A former mayor of an inner-north Melbourne council traded cocaine for favours and workshopped a bribery scheme to pay unnamed councillors up to $60,000 to buy their votes,a wide-ranging anti-corruption investigation has found.
Lord mayoral candidate Arron Wood is pledging to bring back the program – expanded to include live music venues – if elected,offering a 20 per cent rebate on the cost of food and drinks in the City of Melbourne.
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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.
Use our interactive to find out what local election candidates in Greater Melbourne will do to fix roads in their areas if elected.
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.
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.
Lord mayoral candidate Arron Wood says he has big plans to beautify some of Melbourne’s run-down high streets – but it won’t come cheap.
Use our interactive to see how many candidates in your council area are political party members.
Use our interactive to find out which key issues candidates across 31 councils in Greater Melbourne say they will back if elected.
Local election candidates across Greater Melbourne have responded to The Age’s survey. Read what the candidates in your area plan to do if they are elected.