Reece sworn in as lord mayor amid doubt over multimillion-dollar campaign promises

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.

  • byCara Waters

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Fake legal letter makes dirty demand of council candidate

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.

  • byCameron Houston
Libs and Greens out,teals in:Election results send shockwaves across state
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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.

  • byAnnika Smethurst
E-scooters blocking footpaths at centre of disability discrimination case

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.

  • byPatrick Hatch
Greens lag in progressive heartlands;Liberals are ‘teal-washed’ out of Boroondara

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.

  • byRachael Dexter
‘Flipping mad’:Charges laid over Kew Recreation Centre roof collapse

‘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.

  • byBrittany Busch
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Koutoufides and Reece lord mayor battle could drag on for days

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.

  • byCara Waters
‘They have to be held responsible’:Almost 200 young trees destroyed in vandalism spree

‘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.

  • bySophie Aubrey
Goodbye flats,hello mansion:Apartments demolished despite state’s housing goals

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.

  • bySophie Aubrey
Who’s behind ‘Greens Info’,the attack ad linked to a state-owned house?

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.

  • byRachael Dexter andTom Cowie
After Brighton bust-up,Footscray residents wary of high-rise haste

After Brighton bust-up,Footscray residents wary of high-rise haste

The reaction in the inner west is of a vastly different temperature to what was seen in Brighton,where about 100 people protested and heckled the premier.

  • bySophie Aubrey andRachael Dexter