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‘Naughty child’: Mayor slaps parking ban on hire e-scooters
The Yarra council’s new mayor lectured hire operators, likening them to naughty children who needed detention at school.
- by Rachael Dexter
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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
St Kilda pub with deadly past to reopen after being shut for decades
The historic beachside pub was boarded up for 20 years after the one-punch death of a cricket legend. Now the century-old hotel will return to life.
- by Rachael Dexter
Lord Mayor Nick Reece declares he will not take donations from developers
The statement was made during the Future Melbourne Committee meeting on August 6, 2024.
How people power, John Clarke and Julian Assange saved Fitzroy Pool
Thirty years ago, a Herculean community effort led by an unlikely band of campaigners stopped the site from being turned into a block of flats.
- by Rachael Dexter
Christmas Grinch found in Yarra council IT department
A bonus ‘gift card’ emailed to staff turned out to be a training exercise in online scams.
- by Stephen Brook
Only in Yarra: The socialist mayor accused of taking a Trumpian turn
A Greens attack on Yarra Mayor Stephen Jolly has left him more than a bit surprised.
- by Stephen Brook and Kishor Napier-Raman
Will Melbourne get an Ivy-style nightclub? City car park sale sparks fury and speculation
Did Justin Hemmes make the City of Melbourne an “exclusive offer” it couldn’t refuse? CBD businesses are worried.
- by Cara Waters
Heritage authority demands removal of beer banners on Melbourne’s 134-year-old shot tower
Melbourne Central management has been slammed by heritage advocates for allowing an alcohol ad to blanket the city’s heritage-listed shot tower.
- by Rachael Dexter
Triple zero falls short of emergency benchmarks and records $80m loss
Labor used parliament’s final sitting day for the year to reveal the struggling state of the emergency dispatch service.
- by Rachael Dexter, Brittany Busch and Broede Carmody
Park scrapped, dog poo audit launched as new-look Yarra council adopts mega manifesto
The City of Yarra’s new firebrand mayor, Stephen Jolly, has signalled a major change in direction for the council after shepherding through a 36-point plan for the area.
- by Rachael Dexter
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