Local council
The postwar homes in Bayside at the centre of a heritage fight
Some residents are concerned that modernist mid-century homes will be at risk of demolition if councillors spurn a heritage protection push.
- by Cara Waters
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Three votes, Kouta: Carlton champ mulls run for Melbourne Lord Mayor
Blues legend Anthony Koutoufides is weighing up a run for Lord Mayor of Melbourne in the upcoming October council elections.
- by Cara Waters and Broede Carmody
Possum poo, no showers after games: A long-promised Fitzroy footy fix-up faces a downgrade
The state government allocated $6.5 million to improve the facilities at the historic Brunswick Street Oval in 2018 and another $6.3 million a few years later. But the council says it’s still over budget and is now seeking a new design.
- by Kieran Rooney
Flood risk for more than 22,000 inner Melbourne properties, new modelling shows
Blindsided residents in Fitzroy, Collingwood and Richmond will be told their homes are at risk of flooding from overflowing drains.
- by Sophie Aubrey
Concerns over badminton racket at proposed centre stuns sport’s players, officials
Residents’ claims that a new Melbourne badminton centre will bring noise and antisocial behaviour have stunned participants, who argue their sport could be described as “goodminton”.
- by Sophie Aubrey
Copenhagen, not Docklands: Nick Reece wants to be lord mayor for real – here’s how
The former deputy mayor has confirmed he will run for the city’s top job at the coming elections, saying he’ll insist new growth suburbs are about putting “people first, not developer profit”.
- by Aisha Dow
Fight over festival grant awarded to ‘charity’ with links to councillor
Kingston council has denied wrongdoing over a decision to award $75,000 to a religious group that has a sitting councillor on its executive committee.
- by Rachael Dexter
Residents’ plea to scrap Chapel St pub’s outdoor area ignored by council
The Wolf Windsor has been put on notice to improve conditions for Eastbourne Street residents who continue to find urine and broken bottles outside their homes.
- by Sophie Aubrey
Out of the loop: The questions councils desperately want answered on ‘nebulous’ SRL
A trio of councils say the rail loop project will reshape their suburbs but the government won’t release even basic details about the changes.
- by Patrick Hatch
New lord mayor to target ‘completely unacceptable’ safety issues, cleanliness
Nick Reece has been sworn in as lord mayor, but it’s just a few months until the next City of Melbourne elections and he’s yet to announce a run for the top post.
- by Cara Waters and Sophie Aubrey
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IBAC
Cash for access: Councillors ask corruption watchdog to investigate scheme
Most Port Phillip councillors want IBAC to investigate a donation scheme set up to fund a community group that financially backs two of their colleagues.
- by Annika Smethurst and Kieran Rooney