‘It’s like an outbreak’:How ‘quasi-parties’ will influence your council’s election

‘It’s like an outbreak’:How ‘quasi-parties’ will influence your council’s election

We surveyed local election candidates across 31 Greater Melbourne councils. Some didn’t tell us they were members of interest groups. See what your candidates said.

  • byRachael Dexter andNathanael Scott

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Traffic jams and potholes:See how local election candidates plan to fix roads in your area

Traffic jams and potholes:See how local election candidates plan to fix roads in your area

Use our interactive to find out what local election candidates in Greater Melbourne will do to fix roads in their areas if elected.

  • byAngus Delaney andNathanael Scott
‘Too big for their boots’:See what your local election candidates say about Gaza,antisemitism and Australia Day

‘Too big for their boots’:See what your local election candidates say about Gaza,antisemitism and Australia Day

Use our interactive to read what candidates in Greater Melbourne said when asked if councils should make statements on social issues along with managing roads,rates and rubbish.

  • byTom Cowie andNathanael Scott
Spring Street wants to build thousands of homes. It could face a battle with local election candidates

Spring Street wants to build thousands of homes. It could face a battle with local election candidates

We surveyed local council election hopefuls across Melbourne about their views on housing,heritage and green space. Use our interactive to see what they said.

  • byCara Waters,Sophie Aubrey andNathanael Scott
We surveyed your local election candidates. See what they really think

We surveyed your local election candidates. See what they really think

Use our interactive to find out which key issues candidates across 31 councils in Greater Melbourne say they will back if elected.

  • byCara Waters,Rachael Dexter andNathanael Scott
How to vote in the 2024 Victorian council elections

How to vote in the 2024 Victorian council elections

Victorians are voting in council elections for candidates who will represent them for the next four years. Here’s everything you need to know.

  • byRachael Dexter andCara Waters
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Melbourne council accused of Orwellian interference in art event

Melbourne council accused of Orwellian interference in art event

Banyule council arranged the removal of two artists from promotional material for an exhibition because they are running as candidates in October’s local government elections.

  • byRachael Dexter
How a rule tweak left hundreds of thousands of ratepayers unable to vote

How a rule tweak left hundreds of thousands of ratepayers unable to vote

Under a controversial council election change,non-resident ratepayers had to opt in by early August to be able to vote. Many missed the cut,or didn’t know about it.

  • bySophie Aubrey
The day a 12-year-old boy was rescued from Melbourne's City Square fountains
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The day a 12-year-old boy was rescued from Melbourne's City Square fountains

Firefighters were hailed heroes in 1981 after bringing out,alive,a boy from an under water drain in the city square.

Quiet,windswept,devoid of trees:The ‘disaster’ neighbourhood created by too much housing

Quiet,windswept,devoid of trees:The ‘disaster’ neighbourhood created by too much housing

The inner-west precinct is widely seen as one of Victoria’s worst examples of urban renewal. And it may not be the last.

  • bySophie Aubrey
Melbourne’s most overcrowded schools – and the thousands of homes being built near them
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Melbourne’s most overcrowded schools – and the thousands of homes being built near them

Use our interactive graphic to find out how full your school is – and if it’s about to come under more pressure.

  • byAlex Crowe