Sally Capp
Editorial
City of Melbourne
Mayor’s donations show it’s time for laws – not words
The case for a prohibition on donations by property developers has only been strengthened by this week’s disclosures.
- The Age's View
Latest
Donation revelations prompt fears Melbourne Lord Mayor Nick Reece could be ‘mired in conflicts of interest’
Reece accepted tens of thousands of dollars from donors with property interests in the City of Melbourne despite pledging he would not allow developers to bankroll his mayoral campaign. See the full list of donors.
- by Cara Waters, Adam Carey and Sarah Danckert
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City life
Kouta’s $449,000 cash splash on failed lord mayoral campaign
The campaign to elect the former AFL star as Melbourne lord mayor spent a hefty amount with limited success. One of his supporters has called for electoral reform.
- by Cara Waters
Greenline project on Yarra delayed by up to a year as works stop for summer
Melbourne City Council will have to remove timber hoardings at Birrarung Marr to provide room for crowds attending major events including the Australian Open.
- by Kieran Rooney
Analysis
Victorian council elections
Nick Reece promised plenty to be lord mayor in his own right. Now he needs to deliver
The incumbent offered voters a familiar face, and the promise of a safe pair of hands. He has four years to prove he can back that up.
- by Cara Waters
Analysis
Victorian council elections
Koutoufides and Reece lord mayor battle could drag on for days
Preferences will play a key role in who takes the keys to town hall in the neck-and-neck battle between Nick Reece and Anthony Koutoufides.
- by Cara Waters
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City life
The secret deal for Melbourne Uni to fund artwork in exchange for council support for new campus
When the cost of the artwork surged from $2 million to $22 million, the City of Melbourne asked the university for money. The secret deal was detailed in a confidential council document obtained by The Age.
- by Cara Waters
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City life
Opening nights and studio visits: How Melbourne’s richest art donors are cultivated
The City of Melbourne is hitting up the city’s wealthiest philanthropists in a bid to secure funding for a public artwork it has commissioned for Southbank by New Zealand artist Michael Parekowhai.
- by Cara Waters
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City life
An artist got $2m to make a kangaroo sculpture by 2021. Now the bill is $22m and it’s due in 2027
An eight-metre sculpture of a “soft-toy-appearing kangaroo” should be sitting in Southbank, but costs have ballooned to more than 10 times initial estimates.
- 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
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City life
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
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