The Victorian government wants to add a glass-only purple bin to homes.

Purple bin backlash brews in the ’burbs as councils rubbish extra costs

Dozens of Victorian councils are fighting state plans to impose glass-only kerbside recycling,and argue the popular container deposit scheme should be expanded instead.

  • Adam Carey

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Beach boxes exposed to the sea at Mount Martha North

Mornington Peninsula council scraps climate emergency plan

In a controversial split vote on Tuesday night,the coastal council decided to ditch its climate emergency declaration and plan,dismaying some residents.

  • Benjamin Preiss
Whittlesea Mayor Aidan McLindon speaks to the media on the steps of parliament house.

Mayor suspended just six months after election denies he made staff feel unsafe

Whittlesea Mayor Aidan McLindon,a former Freedom Party candidate,called a press conference outside state parliament to fiercely deny the allegations.

  • Tom Cowie andLachlan Abbott
The Hallam Road landfill in Hampton Park.

‘Risk to human health’:EPA knocks back giant waste transfer station

Communities in Melbourne’s southeast are celebrating the refusal to allow Veolia to build a waste transfer station,in a blow to council waste disposal plans.

  • Adam Carey
The Boulevard residents Sue,Mira,David,Simon and Desiree,who will fight the council’s proposal.

Why locals are fighting to keep the potholes on this dilapidated road

Driving on this road is a bone-rattling experience,but that hasn’t deterred hundreds of locals from fighting to save its potholes and cracked surface.

  • Adam Carey
Nicole Batch found the parking signs in Lonsdale St difficult to decipher.

More people are driving into the CBD – and parking fines are up

Changes to parking in the City of Melbourne aimed at simplifying the experience enabled the council to rake in an additional $5 million in parking fines last year.

  • Cara Waters
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Victorian planning reforms will allow larger apartments and townhouses across Melbourne.

The three-storey apartment blocks coming soon to your neighbourhood

Townhouses and apartments can now be built,with fast-tracked approval,closer to footpaths and neighbours under sweeping changes.

  • Sophie Aubrey
A stray cat ready for de-sexing at the Lost Dogs’ Home in North Melbourne.

City considers 24/7 cat curfew for Melbourne

The City of Melbourne is aiming to reduce the number of wildlife killed and pets lost or hurt on roads.

  • Cara Waters
Lord Mayor Nick Reece’s big-spending agenda is in doubt.

Nick Reece’s big-spend agenda in doubt as Melbourne’s debt reaches historic levels

There is uncertainty over more of the lord mayor’s election promises,including a rates freeze,as a hostile council complains about the city’s mounting debt.

  • Rachael Dexter
Melbourne Lord Mayor Nick Reece with Robbie Williams to give him the key to the city at Federation Square.

Pop superstar Robbie Williams sparks council review over keys to the city honour

The British singer received the key to Melbourne before a crowd at Federation Square. But a donation to Lord Mayor Nick Reece’s election campaign and the late notice to councillors have raised questions.

  • Cara Waters