will not contest at the upcoming election. Thursday, March 28, 2024. Picture: David Crosling

Capp’s successor may find top job not all it’s cracked up to be

The notion of going into Town Hall to “shake things up” is to be applauded but the routine of being a mayor can be boring, weighed down by bureaucracy, reports and documents.

Victoria

Melbourne mayor Sally Capp’s 13 biggest hits and misses

As Melbourne Lord Mayor Sally Capp prepares to stand down, we look back at some of her most controversial moments, from calls to change Australia Day and CBD bike lanes to chauffeur-driven limo bills.

Victoria

Sally Capp announces she is stepping down as Mayor of Melbourne and will not contest at the upcoming election. With husband Andrew and son Nic. Thursday, March 28, 2024. Picture: David Crosling

‘I’ve given everything’: Lord Mayor Sally Capp to stand down

Sally Capp had “mixed emotions” as she announced she would be stepping down as Lord Mayor of Melbourne after six years in the role.

Victoria

AI generated image of a swimmable Birrarung by Oliver Pelling. Source: Regen Melbourne

‘Obvious and fun’: Why we should be swimming in the Yarra River

Melbourne CBD office workers would be able to take a lunch-break dip in the Yarra River under a bold 10-year plan to create a world-class “swimmable urban corridor”.

Victoria

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 21 2024Residents Alice Camielleri, Richard Grace, Bob Evans, Frances Separovic and Richard Grace are furious at tree removal at Franklin st Reserve (Queen St roundabout). Up to 20 native mature trees have been removed to make way for Queen Vic Market redevelopment.Picture: Brendan Beckett

Fury as trees axed for $1bn Queen Victoria Market development

Locals living near the Queen Victoria Market are fuming after mature, native trees were chopped to make way for three large towers — even though they do not have the final tick of approval.

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