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Lord Mayor Nick Reece wants a review of voting rules.

‘I’m a big believer in democracy’: Electoral reform on cards for City of Melbourne

Unusual rules giving businesses two votes in council elections would be scrapped, and candidates forced to declare donations before polling day as part of a review sought by Lord Mayor Nick Reece.

  • Rachael Dexter

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Brett Potts with his five year old Beagle cross Vera at Eades dog park in West Melbourne.

Can’t run with the big dogs? Park separates alphas from nervous nellies

The explosion in the number of pets in Melbourne isn’t all good news, as conflict at the dog park and in apartment buildings increases.

  • Cara Waters
Robert Menzies and Robbie Williams composite

A tale of two Robbies – and a city with a key dilemma

A former Labor state secretary honouring a Liberal Party icon? Stranger things have happened.

  • Kishor Napier-Raman and Stephen Brook
Robbie Williams in Melbourne in January.

Robbie Williams’ key to the city award prompts rule overhaul at City of Melbourne

An outcry over the British pop star’s award has spurred councillors to vote in stringent conditions and more transparency over who receives City of Melbourne honours.

  • Cara Waters
Justin Hemmes and Melbourne Lord Mayor Nick Reece at Merivale’s Ivy complex in Sydney.

‘We’ve let the wolf into the den’: Fresh allegations against Merivale raise further concerns

Lord Mayor Nick Reece has continued to defend the city’s sale of the Parkade car park to the Merivale group despite allegations of underpayment and exploitation by the hospitality giant. 

  • Cara Waters
Birrarung Marr opened in 2002 and was the last Yarra-side park to open in Melbourne before the opening of Seafarers Park.

The future for Melbourne’s new parks is small and strategic

Soaring land values and increased residential density are forcing the City of Melbourne to look at innovative ways to create more green space.

  • Cara Waters
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Architect David Wagner at the MPavilion in the Queen Victoria Gardens.

Council to decide if Tadao Ando’s pavilion is global artwork or expensive risk to public safety

The future of Tadao Ando’s MPavilion hangs in the balance as the City of Melbourne considers a request for a five-year extension for the temporary structure.

  • Cara Waters
Adam Seidel.

The day the music died? Busker numbers falling as passers-by stop donating

The City of Melbourne is issuing far fewer permits than they did two years ago.

  • Gemma Grant
Cyclist Nicholas Tyrrell and his son Ismo, 7.

Angry cyclists accuse City of Melbourne, lord mayor of peddling ‘spin’ on bike lanes

The council has received more than 1500 submissions ahead of its budget meeting next week, and 94 per cent of those favour bike lanes.

  • Cara Waters
Melbourne Lord Mayor Nick Reece with NSW Premier Chris Minns on a 36-hour visit to Sydney.

Harbour City gains unexpected cheerleader in Melbourne’s lord mayor

Nick Reece broke official Victorian protocol when he followed his trip to Sydney with a glowing review.

  • Kishor Napier-Raman and Stephen Brook

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