Local council
Reece sworn in as lord mayor amid doubt over multimillion-dollar campaign promises
Nick Reece’s priorities are safety and cleanliness, but questions remain about how he can fulfil other promises given the council’s struggling budget.
- by Cara Waters
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Fake legal letter makes dirty demand of council candidate
A would-be councillor was panicked to receive an unusual legal letter as part of a bogus criminal investigation into the disappearance of several election posters in Melbourne’s south-east last month.
- by Cameron Houston
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Opinion
Libs and Greens out, teals in: Election results send shockwaves across state
A surprising series of results at local council elections have raised alarms about the coming state and federal polls.
- by Annika Smethurst
E-scooters blocking footpaths at centre of disability discrimination case
Yarra City Council is being asked to enforce its own rules or provide better e-scooter parking after a wheelchair user said e-scooters frequently disrupted his trips.
- by Patrick Hatch
Greens lag in progressive heartlands; Liberals are ‘teal-washed’ out of Boroondara
In early counts of votes in the local government elections, there has already been clear political shifts in some key Melbourne councils.
- by Rachael Dexter
Opinion
Victorian council elections
Council elections tallying: Victoria deserves better
If voters, well accustomed to seeing live tallies in state and federal polls, go looking they will not find any results on the Victorian Electoral Commission’s website this week.
- by The Age's View
‘Flipping mad’: Charges laid over Kew Recreation Centre roof collapse
WorkSafe Victoria is pursuing two construction companies in court following a lengthy investigation into the collapse, as locals demand answers from council on project delays.
- by Brittany Busch
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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
‘They have to be held responsible’: Almost 200 young trees destroyed in vandalism spree
Trees were found snapped, cut at the base with a hand saw or uprooted in an act of vandalism across eight parks in Melbourne’s south-east.
- by Sophie Aubrey
Goodbye flats, hello mansion: Apartments demolished despite state’s housing goals
The government may have big ambitions for increased housing density in Melbourne, but in some inner suburbs, blocks of flats are being bulldozed to make room for a single luxury home.
- by Sophie Aubrey
Who’s behind ‘Greens Info’, the attack ad linked to a state-owned house?
Mystery surrounds a cashed-up anti-Greens attack outfit called “Greens Info” which lists its address in a most unexpected place.
- by Rachael Dexter and Tom Cowie
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