‘Yes,I’m young’:The gutsy teenage candidates in Victoria’s council elections

‘Yes,I’m young’:The gutsy teenage candidates in Victoria’s council elections

They might not have the life experience of most other candidates,but these plucky teens reckon they’ve got plenty to offer as city councillors.

  • bySophie Aubrey

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Businesses get double voting power in City of Melbourne elections. Now they want more
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Businesses get double voting power in City of Melbourne elections. Now they want more

Melbourne is the only capital city in Australia where businesses get two votes in the council election,while residents only get one.

  • byRachael Dexter
Going postal:Council ballot papers stolen in Australia Post van theft

Going postal:Council ballot papers stolen in Australia Post van theft

There’s bad news for City of Monash voters who may have to cast their ballots again after an opportunistic thief made off with an Australia Post van.

  • byRachael Dexter andTom Cowie
‘Slum lord’ tag sticks like mould on Birkenstocks to Greens mayoral candidate

‘Slum lord’ tag sticks like mould on Birkenstocks to Greens mayoral candidate

A Greens lord mayoral candidate campaigning as a renter has been outed as a former landlord with tenants who complained about an apartment filled with mould.

  • byRachael Dexter andTom Cowie
Promises,promises. But can Melbourne’s lord mayoral candidates actually deliver?

Promises,promises. But can Melbourne’s lord mayoral candidates actually deliver?

There are plans to expand the free tram zone,turn office buildings into apartments,provide free coffees and slash myki fares,but only some are feasible.

  • byCara Waters
The ‘witches’ brew’ of preference deals and how they’ll swing City of Melbourne elections

The ‘witches’ brew’ of preference deals and how they’ll swing City of Melbourne elections

Backroom wheeling and dealing and the complex science of preference flows could result in an unexpected lord mayor.

  • byCara Waters
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He loves beer and watching the footy,and wants your council vote

He loves beer and watching the footy,and wants your council vote

Yarra Ranges Shire candidate James Talbett knows how to capture the hearts and minds of voters – with a mullet,a mastiff-cross called Diesel and a no-nonsense pitch.

  • byTom Cowie andRachael Dexter
Protest too much:City leaders call out demonstration disruption

Protest too much:City leaders call out demonstration disruption

A year of pro-Palestinian protests in central Melbourne has prompted calls from mayoral aspirants for a change in approach.

  • byChip Le Grand
The plane truth:Melbourne’s most polarising tree stirs spring controversy again

The plane truth:Melbourne’s most polarising tree stirs spring controversy again

The City of Melbourne has a plan to reduce the dominance of plane trees,but some lord mayoral candidates say it is not going far nor fast enough.

  • bySophie Aubrey
‘Something is deeply wrong’:Elizabeth Street under election spotlight
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‘Something is deeply wrong’:Elizabeth Street under election spotlight

More CCTV cameras and security officers are among the pledges made by City of Melbourne lord mayoral candidate Arron Wood and his opponent,incumbent Nick Reece.

  • byCara Waters
Sausage breakfast? Lord mayor debate an all-bloke affair

Sausage breakfast? Lord mayor debate an all-bloke affair

There were three notable absentees at the Victorian Chamber of Commerce and Industry event this week when six male lord mayor hopefuls took to the stage.

  • byTom Cowie andRachael Dexter