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.
The incumbent lord mayor says the city’s rooftops are an underused resource that could be transformed into thriving public gardens.
Familiar faces have resurfaced as candidates for local government after nominations closed for the October council polls.
Jamal Hakim also wants to rebrand maternal healthcare centres in a change for fathers with babies’ nappies.
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.
The government will allow the council’s election to go ahead,but new councillors will have to deal with a long inquiry.
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.
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.
A new lobby group is targeting Greens candidates in key eastern and inner-city councils over their support of Palestinian causes.
As Sydney enters its final fortnight of local council election campaigning,some tactics have turned ugly.
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.