Council election
Cheaper power promised under renewable energy bulk-buy schemes
Residents and small business owners would get cheaper power bills under a proposed renewable energy bulk-buying scheme covering at least four inner Melbourne councils.
- by Tom Cowie
Latest
Exclusive
Local council
‘A Royal Park in the sky’: Reece pledges seed funding for rooftop garden plan
The incumbent lord mayor says the city’s rooftops are an underused resource that could be transformed into thriving public gardens.
- by Henrietta Cook
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
Exclusive
City life
Mayoral hopeful pitches to make Melbourne flush with public toilets
Jamal Hakim also wants to rebrand maternal healthcare centres in a change for fathers with babies’ nappies.
- by Cara Waters
Exclusive
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
Updated
Sydney councils
Minister slams Liverpool Council allegations as ‘worst I’ve ever seen’
The government will allow the council’s election to go ahead, but new councillors will have to deal with a long inquiry.
- by Anthony Segaert and Max Maddison
Exclusive
Sydney councils
This private company is running two council elections. It may have breached the law
A private Queensland-based firm was paid $1.6 million to administer Liverpool Council’s election on September 14. It has conceded it may have breached the state’s electoral regulations.
- by Max Maddison
Updated
Political leadership
NSW Liberals forced into 10-month federal takeover after council fiasco
Party president Don Harwin will lose his position, as a federal committee which includes former NSW minister Rob Stokes takes charge of the NSW Liberals.
- by Alexandra Smith
Exclusive
Sydney councils
‘Rates, rubbish and roads, not radicals’: Sydney council candidates hit over international views
A new lobby group is targeting Greens candidates in key eastern and inner-city councils over their support of Palestinian causes.
- by Anthony Segaert
Torched signs and a wacky website: Local council skulduggery rears its head
As Sydney enters its final fortnight of local council election campaigning, some tactics have turned ugly.
- by Anthony Segaert and Megan Gorrey
Analysis
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
Original URL: https://www.watoday.com.au/topic/council-election-1n8g