Koutoufides and Reece lord mayor battle could drag on for days
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City life

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

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Koutoufides trails Reece in mayoral race – but maybe not for long
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Koutoufides trails Reece in mayoral race – but maybe not for long

Vote counting indicates incumbent Nick Reece leads the mayoral race in the City of Melbourne,but a strong showing for the Liberals means Anthony Koutoufides is also in with a chance.

  • byCara Waters
The three types of illegal rubbish dumpers,and the squad trying to catch them

The three types of illegal rubbish dumpers,and the squad trying to catch them

Hume has a $4.7 million issue with people dumping rubbish on average 33 times a day. A new patrol unit aims to re-educate them.

  • byAdam Carey
‘Absolute debacle’:Council election chaos for last-minute voters

‘Absolute debacle’:Council election chaos for last-minute voters

Voting booths were inundated as hundreds queued to cast council election votes in person before the 6pm cut-off.

  • byRachael Dexter
No democracy sausage,no sizzle in council elections
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City life

No democracy sausage,no sizzle in council elections

Many Victorians are about to be fined $99 for not voting in local council elections,and while it’s easy to blame apathy,the postal process might be the problem.

  • byCara Waters
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
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The Greenline ‘albatross’,protests and e-scooters:Lord mayoral candidates debate

The Greenline ‘albatross’,protests and e-scooters:Lord mayoral candidates debate

Ballots close in just a few days,but fewer than 40 per cent of City of Melbourne residents have voted as lord mayoral candidates battled it out in a last-minute pitch in a live debate on Tuesday.

  • byCara Waters andRachael Dexter
Whodunnit solved:Election sign-thrower unmasked as Kingston councillor

Whodunnit solved:Election sign-thrower unmasked as Kingston councillor

It turns out the identity of the sign-thrower wasn’t such a mystery to the good burghers of Melbourne’s south-east.

  • byTom Cowie andRachael Dexter
As it happened:Melbourne lord mayoral debate

As it happened:Melbourne lord mayoral debate

Melbourne lord mayoral candidates Nick Reece,Arron Wood,Roxane Ingleton and Anthony Koutoufides debate their policies ahead of the election.

  • byCara Waters andRachael Dexter
Melbourne Fashion Week becomes unlikely battleground for lord mayoral candidates

Melbourne Fashion Week becomes unlikely battleground for lord mayoral candidates

A candidate is hatching a plan to add another top-flight fashion festival to Melbourne – by stealing it from Sydney.

  • byCara Waters
The hidden barrier:Why Roxane Ingleton’s mayoral dream hangs by a thread

The hidden barrier:Why Roxane Ingleton’s mayoral dream hangs by a thread

The Greens candidate would likely be elected Melbourne’s lord mayor next week if the city operated on a standard electoral system of one vote for every voter.

  • byCara Waters