Lord Mayor candidate wants to ditch robe and chains
A candidate in this year’s Melbourne council election wants to retire the Lord Mayoral robe and chains, claiming they are a “ceremonial throwback to our colonial past’’.
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Greens MP posts video while allegedly flouting road rules
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Radical e-scooter plan proposed by Melbourne lord mayor candidate
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‘Absurd’: Council whacks bowls club with $59,900 rent hike
A senior official described the increase as not only “unbelievable” but “absurd”, revealing those at the popular bowls club never imagined they would be charged so much.
‘Trying to work things out’: Optimism growing for Aussie rider
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Lord Mayor’s radical plan to slash power bills for 1m residents
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‘Thoughtless cruelty’: Roo shot through the head with an arrow
A kangaroo has miraculously survived after being shot in the head with an arrow “for fun” in central Victoria.
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