Nick Reece
A kingmaker, a cheesemaker and plenty of newsmakers: Who’s running for council elections
Familiar faces have resurfaced as candidates for local government after nominations closed for the October council polls.
- 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
Councillors revolt over lord mayor’s plan to sell Regent Theatre
The City of Melbourne has passed an urgent motion opposing Nicholas Reece’s push to sell the historic theatre.
- by Cara Waters
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City life
Why Melbourne’s lord mayor wants to sell the Regent Theatre
The century-old Collins Street institution is estimated to be worth between $40 million and $50 million, and the council owns a 51 per cent stake.
- by Cara Waters
Here and there: Why Peta Credlin was name checked in two separate defamation trials
Defamation trials keep drawing in bystanders who have little relevance to the central case.
- by Stephen Brook and Kishor Napier-Raman
Opinion
City of Melbourne
Voting, donations reform will make for better council elections
With October’s Melbourne City Council elections approaching, another troubling disconnect between the city and the wider metropolis has resurfaced: that between how voting works in the council and everywhere else in Victoria.
- by The Age's View
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City life
‘The worst in the country’: Business and the wealthy favoured in race for Town Hall
A voting system riddled with anomalies and rule quirks could see former Carlton star Anthony Koutoufides lose out as lord mayor but his team still dominate council chambers.
- by Cara Waters
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Local council
Victorian council elections
As Victorians prepare to vote in council elections in October, find out who the candidates are and what they stand for in your local area.
Rip up the bike lanes: Liberals launch Melbourne mayoral bid
The party’s candidate, Mariam Riza, says the city needs to be easier for people to access. She instead wants more lanes for traffic and new parking spaces.
- by Cara Waters
From bike lanes to business help, what the lord mayor candidates promise for Melbourne
The race for the next lord mayor of Melbourne is under way. The Age has interviewed the candidates and outlined their key policies and vision.
- by Cara Waters
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